In a Fringe that has plenty of Scottish performance, Ma Name Is Isabelle leans into more traditional storytelling from this nation. From a Bothy Ballad, told in Doric, it relates the story of a woman seduced and abandoned, adding a psychological and social depth to the victim of folk-song. The ballad in question involves a farmhand being dismissed for impregnating the farm-owner’s daughter. What begins as a bawdy celebration delves deeper into the consequences for a young woman who, despite social disgrace and family pressure, finds her own life. Feeling regret for the loss of her first son, she reflects on her experiences, and the story unearths patriarchal oppression and resilience that is hidden by the bravura of its source.

With a limited movement vocabulary, Lucy Beth simultaneously performs an act of cultural archaeology and represents the distinct Scottish tradition of storytelling. She forges a feminist and domestic epic poem, commanding the material and giving her protagonist a sympathetic and dynamic personality. There are plenty of solo shows and monologues at the Fringe, but Ma Name Is Isabelle comes from a different, and ancient, dramaturgy that offers audiences both a contemporary imagination and the revivification of an archaic artform.

Ma Name Is Isabelle, Scottish Storytelling Centre, until 24 August, 3.45pm.