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Theatre listings > Damages. - Tour & Scottish Premiere. This play was first performed at the Bush Theatre on 14 June 2004 and was directed by Roxana Silbert. Playwright - Steve Thompson. Director - Michael Emans. Designer - Lyn McAndrew. Lighting Designer - Robbie Fraser. Voice Support - Ros Steen. Company - Rapture Theatre Company Company Website. Cast - here . 2005 Tour Dates and Times - here . Seen to review at Citizens Theatre Glasgow on 28 September 2005. Run Time - 2hours 5mins including one Interval . Reviewer - Thelma Good. Engrossingly directed and acted.
As the clock ticks on Peter Kelly hits all the angles of Sub-editor Howard, the man who can still turn a great phrase and was "a real journalist ...fired at in Pakistan" his office is where it's set. Into his room come Bas, played with eager zest and depth by Ewan Donald. Bas is the university graduate doing his first term as night editor, he's anxious about a story that someone else is punting for the front page. Shortly after he leaves in comes the man himself, the deputy editor Lister, memorably played by George Drennan, full of his first exclusive in months involving a TV presenter and her private life. Later the female lawyer arrives to check out which stories might incur damages, she's every inch the modern educated woman. Abigail's learnt to play the men at their own games and can introduce some new ones herself, and Shonagh Price gives her sharp edged charm and intelligence. Both the chemistry between all of them and the different life forces of each of them are well brought out by the actors and Eman's direction. Designer Lyn McAndrew's well thought out costumes and her set which echoes the great newspaper dramas of the past with Howard's 50's favourite tunes "Come Fly With Me" and "Making Whoopy" all underline the sad deterioration of those many daily print publications and people who have colluded in their decline as forces for information and opinion. This production of Damages is well presented Scottish premiere from Rapture Theatre, a wee company who punch above their weight to give high and satisfying quality in wide ranging tours around this country. © Thelma Good 28 September 2005 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com Cast - Howard - Peter Kelly, Bas - Ewan Donald, Lister - George Drennan and Abigail - Shonagh Price. 2005 Tour Details of Rapture Theatre's production of Damages . Tour begins Preview 16 Sep at 7.30pm Paisley Arts Centre 0141 887 1010. 17 Sep at 7.30pm Paisley Arts Centre 0141 887 1010. 20 Sept at 7.30pm Edinburgh North Edinburgh Arts Centre 0131 315 2151. 21 Sept at 1.30pm Edinburgh North Edinburgh Arts Centre 0131 315 2151. 22 Sept at 8:00pm Strontian Àrainn Shuaineirt (Sunart Centre) 01397 709228. 23 & 24 Sept at 8pm Dervaig, Mull Mull Little Theatre 01688 302828. 27 Sept - 1 Oct at 7.30pm Glasgow Citizens' Theatre 0141 429 0022. 4 Oct at 7.30pm Falkirk Town Hall 01324 506 850. 5 & 6 Oct at 8pm St Andrews Byre Theatre 01334 475 000. 8 Oct at 7:30pm Moffat Old Well Theatre. 10 Oct at 7.30 pm Whithorn The Swallow Theatre 01988 850 368. 11 Oct at 7:30pm Balmaclellan Village Hall by Castle Douglas 01644 420 374. 12 Oct at 7.30pm Kirkcaldy Adam Smith Theatre 01592 412929. 13 Oct at 8pm Livingston Howden Park Centre 01506 433 634. 14 & 15 Oct at 8pm East Kilbride Arts Centre 01355 261 000. 19 Oct at 7:30pm Crawford John Hall 01864 504 265 20 Oct at 7:30pm Rutherglen Eastfield Community Centre 0141 6418319. 21 Oct at 7:45pm Cumbernauld Theatre 01236 732 887. 22 Oct at 7:30pm Peebles Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre 01721 725 777. 26 Oct at 7:30pm Stranraer Ryan Centre Theatre 01776 703 535. 28 Oct at 7:30pm Greenock Arts Guild Theatre 01475 723 038. 29 Oct at 7:30pm Kilmarnock Palace Theatre 01563 554900. Tour Ends. Theatre Editor, Thelma Good's e-mail is thelma@edinburghguide.com Although every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in these pages, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Theatre listings >
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