Presented by Aberdeen Performing Arts and Scottish Theatre Producers
3rd - 23rd December 2022
Help two playful bunnies get ready, set, and grow grow grow - but what happens when one vegetable grows a little too big…?
Rabbits get a bad rap. Everyone thinks they steal your carrots and poo everywhere.
Well, these rabbits are growing their own delicious vegetables for a great big festive feast and there’ll be plenty for everyone!
That’ll be a turn-ip for the books!
Join us for a magical, musical rollercoaster of a Christmas dinner party like no other!
For ages 2-7
Created and performed by Ivor MacAskill and Rosana Cade
Designer - Ailie Cohen
Lighting Designer - Andy Gannon
Dramaturgy and direction - Fiona Manson
Production Manager – Fi Fraser
Stage Manager – Katy Steele
The Audio Story Company, originally commissioned by Tron Theatre, in association with The Ayr Gaiety.
Touring Easter and Summer 2023
The Happiness Collectors need YOU! The world’s supplies of happiness are running low and they need your help to top them up. Pop on your headphones and join the Happiness Collectors on a journey of sounds and silliness to learn the best ways to collect happiness - and most important of all, how to pass it on!
Happiness Collectors is a fusion of physical theatre and audio-immersive storytelling for family audiences. Each audience member experiences the show through a set of wireless headphones, guided by their very own Happiness Collector Instructor, SAM, aka Special Agent M.
For ages 4+
Creative Team
Writer & Director: Sarah Miele
Directing Mentor: Ros Sydney
Dramaturgy: Sarah-Rose Graber
Sound & Music: Calum Paterson
Funded by Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund
Scottish Theatre Producers in association with Beacon Arts Centre
Supported by Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund
TOUR DATES 2022
Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
Friday 11 & Saturday 12 March, 7pm
beaconartscentre.co.uk | 01475 723 723
The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Tuesday 15 March, 8pm
byretheatre.com | 01334 475 000
Platform, Glasgow
Thursday 17 March, 7pm
platform-online.co.uk | 0141 276 9696 (option 1)
Cumbernauld Theatre
Friday 18 & Saturday 19 March, 7pm
lanternhousearts.org | 01236 732 887
Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Monday 21 - Wednesday 23 March, 7pm
assemblyfestival.com/roxy | 0131 623 3030
The Brunton, Musselburgh
Saturday 26 March, 7.30pm
thebrunton.co.uk | 0131 653 5245
Howden Park Centre, Livingston
Tuesday 29 March, 7.30pm
howdenparkcentre.co.uk | 01506 340700
Eden Court, Inverness
Thursday 31 March, 7pm
eden-court.co.uk | 01463 234234
Gardyne Theatre, Dundee
Wednesday 6 April, 7.30pm
gardynetheatre.org.uk | 01382 448874
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Thursday 7 April, 7pm | Friday 8 April, 6pm
aberdeenperformingarts.com/lemon-tree | 01224 641122
Birnam Arts
Saturday 9 April, 7.30pm
birnamarts.com | 01350 727 674
Written by Adam McNamara
Directed by Joe Douglas and Jo Rush
Scottish Theatre Producers in association with Beacon Arts Centre
Winner: Scotsman Fringe First 2017
★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag ★★★★★ All Edinburgh Theatre ★★★★★ Daily Business Mag
★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★The List ★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ Broadway Baby ★★★★ Edinburgh Guide
★★★★ The 730 Review
Four Police Officers sit in a riot van. Called out to a domestic dispute, which may turn violent, they are on stand by; waiting to enter a flat where a man is wielding a samurai sword. We wait with them, experiencing the relationships forged through the stress of the job and the turmoil of being caught between following orders and protecting themselves.
Written by a former Police Officer, Stand By shows the modern-day Police Service laid bare.
A unique performance, audiences are asked to wear single-earpiece headphones, as Police Officers do, to tell this urgent story in a multi-sensory way.
“Phenomenal. Absolutely amazing. Go and see this play!”
“Nothing less than 5 stars… Exciting, funny, tense and surprising… We were lost for words…”
“***** This show has stayed with me … unique, immersive and hilarious“
An experience that is powerful and unforgettable” ★★★★★ All Edinburgh Theatre
“Genuine, funny and tragic... A unique and enthralling performance.” ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
“Compelling, authentic police drama” ★★★★ The Stage
“Stand By has an authenticity that seriously packs a punch when it comes to demonstrating the cause and effects of an officer's actions.” ★★★★ The List
Heroine is based on the true story of a lesbian soldier in the US army: an outsider who wouldn't quit.
She loved its challenges; thrived and excelled within that rigorous world. At the time she enlisted, before 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' was repealed, she was the only woman in her entire company and went on to lead a squad into combat. A survivor of military sexual trauma, she served on the battlefield alongside her assailant.
Heroine is an incredible human story about one soldier's experiences, and what healing and forgiveness really mean.
Written and Performed by: Mary Jane Wells
Life Story: Danna Davis
Directed by: Susan Worsfold
Sound Design by: Matt Padden
Lighting Design by: George Tarbuck
Production Management: John Wilkie
The Letter J make performance and art experiences for children and their communities.
SUPER HUMAN HEROES
Super Human Heroes have bad days too - Captain Sunshine is not living up to his name! Where's the all action superhero? Where's the run a hundred miles with a smile, Captain Sunshine gone? We miss his sunshine, his light, we miss feeling that everything is going to be alright.
