ACCLAIMED piper David Colvin will deliver the world premiere of his one-man show as part of Dunfermline’s new Outwith Festival.

He rose to prominence playing in the National Theatre of Scotland’s worldwide smash hit Black Watch, written by Dunfermline's Gregory Burke, and cut his teeth as a youngster playing with Lochgelly High School Pipe Band.

David's play, Thunderstruck, is on at Carnegie Hall on Saturday and charts the pupils' journey to the World Pipe Band Championships at a time when the piping world was being turned upside down by Perthshire binman Gordon Duncan, who famously played ACDC’s fast and furious Thunderstruck on the bagpipes with ease.

David, who stayed in Ballingry, said: “As a piper I always knew that someone would attempt to tell the story of how Gordon revolutionised bagpipes.

"The story of how he affected the young pipers who loved his tunes, of which I was one, his conflict with the piping establishment and his end which came all too soon.”

The play took 18 months to write and David said he was proud to be premiering the show in Fife.

“My first ever performance on any stage was with Lochgelly High School choir in the Carnegie Hall, so the building has history for me, personally," he explained.

“The play is set in Fife, about Fifers and although Gordon was a Pitlochry man, premiering Thunderstruck so close to his home and mine makes it all the more special.”

Thunderstruck is directed by Dunfermline-based actor Tom Freeman, who has performed with Communicado and 7:84 theatre companies as well as at the Edinburgh Lyceum and Glasgow Citizens.

“I’m delighted we can bring some exclusive theatre to Dunfermline, days after Edinburgh has experienced saturation point,” he said.

The Outwith Festival is organised by BIDs company Dunfermline Delivers, along with arts hub Fire Station Creative and culture magazine Avocado Sweet.

More details can be found at www.outwithfestival.co.uk.

Thunderstruck is on at the Carnegie Hall and tickets are £10. The box office number is 01383 602302.