Production
Leyla Josephine is a poet, film and theatre maker based in Ayrshire, Scotland. She was the Hammer and Tongue's UK Slam Champion in 2014. Her solo show Hopeless was the runner up for the Saboteur’s Best Spoken Word Show and her drag show Daddy Drag won the Autopsy Award which celebrates groundbreaking work at The Edinburgh Fringe.
For Burns Night 2022, Begg x Co comissioned Leyla the poem 'This Place is a Gallus Woman'.
Reflecting on Robert Burns' depiction of women, Leyla recites it in the film below, shot on location at The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, The Brig o'Doon and Ayr town and seafront by Alex James-Aylin.
Creative Direction: Nathan Cole
Production: André Filipe Neto & Begg x Co Team
Videography: Alex James-Aylin
Music: Joe Loughrey
Hair & Make-Up: Molly Sheridan.
