Rapture Theatre Company, in association with Mull Theatre, will be touring their spring season production of the Scottish comedy Uncle Varick to theatre venues across Scotland from April – June, 2014.
Uncle Varick, written by artist and writer John Byrne (author of Tutti Frutti and The Slab Boys), is a raucously funny adaptation of Chekov’s classic play Uncle Vanya, relocated to 1960’s rural Scotland.
Set against a sensational sixties soundtrack, arranged and performed by Dave “Wildcat” Anderson, the production stars
Scottish theatre legend Jimmy Chisholm (Para Handy and High Road) and is directed by Michael Emans.
Education Programme
Rapture Theatre Company are currently developing their education programme to ensure a relevant and sustainable approach to learning through creative participation.
As part of this programme, a pilot project involving the up-coming production of Uncle Varick is in progress. The intention for this project is to offer a CPD opportunity for up to six teachers from several Local Authorities to work in partnership with the company, resulting in a learning template which compliments the production and will be made available for use within schools across Scotland. The project will focus on the subject of “Adaptation” exploring it from the different perspective of the creative processes involved in writing and producing a successful adaptation. It is also our hope to introduce a series of mentoring and training placements for schools as well as develop our learning programme through the offer of Masterclasses and Participation & Engagement schemes (FREE TRANSPORT – funding dependent).
For more information on this project, group booking details and tour dates, please contact our Project & Education Coordinator by email at: christina-rapturetheatre@outlook.com
