What's On
for more info visit www.lovedrama.co.uk
TREASURE ISLAND
Blood, Greed, Murder and Mutiny for the whole family!
A thrilling retelling of the greatest pirate story of them all.
Suitable for everyone over 8 years (but not for the faintheart...)
'Forget the kids, just go!' The Scotsman
From the people who brought you The Emperor's New Kilt.
'This imaginative staging of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is another corker.' Sunday Herald
Set sail with Long John Silver and young Jim Hawkins on a swashbuckling adventure where desperate men fight for hidden treasure, bloodthirsty pirates rule the high seas and danger lurks at every turn.
Wee Stories present a thrilling version of the greatest pirate story of them all, told by two shipwrecked musicians, clinging to Stevenson's story to keep body and soul together in the hope of rescue.
"Wee Stories have earned a reputation not only as the best children's theatre company in Scotland, but also as one of the very best companies in any genre."
Daily Telegraph on THE EMPEROR'S NEW KILT, 2008
for more more information check www.weestoriestheatre.org
LYAMC does Billy Elliot!
The Lothian Youth Arts and Musicals Company
SING AND DANCE THEIR WAY INTO THE INTERNATIONALLY
AWARD WINNING - BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
To celebrate five amazing years in the
Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall, together with Martin Koch (Musical Supervision and Orchestrations), have adapted their original script and orchestrations to produce a version of the show exclusively for groups around the UK staging local productions as part of Billy Youth Theatre.
The Lothian Youth Arts and Musicals Company are delighted to have been
selected to perform the show's
As part of Billy Youth Theatre, selected productions of Billy Elliot
from around the country will be invited to perform excerpts from their
productions at showcases held at major regional theatres between April and June
2010. This will culminate with some
groups being offered the opportunity to follow in the steps of Billy and
perform at the Billy Youth Theatre West
End Gala at the Victoria Palace Theatre, Billy's
Malcolm J. Burnett, Artistic Director of LYAMC said "this is an amazing opportunity for LY and I'm really excited about being part of such a fantastic project. The show has provided the company with one of its biggest challenges to date, but they have all worked really hard over the last 3 months and I can't wait for the audiences to see the results on-stage"
Lee Hall, who originally conceived the idea behind Billy Youth Theatre, said: "I am delighted that young people around the country will have the opportunity to bring the story of Billy Elliot to life in their local communities with the help and guidance of our creative team".
About LYAMC (The Lothian Youth Arts and Musicals Company)
The main objective of LYAMC is to make musical theatre fun for 120 youngsters aged 8 to 25. We seek to develop, educate and encourage young people in various aspects of the performing arts. The company has developed into a high profile organisation that consistently achieves excellent production standards.
For more information on the Billy Elliot Youth Theatre visit:
http://www.billyelliotthemusical.com/byt/
For more information on LYAMC contact Carole Burnett on 07551454146, or email caroleburnett@live.co.uk
For further press information on Billy Elliot the Musical or Billy Elliot Youth Theatre -
Premier PR Theatre Department 020 7292 8330
Janine.shalom@premierpr.com;
esther.beaumont@premiepr.com
April 2010
WORLD PREMIERE
The National
Theatre of
By JM Barrie in a new version by David Greig
Directed by John Tiffany
Touring from 23 April from 19 June 2010.
A 30 minute behind the scenes Sky Arts documentary about the making of the production will premiere in high definition on Sky Arts 1 & 2 HD throughout the run.
Creative Team: Directed by John Tiffany, Designed by Laura Hopkins, Sound Designed by Gareth Fry, Lighting Designed by Guy Hoare, Musical Direction and Composition by Davey Anderson
Movement Direction by Vicki Amedume of Upswing, Illusions Designed by Jamie Harrison and Puppets made by Gavin Glover
In 2010 the National Theatre of Scotland brings Peter Pan home, presenting a brand new version of one of the most influential and magical stories ever told by a Scottish writer, in what will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of JM Barrie.
Directed by the National Theatre of Scotlands own Olivier
Award-winning John Tiffany and written by multi award-winning Scottish
playwright David Greig (The Bacchae, Midsummer, Yellow Moon) this Peter Pan
re-imagines the Darling family in Victorian Edinburgh, with Mr Darling working
as an engineer on the construction of the
John Tiffany will be reunited with Laura Hopkins (Designer), Gareth Fry (Sound Designer) and Davey Anderson (Composer) from Black Watch, and with Guy Hoare (Lighting Designer) from Be Near Me. Vicki Amedumue joins the creative team as Aerial Choreographer.
