World
Premiere
Stellar
Quines Theatre Company and Perissology Theatre Production in association with
Shetland Arts
present Baby
Baby by Vivian French
The World
Premiere of Baby Baby, adapted from Vivian French's acclaimed teen
novel, directed by Jemima Levick, opens at the Garrison Theatre, Lerwick on Friday 31 January
following a preview performance on Thursday 30 January. Baby Baby raises questions and poses a
challenge, demanding the audience to think and rethink their perceptions and
prejudices about young people - the way they look and their life choices.
"We're the girls people look
at and suck in their lips and shake their heads at"
Pinkie (Ashley
Smith) and April (Hannah Donaldson) always see each other about town. They are both 15 but that's the ONLY thing
they have in common. They have different
friends, different styles, and different tastes. Or so they think...
Pinkie hangs
out on College Green, drinking, smoking fags (and anything else that's going around)
with Phil and her friends who are pierced up, grunged out, coloured in, and
biker booted.
April
doesn't. She hangs out on Park Street, with Marco and the other
‘streetys'. Snow white trainers,
designer labels and every hair exactly place, is what counts in her part of
town.
But despite their differences Pinkie and April just can't
help getting under each other's skin.
And somehow, despite everything, they end up together at Tinley Road School
for young mums.
"no one should ever
think of ‘teenage mums' as a category; each has her own story to tell, her life
to lead - and in my view, they do it extraordinarily well." Vivian French
Whilst rehearsing the play in Shetland, Baby Baby will follow the journey of two young mums before heading
onto the mainland for a five week tour. The production is suitable
for audiences aged 13+ and
contains some strong language and sexual references.
Set Design is
by Lisa Sangster , Costume Design by Kathryn Smith, Composition and Sound
Design by Philip Pinsky, lighting by Colin Grenfell and movement by Jane Howie.
For further information contact Liz Smith
Tel: 0141 423 4373, Email: [email protected]
Three
former Queen Margaret University students, Jemima Levick,
Sunita Hinduja and Lisa Sangster, formed Perissology in 2004. Their first production Hambledog and the
Hopping Clogs opened at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and later toured to Aberdeen and Warsaw.
Shetland
Arts are committed to developing audiences and ensuring that our community
experience of theatre is more than just performance. Shetland Arts are
exploring ways to offer professional theatre residency opportunities to
national Scottish touring companies. We are delighted to welcome Stellar
Quines and Perissology to the Garrison Theatre as part of the first
residency.
North
Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh
Thursday 19th February 7:00pm
Box Office: 0131 315
2151
Brunton Theatre,
Musselburgh
Monday 2nd March 7.30pm
Box Office: 0131 665
2240
Traverse Theatre, Cambridge
St. Edinburgh
Tuesday 3rd - Thursday
5th March 7.30pm
Box Office: 0131 228
1404 online www.traverse.co.uk
Tickets: £13/£8/unemployed £5
Early Bird Ticket Offer £8/£5 Tue 3
Mar when bought before Tue 24 Jan. (Subject to availability)