Artistic Director - Michael Emans.
Company Email.
Telephone Number - 01355 236 651.
This five year old company regularly tour productions all over Scotland to large theatres, small theatres and tiny halls both on the mainland and to islands. They do so with assistance of Awards For All, South Lanarkshire Council, East Kilbride Arts Centre. East Kilbride News, Kidd Property Developers and Burns Storage Facilities.
As well as his work for Rapture Michael Emans has been an assistant director for the Royal Lyceum Theatre with their Artistic Director Mark Thomson for Six Black Candles by Des Dillon and Uncle Varick (a Scottish version of Uncle Vanya) in the 2003 - 04. In the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe he will be directing Scottish playwright Iain Heggie, (Love Freaks, Sauchiehall Street, An Experienced Woman Gives Advice) in his new one man show.
I frequently find much to praise in this company who have grown in experience and reputation. It has delight to watch them. Their ability to cope on small funding is a tribute to their ingenuity and to Lyn McAndrew's good eye for design opportunities. Their sponsors are to be congratulated on their support. This is the kind of company Scotland needs. One which can and will take good quality shows far and wide, many of them Scottish Premieres of significant plays.
EdinburghGuide reviews of Rapture Theatre's past & current productions, and advance information about their future shows.
Reviews and List of all Rapture Theatre's Productions, most recent first. Proof, Frankie and Johnny in The Claire de Lune, Twisted, Boston Marriage, Double Top, Richard III, The Sailmaker, The Old Neighbourhood, Your Turn To Clean The Stair, Boy Gets Girl, Simpatico, Speed The Plow, Insignificance, Mr Peter's Connections, Betrayal, Assassins, Shang a lang, Bold Girls, Prefect Days, Macbeth, Oleanna, Rat in The Skull, Habeaus Corpus, A Kind of Alaska, Death of a Salesman, The Collection, Grace, Boys' Life, Broken Glass, An Evening With Gary Lineker, Clara, Taking Sides, Shadowlands, Some Kind of Love Story, The Dumb Waiter and Death and The Maiden.
Future Shows.
Forthcoming Scottish Premieres from Rapture Theatre are
for Autumn 2004
Misery - Scottish premiere of this shock horror comedy based on Stephen King's book. A successful novelist is rescued by his self declared number one fan and finds himself taken prisoner.
Touring From 9th Oct - 13th Nov 2004.
For 2005
Blue/Orange By Joe Penhall - A medical thrill about a black patient and two doctors. Is the patient the son of an exiled African Dictator and are the doctors abusing their power? With a major Scottish actor in the lead part. This play won Best New Play awards from London Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Olivier.
Touring From 6th May to 11th June 2005.
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Theatre Editor, Thelma Good's e-mail is
thelma@edinburghguide.com
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