The production will feature sword fights, flying sequences, acrobats, illusions, the usual ticking crocodile and one great big hook.
Peter Pan is presented by arrangement with the Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity and Samuel French Limited.
The National Theatre of Scotland is
delighted to be entering into their first media partnership with Sky
Arts. As part of this partnership, a thirty minute documentary about
the making of the National Theatre of Scotlands production of Peter Pan
will premiere in high definition on Sky Arts 2/HD and Sky Arts 1/HD from the
beginning of May, throughout the productions tour, until 19 June. This
exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary will feature footage from the final
stages of the production, interviews with the creative team and look into the
world and legacy of JM Barrie, one of
International Physical Theatre Lab
April 25 - May 1, 2010
Leitring bei Leibnitz, Austria
for actors of physical, dramatic, dance and musical theatres, dancers,
choreographers, circus performers, directors.
The working language is English.
The Lab will take place in the "Green Heart" of Austria -
Styria Region. Leitring bei Leibnitz is the beautiful town located
within 30min from Graz Thalerhof Airport. The programme will take
place at the historic 15th century castle.
PHOTO GALLERY of the past event.
DELEGATE PACKAGES ON SALE FROM 1ST MARCH!>...and will sell out in 24 hours - so be quick!
The Festival offers a range of packages especially created for producers, programmers and practitioners. Each package offers a unique route through the Festival including world class performances for children from 0 - 16 years as well as the opportunity to meet colleagues and performers from across the UK and around the world. The Package price includes all tickets; industry and social events; a delegate manual with company information and a delegate contact list.
Full details of all of the available packages for the 2010 Festival will be available on the Festival website from Monday 22 February. http://www.imaginate.org.uk/FESTIVAL/takingpart.php
Tramway's Family Days offer the opportunity for new and exciting contemporary arts experiences suitable for the whole family.
With free workshops and activities, Family Day is dedicated to making contemporary visual and performing arts accessible and exciting for all ages, with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
Tramway has already hosted two visual-arts themed Family Days, which included explorations of Lara Favaretto's work in November 2009 and Duncan Campbell's documentary film in February 2010.
This third Family Day explores contemporary music. Tramway is filling the venue with strange sounds, unusual instruments and improvised music. The day will feature music suitable for under 4 year olds brought to you by Starcatchers (the people behind Sprog Rock) as well as some of Glasgow's most exciting experimental contemporary musicians.
The line up for the day has now been announced and is as follows:
Magical World (2005)
Tramway 5, 12noon - 5pm
A special film shown for Family Day from Swedish video artist Johanna
Billing. A group of school children in a dilapidated cultural centre in
Zagreb sing about transformation.
Starcatchers present SPROGLIT
Tramway 4, Performances at
10.30am - YELLOW ticket, 11am - BLUE ticket
Previous events 'Sprog Rock'
and 'The Light Installation' morph to create something littler,
younger, but possibly a bit wiser with a few more...emm...teeth? Music by
Dougal Marwick , Wounded Knee and Kim Moore, visuals by Katy Wilson,
Matt Bloomer, Ewan Sinclair and Xana Marwick. An exploration of sound
and light perfect for 0-4 year olds.
Capacity limited, pick up a coloured raffle ticket outside T4 to gain free entry!
Fortune Cookie
The Hidden Gardens, 10am - 6pm
The Hidden Gardens artist in residence Colin Begg explores climate
change through giving and receiving fortune cookies. What will your
cookie predict and how will this form the sculpture taking shape
throughout the day?
Esperi
The Street, 11am - 12noon
'Gorgeous, wistful folk by one man and a guitar, accompanying himself
with a veritable toyshop's worth of rainbow-coloured bells and plastic
percussion' - last years girl
'The mixture of stripped down nostalgia; humour and bewildering amount
of instruments make for a heady and intriguing mix.' Is This Music?
www.myspace.com/esperi
Workshops
Upstairs outside Visual Arts Studio
11am - 11.30am 1pm - 1.30pm 3pm - 3.30pm
Come make some noise in this drop-in workshop activity. Anyone in the
space will be able to join in for these short explorations of our love
of sound!
Eric Ledford
Front Door, 10am - 11am
"John Cage changed my life" Eric told us when he first contacted
Tramway... Eric explores improvised sounds and the use of silence with
various acoustic instruments, shortwave radio and his voice. Welcome to
the Musicircus.
The Silver Birch Band
The Hidden Gardens, 10am - 6pm
Can trees play guitar? Artist Stephen Hurrel has created this
installation to find out... How does the movement of the trees change the
sounds made by the guitars? Explore The Hidden Gardens to find out.
