01 / A CALL TO ARMS
Among those who answer is Ewen Cameron of Ardroy, a young Highland chieftain prepared to risk his home, his future and his life for the Jacobite cause.
02 / THE OMEN
But before the fighting begins, Ewen’s foster brother Lachlan witnesses a troubling omen: a heron flying above the loch. The bird, he believes, foretells the arrival of a mysterious “red man” whom Ewen will encounter five times — and who will ultimately bring him bitter grief.
03 / ACROSS ENEMY LINES
That man is Captain Keith Windham, an English officer serving in the government army. Their first meeting should make them enemies: Keith is a Redcoat and Ewen a Jacobite rebel. Yet when Keith is captured near Ardroy, hostility gradually gives way to curiosity, respect and an unexpected friendship.
04 / DIVIDED LOYALTIES
As the Jacobite army advances from its early victories towards the devastation of Culloden, Ewen and Keith find themselves repeatedly thrown together. Each encounter places them on opposite sides of an increasingly brutal conflict, forcing both men to choose between military duty, personal loyalty and their own sense of honour.
05 / EPIC STORYTELLING
Adapted from D. K. Broster’s much-loved historical novel, Flight of the Heron brings the drama of the 1745 Rising vividly to the stage. Moving from the Highlands to Holyrood Palace, the battlefield and the prisons of Fort Augustus, it is an epic story of rebellion, sacrifice, prophecy and survival — told with humour, live music and a dynamic ensemble.