World Premiere
Produced by Utter, in association with The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Written by Adam McNamara
Directed by Joe Douglas
Associate Director - Jo Rush
Designed by Natasha Jenkins
Lighting Design by Kate Bonney
Sound Design by Kevin Murray
Associate Sound Designer - Calum Paterson
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.
Previews: 4th & 5th August 2017 at The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
www.byretheatre.com
Edinburgh Festival Fringe (part of the Made in Scotland showcase)Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 89 East Claremont Street (Venue 210)
Fri 11 Aug – Sat 26 Aug 2017 (not 14th or 21st) at 6.45pm
BSL performance - Tue 15th Aug
www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com
Utter is a new work company, led by Co-Artistic Directors Gareth Nicholls and Joe Douglas, dedicated to developing and touring exhilarating story-led work that make our audiences feel, think and experience the world in a new light.
The company places collaboration and talent development at its heart, working with a diverse array of exceptional artists, to tell urgent theatrical stories that say something about the world around us in fresh adventurous ways.
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) has had two sell-out runs at the Traverse theatre gaining exceptional four-star reviews across the board.
Photo by Alan McCredie
Photo by Jeremy Abrahams
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Photo by Jeremy Abrahams
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Photo by Jeremy Abrahams
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The Polar Bears and Unicorn Theatre co-production
The Polar Bears Go Up
Created and performed by Eilidh MacAskill and Fiona Manson
Directed by Lee Lyford
The Polar Bears are moving up in the world. They’ve lost their balloon and they need to get it back. It’s time to Get up, Step up, climb up, jump up One thing’s for sure, the only way is Up!
These two lovable Polar Bears are intrepid explorers, famous for their wild expeditions. This time they’ll be climbing trees, jumping on clouds and reaching for the stars as they race all the way up to space. Of course, they’ll stop for sandwiches on the way!
A fun, surreal and highly enjoyable treat for children aged 2-5.
The Polar Bears are the creation of Eilidh MacAskill and Fiona Manson. Gentle, silent wanderers led by their sense of curiosity and their stomachs, the bears were originally created for an Imaginate Family Fringe event and since then have presented their walkabout performances and sit-down family shows across the 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, touring small-mid scale theatres in autumn 2017 and large scale theatres in 2018.
Tour dates in 2017 are still available, contact sarah@scottishtheatreproducers.com for more information.
Tidy Carnage in Association with Platform
“My daughter is missing. She made a mistake. I just need her to come home”.
Shame is a new mixed media theatre piece that analyses the concept of shame in modern society, examining how the vilification of female sexuality has evolved alongside technology. Fusing live text with projected media, Shame explores how our lives are intricately entangled with our online existence, questioning how far one might go to express empathy and support for a stranger in this hyper-connected culture.
Award winning theatre company Tidy Carnage bring this world premiere to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Tidy Carnage have created and toured work across the UK, specialising in original productions that bring energy, vision and magic to audiences and theatre spaces.
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Previous Review Quotes:
An unforgettable production. Powerful, tightly choreographed – Tidy Carnage grab their audience by the shoulders and shake them. ***** New Current Magazine (Passion)
Confidently choreographed, beautifully performed, tenderly expressive. **** Exeunt (dream//life)
Fun, saucy and inventive…a cabaret with a clear eyed subversion **** Across the Arts (REaD)
An empowering experience The Herald (REaD)
Scottish Theatre Producers have provided ongoing mentoring and support for this production and were delighted to see it performing at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017.
Ailie is a puppeteer, performer, illustrator, designer and puppetry director creating emotionally rich and compelling theatrical experiences which highlight the beauty and surreal in the everyday.
Ailie has gone on to work as a performer, designer and maker for among others, National Theatre of Scotland, Grid Iron, TAG, The Citizens and Vanishing Point. Her own shows include 'I Vant to be Alone’, Rumpelstiltskin at the Fairytale Laundry', ‘Jazz Mouse’, 'The New Not New' and ‘Cloud Man’ which was Ailie’s first collaboration with Playwright and Director Lewis Hetherington.
Ailie and Lewis met one snowy winter in the North of Scotland, some years ago… They soon bonded over a love of creating theatre that uses objects, puppets and pictures to tell beautiful original stories which engage with the world we live in, and are full of heart, fun and magic.
They make work which is an invitation into fantastic and colourful story worlds which celebrate the extraordinary nature of the ordinary. Combining minimal, poetic text, a sumptuous handcrafted aesthetic and engaging characters they make work which lasts long in the imagination and memories of those who see it.
Together they have created 'Cloud Man' and 'The Secret Life of Suitcases'. Both productions have been presented as part of the Made in Scotland showcase. Their work has travelled all over the world, delighting audiences in China, Dubai, Japan, America, Australia and extensively throughout the in the UK.
Ailie is an associate artist of Puppet State Theatre Company, with which she collaborated on ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’, and has toured worldwide since 2006.
Ailie has also worked for National Theatre of Scotland; Imaginate; and was co-deviser, performer, puppet and props maker for National Theatre London’s ‘Cupboard of Surprises’ Inside Out Festival 2012 which was part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
The Letter J make performance and art experiences for children and their communities.
Grandad and Me is a living storybook about loss, longing and the treasures of memory and imagination. We meet a young girl who is missing her Grandad – he has gone, even though his favourite job was being her Grandad. Led by found objects and her imagination, she traces his footsteps on a magical adventure through time and space.
