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Reviews of Scottish based companies' productions already toured in 2002
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Reviews of Non - Scotland based companies' productions toured in 2001
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Rumplestiltskin - Tall Stories.
A new show! A spellbinding rags-to-riches tale filled with music, magic
and a riddle with a very strange answer. Suitable for everyone over
6 years.
A
superlatively imaginative hour
27 Nov - 6 Jan 02 Tour Ends
Molly Whuppie - Wee
Stories Tell the tale of Molly, a cold, cold winter and a giant. 3 -
7 yrs
Review An enhancing
mix of magic, theatre and storytelling
3 Nov - 22 Dec 01 Tour
Bondagers - Co-production Byre Theatre St Andrews/Perth
Theatre Sue Glover's moving play of agricultural women and their working
lives.
Review by Thelma Good
12 Oct - 24 Nov 2001Tour
Blooded - Boilerhouse with Isabel Wright's world Premiere
play directed by Paul Pinson. In an intimate space, the audience the
four walls surrounding a fragile and ferocious girl-gang, climbing,
shouting, laughing, dancing and daring to take on the world. On tour
lasts
1hr 45mins
Review
Wright's powerful creations
crackle
25 Oct - 22 01 Nov tour
The Ballad of Crazy Paola Traverse
Theatre Company Billy Boyd and Kathryn Howden in Stephen Greenhorn's
new version of Flemish playwright Arne Sierens's play directed by Philip
Howard. Paola and Raymond and their memories of Serge the drummer in
cult band. UK premiere
Review by Daniel Winterstein
5 Oct to 10 Nov 01
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Troilus and Cressida - Shakespeare's play about the Trojian
War with true love, betrayal, rage filth and passion. A timely new professional
production Also at
Review Worth
seeing though flawed
1 - 10 Nov 01
Don't Forget me - Starving Artists Theatre Co of Los Angles
and Paisley Arts Centre tour of Britain. Film producer Angus dreams
of the Hollywood film star he never met in this extraordinary play written
by Godfrey Hamilton and performed by Mark Pinkosh of Starving Artists.
Review
9 Sept - 27 Oct 01 Tour Ends
Losing Alec - Cumbernauld Theatre
Company in Peter Arnott's Lanarkshire ghost story when families meet
at grave things can rise to the surface.
Review
The Song from the Sea - A Visible
Fictions production of The Song From The Sea By Mike Kenny. Josh hears
a faint beautiful sound in his very noisy house, he goes to find it.
For 4+
Public Performances in Scotland England and Ireland
Review
Sept - Oct 2001 Tour ended
Decky Does a Bronco Grid Iron's
production of Douglas Maxwell's superb play about boys before they're
men set in a playground. Hit of Fringe 2000, with most of original cast.
2001 tour and 2000
Fringe reviews
May - Oct tour ended
Treasure Island - Wee Stories Theatre for Children with dramatisation
of R l Stevenson's swashbuckling tale for 7+
Review
8 - 29 Sept tour ended
Our Bad Magnet - Borderline and
Tron Theatre co-production of Douglas Maxwell's black comedy about boys
and the men they become set in a West coast Scottish town.
Review seen at 2001 Edinburgh
Festival Fringe
5 - 29 Sept tour ended
Chasing Angels - Complete bring a new
play about leaving home by Rhiannon Tise for young people aged 13+ World
Premiere
Review
13 Sept - 4 Oct tour ended
A Wee Bit of How Do You Do - Sounds
of Progress acclaimed latest music theatre show
Review
Run ended
Cabaret The 2000 hit musical from
the Dunee Rep tour to Inverness
Review by Rachel Natanson
Run ended
Macbeth - Cutting Edge Theatre Company Shakespeare's Scottish
play in Scottish historic surroundings Review
by Thelma GoodTour ended
This Here Now by Tim Primrose. Ewan invites everyone to his
house when Mum and Dad are away, the exciting Lyceum Youth Theatre tours
Review of LyT's Tim Primrose's excellent previous play Porcelain
Dolls
Review by Thelma Good
Tour ended
Soft Boy - West Lothian Youth Theatre
Fringe hit in 2000 is revived John Binnie's play with 7 young people
find they might become adult
Review by Kenny Morrison
Tour ended
Playing From The Heart(Royal Lyceum/Polkadot
Theatre) a play on percussionist Evelyn Glennie's childhood as she found
her way to make music.
Review by Brett Sheffield
Tours ended
King Matt - TAG Theatre Company
& macRobert with Steven Greenhorn's new play adapted from Jansz
Korczak's book of a boy who becomes a King at 11. For 8+
Review by Thelma Good
Tour ended
Frankenstein - Catherine Wheel Theatre Co
Tom McGrath's new adaptation of a monster who only wants friendship.
70mins 10 +
Review by Thelma Good
Tour ended
Border Fusion - Cross Country Theatre
New Short plays from Border writers
Reviewed by
Thelma Good and Kenny Morrison
Tour ended
Tis a Pity She's a Whore - Theatre Babel's new version of
John Ford's C17 masterpeice from this exciting company
Review by Thelma Good
Tour ended
Jive! Jive! Jive! - Take Two Productions tours this new
musical play of 1958 Glasgow and two girls, jiving in a dance hall with
the teddy boys. From creaters of Salon Janette.
Review By Rachel Natanson
Tour ended
Women on the Verge of HRT - Borderline
Theatre Company
Marie Jones' hilarious comedy that finally lifts the lid on the hidden
dreams and desires of women of a certain age set during one life-changing
evening in Daniel O'Donnell's hotel.
Review by Thelma
Good
Tour ended
Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett
with Russell Hunter as Krapp. This fine actor in last year's hit at
the Tron.
Review by Annabel Ingram
Tour ended
Sunset Song - Prime Production's
play of Grassic Gibbon's novel adapted by Alastair Cording Touring throughout
Scotland till May
.Review by Maureen Sangster
Tour Ended
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