The Land That Never Was

In 1820, Gregor MacGregor sold a country that didn’t exist. In 2025, Liam Rees can’t stop lying to tourists. Part confessional storytelling. Part TED Talk.

The Land That Never Was tells the true story of Gregor MacGregor (yes, that’s his real name), a Scottish conman who sold a country that literally did not exist.

Blending confessional stand-up, storytelling, and a whole lot of nonsense, this is a tale of wanting to burn it all down and start again from scratch. A story about a group of strangers who collectively believed in something that didn’t exist… yet. It’s a story about us.

We're delighted to be partnering with the Library of Mistakes for both a Post Show Talk and a very special FREE event, The Stories We Tell: Narrative Economics and the Stage, a lively and unique discussion that will be held at the library itself on Wednesday 19 March. | Find out more

The Land That Never Was was priginally developed with support from Vanishing Point, Capital Theatres, National Theatre of Scotland, and Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals.