Splinters Productions "For The Islands I Sing" by George Mackay Brown The voices of crofter, fisherman, innkeeper and tinker; women negotiating love, birth and death; the sound of the sea, the wind in the barley, and the crystal silence of the frostbound stars. These are the island dramas of George Mackay Brown, poet, storyteller and playwright. In this Splinters premiere, the humour, mystery and melody of Brown's vision are brought together in a concentrated sunburst of dramatic voices. For The Islands I Sing is an Under Milk Wood for the north, and a celebration of Mackay Brown's Orkney, for the world stage. John Shedden, Finlay McLean and Anna Hepburn provide a quality cast in the best of Scottish stage acting traditions. The show is devised by the company with Literary Director Donald Smith, and toured in association with the Scottish Storytelling Centre. By kind permission of John Murray (Publishers) Ltd. | | Blueboat Productions present Utter Nonsense Join TumTumTinker as he tells the tale of Uncle Henry, a scientist who wanted more than anything else in the world to become rich and famous. He worked so hard to get rich, he worked so long to become famous, he lost his Sense of Humour! Without a Sense of Humour, Uncle Henry couldn't dance, couldn't smile, couldn't laugh! In desperation, Uncle Henry hopped aboard his magic wheelbarrow to search the Ocean of Imagination. There he meets Horace the Handsome Slug, a bug who became a star in Hollywood, but at what terrible price? Next he meets Dougie the World's Richest Duck, who battled ice, fire and the Abominable Snowman to rescue the princess (and get the reward!) only to discover friendship is better than money. Finally he encounters a very diminutive Sigmund Freud, who takes Uncle Henry on the most dangerous journey of all, into his own brain! Written and performed by Mark Pencak, with set design by Eliza Gilchrist, Utter Nonsense is seriously silly family fun, featuring puppets, pop-up illustrations, special effects and a magic wheelbarrow. Designed for families and children aged 4 to 10. |
