A Barrhead man is making his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by staging a new theatre show.
Jack Byrne's production, called Alba, will open at the famous festival on Wednesday, August 2, and run until Sunday, August 13.
The 21-year-old theatre-maker created the show alongside his creative partner Jordan Howat, 31, from Cumbernauld.
The pair, who are Alba's co-writers, producers and directors, met while working on the set of Good Omens 2 last year.
Alba is about a 16-year-old boy named Paul who is in his final years of school at the time of the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.
Jack said: "It's about Paul trying to deal with school and the weight of all that change in terms of what he wants to do after school while also being landed with the biggest decision in his country's history."
The story is told through songs which chart key points in Scottish history.
Jack first got into acting and theatre as a child after he took part in a school show.
He initially wanted to focus on science and go into medicine but, after taking a growing interest in the world of theatre, he pursued a Higher qualification in drama and then went to college to continue studying it.
During his time at college, Jack started his own company, Action Theatre Scotland.
He said making his Fringe debut has left him "excited" but "nervous."
"I knew when I started my company that the direction I wanted to take it in was eventually getting a show at the Fringe because it's the biggest platform in terms of theatre," said Jack.
"Jordan and I both knew that this idea would be ideal for the Fringe because it's authentically Scottish, Glaswegian and funny.
"It's exciting but I'm nervous. We're confident that we have got something good on our hands and we're both really happy with the product."
The festival, which is regarded as one of the world's greatest celebrations of arts and culture, will take place in Edinburgh throughout August.
Alba will be staged at the Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, in Chambers Street.
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