Award winning National Theatre of Scotland shows tour this Autumn

Two award-winning National Theatre of Scotland shows and two new community productions are touring the country this Autumn!

Article Source: National Theatre of Scotland
Last Updated: 9 September 2015 14:48

The National Theatre of Scotland is touring two of its critically acclaimed shows this Autumn, following on from an award-winning year at the Edinburgh Festivals. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, which premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, and Dragon, which enjoyed a sell-out five performance run at the Edinburgh International Festival, will be performed across Scotland in September and October.

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour opened at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 19 August 2015, and enjoyed a hugely successful sell-out run at the Traverse Theatre, earning eleven five-star reviews and picking up four awards, including a Scotsman Fringe First, a Herald Angel, and A Stage Award for Acting Excellence. Based on The Sopranos by cult Scottish novelist Alan Warner, and adapted for the stage by award-winning writer Lee Hall, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour also marked Vicky Featherstone’s return to the National Theatre of Scotland. Vicky Featherstone was the inaugural Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland and is now the Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, London. In September the show tours to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, and Musselborough, before a run at Newcastle’s Live Theatre in October.

“a mighty piece of popular theatre, full of show-stopping musical moments delivered to perfection” ★★★★★- The Scotsman

Dragon, returning to Scotland this year for the first time since its successful tour in 2013, opened with five sell-out performances at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival. Winner of the UK Theatre Award, Best Show for Children and Young People, Dragon is a spectacular piece of theatre, without words, for adults, teenagers and children. Created by the multi award-winning Vox Motus, the National Theatre of Scotland and Tianjin Children’s Art Theatre, Dragon wins the hearts of audiences through an extraordinary visual story, told without words, featuring fast-moving physical theatre, puppetry and original music. Dragon will be performed at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow and Dundee Rep Theatre this October, supported by the ScottishPower Foundation. Dragon is written by Oliver Emanuel, Conceived by Jamie Harrison, Oliver Emanuel and Candice Edmunds, Directed by Jamie Harrison and Candice Edmunds with Design by Jamie Harrison.

“A feat of theatrical alchemy” ★★★★- The Herald

Finally, To Begin, two productions exploring real-life stories of local residents in Forres and Wigtown, will premiere at Findhorn Bay Culture Day on 26 September and at Wigtown Book Festival from 1 to 2 October 2015, performed by a professional cast with support from community members, and directed by Simon Sharkey.

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour tour dates:
Tron Theatre, Glasgow (8 to 12 September); Lemon Tree, Aberdeen (15 & 16 September); One Touch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness (18 to 19 September); Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy, Fife (22 & 23 September); The Brunton, Musselburgh (September 25 &26); Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne (1 to 24 October). Join the conversation: #OurLadies

Dragon tour dates:
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (1 to 10 October); Dundee Rep Theatre (14 to 17 October)
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To Begin tour dates:
Royal British Legion, Forres (26 September); Wigtown Parish Church Hall, Wigtown (2 to 3 October)
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