![\"Young](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lexie_aunches_Brunton_Encore.png\"\/)
<\/p>\nBrunton Hall marks its 55th anniversary in 2026 by inviting the community to share memories through The Brunton Encore, a travelling theatre-themed memory board celebrating its legacy.<\/p>\n
A call has gone out for people to share their treasured memories of Brunton Hall and Theatre as part of celebrations marking the venue\u2019s 55th anniversary in 2026.<\/p>\n
From moving drama and stunning dance to inspiring community shows, laugh-out-loud comedy, and of course the much-loved panto – Brunton Hall in Musselburgh has brought it all to life on stage and kept audiences entertained for years.<\/p>\n
To commemorate the milestone, Brunton Theatre Trust has partnered with East Lothian Council\u2019s Arts Service to launch \u201cThe Brunton Encore\u201d –\u00a0\u00a0a theatre-themed memory board where residents can pin stories and reflections from their time at the hall.<\/p>\n
The board will initially be displayed in the foyer at Brunton Hall before touring community centres across the county to encourage wider participation.<\/p>\n
Michael Stitt, chair of Brunton Theatre Trust, said Brunton Hall held \u201ca truly special place in the hearts and lives of so many people in Musselburgh, East Lothian and beyond\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cWhilst it\u2019s sad to say goodbye to the building itself, The Brunton is still very much here – bringing great arts and entertainment to the Corn Exchange in Haddington and other venues across East Lothian, until we can return to a new home in Musselburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Councillor Colin McGinn described Brunton Hall as \u201ca real hub for the community\u201d, where generations gathered for performances, celebrations and civic events.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe curtain might have come down on Brunton Hall for now, but all these memories and shared moments aren\u2019t going anywhere,\u201d he said:\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019ll live on and help bring a new building to life in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Brunton Theatre Trust has programmed performances, events and films at the venue since 1994, while the theatre itself has served the community since opening in 1971.<\/p>\n
Share your memories<\/p>\n
Residents are being encouraged to share memories ranging from school trips and weddings to performing on stage or attending festive pantomimes.<\/p>\n
Among those reflecting on their experiences was young performer Lexie Blance (pictured), who said appearing in Brunton pantomimes made her feel \u201creally happy and confident\u201d, she said: “I loved coming to Brunton Hall for rehearsals and getting that buzz after a successful audition – especially performing alongside the hilarious panto cast. It meant so much having my friends and family there, feeling proud watching me on stage!\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Young panto performer Lexie Blance, launches The Brunton Encore.<\/p>\n
For those unable to visit the board in person, messages can be added to a dedicated Celebrating Brunton Hall page on East Lothian Council\u2019s Archives website https:\/\/www.johngraycentre.org\/celebrating-the-brunton<\/a><\/strong> or emails can be sent to history@eastlothian.gov.uk<\/a> .<\/p>\n Plans are under way for the memories collected through The Brunton Encore to help shape a future arts building in Musselburgh, while The Brunton continues its programme of theatre, music, comedy and dance performances at venues across East Lothian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brunton Hall marks its 55th anniversary in 2026 by inviting the community to share memories through The Brunton…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":987165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8816],"tags":[345,748,51,5554,932,33881,41147,1102,33298,172361,4884,6333,897,756,172360,12,2975,12717,17649,23422,857,712,1199,3593,16,15],"class_list":["post-987164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edinburgh","tag-benefits","tag-britain","tag-business","tag-community","tag-council-tax","tag-councillors","tag-east-lothian-council","tag-edinburgh","tag-environmental-health","tag-fostering-and-adoption","tag-great-britain","tag-housing","tag-jobs","tag-learning","tag-licences","tag-news","tag-parking","tag-planning","tag-rent","tag-roads","tag-schools","tag-scotland","tag-services","tag-social-care","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116644336980508686","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}