David Lindsay's IThe 3 EstaitesI Author:Alan Spence, Angus Calder The 3 Estaites is, by common consent, Scotland's greatest play. First performed in Cupar, Fife, in June 1552, it is the earliest surviving Scottish play. In 2000 the play gained a fresh resonance when it celebrated both the Millennium and the rebirth of Scotland's Parliament by returning to Cupar. This contemporary Scots version retains the spir... more »it of Lindsay's script while giving his language a new lease of life.« less