Time-travelling tour guides will help promote the heritage of a Moray town at the weekend.
Actors will take visitors back in time to meet prominent characters from the town’s history.
Visitors will be asked to take up arms in Bishop Alexander Burr’s fight to protect Elgin Cathedral from the advances of the Wolf of Badenoch.
Then, moving on to the 19th century, John Shanks will explain the importance of preserving the same historic building to boost visitor numbers to the community.
Sadie Dixon-Spain, creative director of the Walking Theatre Company, said: “The Wolf was Elgin’s original bad boy, so it was natural to include him.
“John Shanks is an interesting person. He single-handedly cleared 3,000 tonnes of rubble from the cathedral to bring it to the state that we see it today.
“He was very concerned about tourism and ensuring people wanted to come to Elgin, which is something that resonates even today.”
The final character from the town’s heritage is a descendent of Dr Alexander Gray, who was instrumental in the formation of the hospital that bears his name.
The presentations are among the activities in the town, forming part of the Castle to Cathedral to Cashmere Project.
Other attractions include a World War II display, which will illustrate how Elgin looked during the conflict, and local bands playing tunes from the 1960s to the present day on the Plainstones, St Giles Church and St Giles Centre.
There will be four presentations of every character’s story on Saturday, which will run at Elgin Museum, Thunderton House and the Muckle Cross every 90 minutes, starting at 10.30am.