Sunny is blue; nothing will do. He's tired of being sunny - being good, great, funny, loving, smart - tired of playing the part. Who will save Captain Sunshine, if he cannot save himself?
A comic and musical dance with darkness, Super Human Heroes is an exploration into the ways we are, fail and try to be super human heroes.
Epic Fail is a dance theatre exploration of failure, permission to fail and societal perceptions of success.
Is it really your fault? Is it a lesson in disguise? Is it even failure if you don't experience shame? We have all failed but how do we know when we have failed? Who sets the measure of success and why do we accept it? Is anyone really born to fail? Featuring a highly skilled international cast of dancers and costume design from Fraser Lappin, we offer you a series of vignettes that encourage you to question your relationship to failure and the impact your opinions can have on those around you. Maybe together we can fail better… whatever that means!
Cultured Mongrel is the creative handle of Emma Jayne Park: Dancer, Theatre Maker, Collaborator & Micro-Activist. ‘High octane… energetic, witty and playful’ (The Skinny), she encourages people to ask better questions through bringing together unique combinations of skilled artists to create uncompromising performance as a vehicle for social change.
Supported by Creative Scotland, Edinburgh International Children's Festival, The Work Room and Dancebase with initial research supported by Scottish Ballet's mentorship scheme Scottish Ballet Creates.
Utter was the collaboration between Co-Artistic Directors Gareth Nicholls and Joe Douglas and Producer Sarah Gray.
Our first show, Educating Ronnie (A Macrobert/Utter production) won a Fringe First in 2012 before touring extensively across the UK, while our second show Bloody Trams (Traverse Theatre Company in association with Utter) had two sell-out runs at the Traverse theatre, gaining exceptional four-star reviews across the board.
Our production of Stand By premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the Made in Scotland showcase 2017. It received a Scotsman Fringe First award and enjoyed a successful sell out tour across Scotland in autumn 2017.
Stand By
Produced by Utter, in association with The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Written by Adam McNamara
Directed by Joe Douglas
Written by a former Police Officer, Stand By shows the modern-day Police Service laid bare.
Photo by Alan McCredie
Photo by Jeremy Abrahams
www.jeremyabrahams.co.uk
Photo by Jeremy Abrahams
www.jeremyabrahams.co.uk
Photo by Jeremy Abrahams
www.jeremyabrahams.co.uk
Book by Andy Cannon and Richard Ferguson
Music and lyrics Richard Ferguson
Directed by Ken Alexander
A co-production between Scottish Theatre Producers and Festival and King’s Theatres, Edinburgh
A rich American businessman transports a Scottish castle brick by brick across the sea to Florida at the behest of his fiance, only to find the castle's ghost has come with it!
A new, original Scottish musical, The Sunshine Ghost toured small-mid scale theatres in autumn 2017.
Sam and Melody want to break a world record. They train every day. They want to be the best, the fastest, the strongest, the largest, the longest – anything so long as they get their names in the big record book. Their official record attempt is just around the corner, when a message brings news that will possibly break up the team forever and take them on a journey across the seas, through the waves and into the deep. A hilarious and tender story of friendship and record-breaking success.
Devised by Caitlin Skinner, Alice Mary Cooper, Ben Winger and Edinburgh Science Festival
Director and Dramaturg: Caitlin Skinner
Designed by Mamoru Iriguchi
Presented by Edinburgh Science Festival, working in partnership with Scottish Theatre Producers and Imaginate
Gary McNair is a writer, performer and director from Glasgow. His specialty is work that directly addresses his audiences, while entertaining and challenging them in equal measure. He has established himself as one of Scotland’s foremost theatre makers for direct address performance.
In recent years he has created work for National Theatre of Scotland, Oran Mor, The Citizens, The Arches, Trigger, The Traverse, has toured across the UK and had work translated and presented across the world.
Cumbernauld Theatre is one of Scotland’s oldest and most successful professional producing theatres creating popular theatre. Situated in the beautiful Cumbernauld House Park the Theatre also has a year-round programme showcasing the best drama, music, comedy and dance from visiting companies. Alongside the two theatres there are also bars, rehearsal, workshop and meeting spaces which are a dynamic creative hub for both professional and community projects.
Sarah Gray and Cat Tyre worked together via the Creative Scotland Producer's Project, based at Cumbernauld Theatre, from 2014-16. They worked with a number of artists in a freelance capacity, and worked together on Cumbernauld in-house productions, including 'Christmas at the Circus' (Cumbernauld Theatre and Elie Street co-production) 'How to be a Christmas Tree' (Cumbernauld Theatre and Fish and Game co-production) and a Scottish tour of 'What Goes Around' by Liz Lochhead, directed by Tony Cownie, amongst other strategic projects and the research and development of new work.
Scottish Theatre Producers was borne out of this project, as an umbrella under which the portfolio of artists whom Sarah and Cat were working with could be represented. A successful legacy of this project, Sarah and Cat both continue to represent a number of these artists and companies in a freelance capacity, whilst pursuing different career interests. Still connected through their shared love of sushi and gossip, their paths will continue to cross in future!
Cumbernauld Theatre and Fish and Game co-production
Cumbernauld Theatre and Elie Street co-production
Written by Liz Lochhead
Directed by Tony Cownie
Photo by Eoin Carey