Jenny Soep
Throughout the venue, 10am - 6pm
A visual artist that specialises in creating drawings during and
influenced by live performances, Jenny will be drawing the action
during the day. Meet Jenny and see some of her drawings upstairs
outside the visual arts studio at 10am, 12noon and 2pm
www.jennysoep.com
Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo Buffalo
Upstairs Catwalk, 10am - 6pm
Exploring detail through repetition and layering, they work with many
small tape recorders. The recorders are not very good at recording and
playing back sounds. They distort the sounds and add lots of extra
noises to them. When many recordings are played at the same time,
interesting things start to happen. www.buffalobuffalobuffalo.net
SCE PerfTech
Upper Foyer, 12noon - 4.30pm
Performance Technology is a 2nd year HND unit in Music Performance at
Stevenson College Edinburgh, led by lecturer J. Simon van der Walt. It
explores the creative mis/use of technology in musical performance. Or,
to put it another way, it is Simon's
messing-around-with-laptops-and-cool-stuff class :) Stevenson College
Edinburgh offers a programme of music courses in our state-of-the-art
building The Music Box. www.stevenson.ac.uk
The Glasgow Drum Circle
The Hidden Gardens, 12noon - 1.30pm
"Och Aye Th' Groove!" community based, international, world music
drumming group, performing a mix of traditional African and western
contemporary drumming music for you to vibe out on.
www.glasgowdrumcircle.org
Food Love Music
Cafe Toy Corner, 12noon - 1.30pm
Andy Kennedy and Rachel Thibbotumunuwe have been playing and writing
music together for over 10 years and today expose their own unique and
private world, where they gulp tea, nibble on cakes and meddle with
tunes and ideas as they try to create and write music. Share this
'unusual creative space' as its relocated for the first time in
Tramway. For more info visit http://foodlovemusic.tumblr.com/
RM Hubbert
Front Door, 11:30am - 12:30pm
RM Hubbert performs solo acoustic guitar compositions combining
traditional flamenco structures and techniques with a more contemporary
approach to melody.
Ruth Morley
Front Door, 12.30pm - 1pm
Artistic director of the Scottish Flute Trio, Ruth Morley, performs
solo flute exploring contemporary acoustic composition.
www.scottishflutetrio.com
Fiona Soe Paing 'No Man's Land'
Tramway 4, 1.30pm - 2.30pm
A surreal "live cinema" performance from Scottish/ Burmese composer and
vocalist Fiona Soe Paing, with animated visuals by Colliderscope.
Skeletal, off-world electronica and sublime visuals collide in the
spaces between dreaming and waking. Alien lullabies envelop and
mesmerize, warped beauty enfolds you in an unsettling and compelling "No Man's Land". www.colliderscope.com
Hummingwards
The Street, 1.30pm - 3pm
This international collective of musical storytellers have come via
Mexico, Australia, Lithuania and Greece to form Hummingwards in October
2009. Expect unusual instruments, and experimentation with chance in
all aspects of making music. Juana, Thom, Ula and Giorgio want to tell
you a story... www.myspace.com/hummingwards
RED Ensemble
Cafe Bar Toy Corner, 3pm - 4.30pm
The RED Ensemble formed in autumn 2008. Each member was carefully made
from papier mache, painted red and left to dry. It is what happened
next that nobody counted on. Being made from papier mache, and living
in Glasgow, they thought that the rain would soon claim their lives. So
they made a pact to live in the moment and applied this to their music
through the art of improvisation. Welcome to our papier mache world...
Ug!
Tramway 4, 4pm - 5.30pm
Ug! play experimental improvised rock - no planning, no map, just
spontaneous interplay, sometimes loud and abrasive, sometimes quiet and
gentle. Anything could happen, but expect cosmic resonances, Middle
Eastern surf riffs and freaky noise. www.myspace.com/theemightyug
Jer Reid, Dougal Marwick & friends (incl. Wounded Knee and Promote YT's very own Iain Campbell)
The Street, 4.30pm - 6pm
Guitar, live sampling, keyboards, vocals and more. 3 X 20 minute sets.
Jer Reid has been playing music for quite a while. He has met many
inspiring folk and had many experiences with what Mike Watt calls 'hymn
syncopating'. Dougal Marwick uses several existing sounds to make
various new sounds. His first ideas are more often than not his best
ideas. He is a Stadium Rockist, and 7VWWVW Number Three
Illustration - Erin McGrath (2010)
Family Day - John Cage Musicircus
