SPECTRETOWN set for Edinburgh Fringe!

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Stoirm Òg in co-production

with Cumbernauld Theatre presents

A new play by Elspeth Turner

Directed by Matthew Lenton

             Your dignity – I’ve been trying to save

             your hypocrisy – I’ve been trying to conceal

               to right your wrongs

             and sing the songs of managing strife

             but life

             is no horse-taming

             woman-shaming

             system-blaming picnic.

             And I’m the Heidbummer today.’

Inspired by the bothy ballads of Scotland’s North East, playwright Elspeth Turner (The Idiot at the Wall, 2012) and acclaimed director Matthew Lenton (Vanishing Point) explore the fraying boundaries between past, present, and future. Weaving poetry, Doric, wild horses, and song, this courageous new play deftly wrestles with tradition, power, and the loneliness of modern life.

Cast - Elspeth Turner, Bridget McCann and Mark Wood

Music and Sound Design - Matt Regan

Design - Richard Evans

Lighting Design - Kai Fischer

Assistant Director - Rob Jones

Producer - Aiyana D'Arcangelo

Production Manager - Susan Martin

SPECTRETOWN

Presented by Stoirm Òg

in co-production with Cumbernauld Theatre

31st July - 1st August, 7pm

Cumbernauld Theatre

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6th-31st August, 1.30pm 

Assembly Hall (Rainy Hall)

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

(NOT 12th, 17th, 24th)

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2nd - 20th September, Scottish Tour.

Generously supported by Creative Scotland, Aberdeen City Council,

North East Arts Touring, and the Tom McGrath Trust.

With thanks to The School of Scottish Studies.

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The Idiot at the Wall - details announced!

First Bicycle in association with Falling Cutlery present Elspeth Turner’s debut play, The Idiot at the Wall.

“Cursing the cream is one thing. But the air in a man’s lungs….that comes and goes as it pleases.”

Set on a Hebridean island in the wake of World War One, this drama sees a traditional way of life struggle against the encroachment of the modern world, and challenges us to consider the power of prophecy over reason. Gaelic songs of the period enrich a score composed and arranged by Murdo Turner and Tim du Feu.

Celebrating her personal island heritage, and blending English with Gaelic, Turner’s play traverses myth and reality to present a haunting tale all but lost to the modern world. This production roots itself in traditional Hebridean storytelling, and offers an authentic new voice in Scottish theatre.

The Pleasance Theatre, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh
31st May & 1st June; 7th, 8th, 9th June 2012 - 7.30 pm

For tickets visit www.eusalive.co.uk or call 0131 650 4673

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For more information on Elspeth Turner, visit www.elspethturner.com