Award-winning theatre company Jordan & Skinner have announced a brand new touring production, Do Not Pass Go, which will premiere in Scotland this autumn.
The show tells the story of Lizzie Magie, the original and largely uncredited inventor of the board game that became Monopoly.
Do Not Pass Go opens at Platform, Glasgow on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October 2026, before touring venues across Scotland through to November.
The production explores Magie’s invention of The Landlord’s Game, designed to challenge the injustices of land ownership and promote wealth distribution.
Her ideas were later co-opted by Charles Darrow, whose version was commercialised as Monopoly, making him the first millionaire games designer while Magie’s contribution was erased.
Using physical theatre, comedy, clowning, dance, British Sign Language and spoken English, the show examines how Magie’s story resonates with contemporary questions about gender, power and economic inequality.
This marks Jordan & Skinner’s first production to be fully accessible to deaf audiences, featuring integrated BSL performed by a cast member.
Performer and deviser Melanie Jordan and director Caitlin Skinner will work alongside movement director Emma Jayne Park and BSL consultant Duffy to create a highly visual and physical piece.
Melanie Jordan and Caitlin Skinner said: “We have become obsessed with the story of Lizzie Magie and can’t wait to share it with audiences around the country. It’s outrageous, inspiring and galvanising. It has chimed with lots of questions we find ourselves asking today about women and the economy, about winners and losers, and how ideas are heard and shared.”
They added: “We wanted to understand more about why Lizzie and her game were lost to history and why Charles and his have endured and are well celebrated. We are particularly excited to create a show with integrated British Sign Language. Working with two languages has opened up really exciting possibilities for visual and physical comedy and storytelling. Do Not Pass Go is more than just one woman’s experience of inventing a board game, it’s about how we all feel about money, ownership and the potential for change.”
Alongside the tour, the company will host workshops, street theatre performances and post-show panel discussions to explore the themes with local communities.
The tour includes dates in Aberdeen, Inverness, Ullapool, Paisley, Dunoon, Edinburgh, Hawick, New Galloway, Greenock, Dundee and Glasgow.
Do Not Pass Go is supported by Creative Scotland through the Creative Scotland Touring Fund for Autumn 2026.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
