Ensemble is a contemporary dance performance, a gathering and series of interactions between five performers aged 32 – 74. We share the spotlight on a journey that lays bare our strengths, wobbles and possibilities together. We hope to take you with us, somewhere real and somewhere live. Somewhere joyful. We will try. Having built Ensemble… Continue reading Ensemble
Event Category: Drama
Shattered & pre-show “Starters” Performance
In Motion Theatre Company presents “Shattered” 7:45am Lights on, Streetlights off 7:49am Door opens number 5 7:50am Door closes number 9, he’s early, she’s late 7:51am They glance at me, they always do, they see me, but never wave After months of watching from her window and seeing her husband move in and out of… Continue reading Shattered & pre-show “Starters” Performance
The Dwelling Place
Be transported to an abandoned cottage on the Outer Hebrides. Brothers Jamie and Lewis Wardrop invite you to experience their swirling surround multimedia performance, teasing out the jarring sense of absence and the loss of a profound island culture found in a humble island home. Striking live visuals, electronic sound and the words of the… Continue reading The Dwelling Place
The Monster and Mary Shelley
Show – 8pm “So this is why you created me? Not to scare your readers. Not to scare yourself. But to scare away the things that really frightened you? So that you can sleep at night?” June 1816 – the year without a summer. At the age of 18, having recently watched her premature baby… Continue reading The Monster and Mary Shelley
Vamos Theatre presents “Finding Joy”
The funny, fearless international sell-out mask production from the UK’s leading full mask company. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll find joy! Joy is 83 today: she’s feisty, loves to dance, and is losing her memory. Her grandson Danny is rebellious, bright and always getting into trouble. When Danny decides to look after Joy, they discover… Continue reading Vamos Theatre presents “Finding Joy”
Horizontal Collaboration by David Leddy
“Highly honed… superb” – ★★★★ (The Stage) “Intense… dark imaginings” – ★★★★ (The Herald) Horizontal Collaboration is a courtroom drama with a dark twist where sex, power and politics collide with emotion, seduction and destruction. Four steely U.N. lawyers read out startling interview transcripts from their laptops in an explosive tribunal concerning ‘horizontal collaboration’ – the… Continue reading Horizontal Collaboration by David Leddy
Splinters Productions Double Bill – Nancy Sleekit & Howard’s Revenge
Two plays by Caithness writer Donald Campbell Those of you lucky enough to see Splinters’ Production of The Matchmaker at Lyth in 2011 will welcome this double bill. Splinters Productions present two captivating Victorian entertainments by Caithness-born poet & playwright Donald Campbell. Performed by two of Scotlands finest actors Anna Hepburn and Finlay Mclean. Nancy… Continue reading Splinters Productions Double Bill – Nancy Sleekit & Howard’s Revenge
Dogstar Theatre presents “The Sky is Safe” – Pulteneytown People’s Project (PPP)
*** Note this event takes place in Pulteneytown People’s Project (PPP) *** Straight from the Edinburgh fringe festival… A love story. A war story. A microcosm of our time. Dogstar Theatre presents The Sky is Safe a new work and personal response to the Syrian tragedy created by writer Matthew Zajac and director Ben Harrison,… Continue reading Dogstar Theatre presents “The Sky is Safe” – Pulteneytown People’s Project (PPP)
Dogstar Theatre presents “The Sky is Safe” – Reay Village Hall
*** Note this event takes place in Reay Village Hall *** Straight from the Edinburgh fringe festival… A love story. A war story. A microcosm of our time. Dogstar Theatre presents The Sky is Safe a new work and personal response to the Syrian tragedy created by writer Matthew Zajac and director Ben Harrison, makers… Continue reading Dogstar Theatre presents “The Sky is Safe” – Reay Village Hall
Horse McDonald – Careful
Gilded Balloon are proud to present the world premiere of Scottish singer-songwriter Horse McDonald’s autobiographical play, Careful – an inspirational story of her triumph over adversity through music. There are times in life when you need to be careful… Growing up gay in Lanark in the 70’s, When the reward is half a pack of… Continue reading Horse McDonald – Careful
