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Greg Hemphill makes An Appointment with the Wicker Man

An Appointment with the Wicker Man

Robin Hardy’s 1973 classic to become the play-within-the-play for new NTS production

1 Feb 2012

‘There are many films that people would love to see adapted cleanly onto the stage,’ says Greg Hemphill, and if current trends are anything to go by, he looks to be right, ‘but when we discussed it with Vicky [Featherstone, National Theatre of Scotland…

Best of 2011: Theatre

Best of 2011: Theatre

The best theatre work of 2011, including The Age of Arousal and The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Har

14 Dec 2011

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. The story of the overly curious girl/boy who encounters the Devil is as old as theatre itself, but David Greig’s inspired play-cum-ceilidh brought a dynamic twist to the Border Ballad form. Touring pubs around the…

Theatre critic Mark Fisher casts his eye over the Shakespeare productions planned for 2012

Theatre critic Mark Fisher on the Shakespeare productions planned for 2012

Alan Cumming, David Hayman and more to stage the Bard next year

13 Dec 2011

In 1964, the Polish critic Jan Kott published Shakespeare, our Contemporary. The book caused a stir for framing a long-dead playwright through the lens of 20th century totalitarianism. Director Peter Brook was delighted to find a commentator who could…

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Dickens' festive spook story is given a compelling and creepy outing by Graham McLaren

(4 stars)7 Dec 2011

Scrooge and Marley’s gloomy office. Dangerous cables loop across the ceiling, piles of dusty papers fill the walls. As we enter in twos and threes to a whooping, fussing welcome, Scrooge himself – a grizzled figure in shrunken tailcoat and slippers…

Alan Cumming to perform free show at Glasgow's King’s Theatre

Alan Cumming to perform free show at Glasgow's King’s Theatre

Scots-born actor in NTS show combining discussion and performance

18 Nov 2011

For Scots-born actor Alan Cumming, a single performance at the King’s Theatre Glasgow on Saturday 26th November, will mark a return to his roots in more ways than one. Panto, Variety and the Scottish People, will see Cumming delve into Scotland’s…

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An Appointment with the Wicker Man
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Original new musical written by Greg Hemphill and Donald McLeary and directed by the National Theatre of Scotland's director Vicky Featherstone, in which a Highlands-based am dram group prepare an all-singing, all-dancing version of The Wicker Man, only to have their lead actor go missing in mysterious circumstances at the last moment. Hemphill also appears in the piece, along with Johnny McKnight. Recommended suitable for ages 16+.
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17 Feb–18 Feb Fri & Sat 7.30pm macrobert, Stirling
21 Feb–25 Feb Tue–Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
28 Feb–3 Mar Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Glasgow
6 Mar–10 Mar Tue–Sat 7.30pm Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
21 Mar–24 Mar Wed–Sat 7.30pm Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline
Macbeth
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Alan Cumming stars in a new one-man adaptation of Macbeth from the National Theatre of Scotland.
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13 Jun–30 Jun Not Mon Tramway, Glasgow
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A co-production from the National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Lyceum Theatre, written by Abi Morgan, who was the writer behind the film adaptation of Brick Lane and BBC film White Girl. In this new and thoughtful piece, a strange relationship forms between an outspoken nun and the leader of a group of scientists researching ageing and Alzheimer's in her convent.
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17 May–26 May Tue–Sat 7.30pm Citizens Theatre, Glasgow