{"id":2046,"date":"2012-08-23T20:22:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T20:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2012-08-23T20:24:04","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T20:24:04","slug":"titus-4-star-theatre-production-for-the-classroom-or-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/2012\/08\/23\/titus-4-star-theatre-production-for-the-classroom-or-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Titus &#8211; 4 star theatre production for the classroom or hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>macrobert Arts Centre are touring &#8216;Titus&#8217; this autumn and have limited days available for schools and community performances.<\/p>\n<p>Titus was part of the Imaginate Festival in May 2012 and received fantastic feedback and reviews: &#8220;a completely compelling piece of theatre&#8221; &#8211; 4 Stars, The Scotsman &#8220;a beautifully structured, evocatively phrased monologue&#8230;fingers crossed this tours post-Imaginate&#8221; &#8211; 4 Stars, The Herald<\/p>\n<p>The production can be performed for an individual class, in the classroom with the performer standing on a desk, making for an intimate and exciting experience. Alternatively, it can be performed in a school hall or theatre for a maximum audience of 100.<\/p>\n<p>We can offer 2 performances a day for \u00a3500+VAT. Workshops are also available for an additional fee.<\/p>\n<p>Available dates are: Monday 1st &#8211; Thursday 4th October; Wednesday 10th &#8211; Saturday 13th October; Monday 15th &#8211; Wednesday 17th October<\/p>\n<p>Contact\u00a0Sarah Gray &lt;sarah.gray1@macrobert.org&gt; for more information and to book.<\/p>\n<p>Doenload the flyer here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/uploads\/sites\/304\/2012\/08\/Final-Titus-promoters-info.pdf\">Final Titus promoters info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please see information below and attached.<\/p>\n<p>Titus<\/p>\n<p>By Jan Sobrie<\/p>\n<p>In a new English version by Oliver Emanuel Directed by Lu Kemp, produced by macrobert For ages 11+<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to know why I\u2019m called Titus?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a funny story.<\/p>\n<p>My dad thinks I\u2019m always making stuff up.<\/p>\n<p>Just tell the truth, Titus.<\/p>\n<p>Just tell the truth.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is much easier to remember than a lie.<\/p>\n<p>But Dad the truth is so boring.<\/p>\n<p>A drama about telling big lies and small truths.<\/p>\n<p>About pigs that fall in love.<\/p>\n<p>About crows that talk.<\/p>\n<p>About running away and finding yourself.<\/p>\n<p>The play tells the story of a 10 year-old boy on the edge \u2013 literally on the roof of his school \u2013 confronted by a situation that seems hopeless. He can either give up or fight.<\/p>\n<p>Titus, originally written by Belgian writer Jan Sobrie, was awarded the Dutch-German Author Prize in 2007 and is considered one of Europe\u2019s most successful plays for young people.\u00a0 This new English version, written by Oliver Emanuel, premiered at the Imaginate Festival, Edinburgh in May 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>macrobert Arts Centre are touring &#8216;Titus&#8217; this autumn and have limited days available for schools and community performances. Titus was part of the Imaginate Festival in May 2012 and received fantastic feedback and reviews: &#8220;a completely compelling piece of theatre&#8221; &#8211; 4 Stars, The Scotsman &#8220;a beautifully structured, evocatively phrased monologue&#8230;fingers crossed this tours post-Imaginate&#8221; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/2012\/08\/23\/titus-4-star-theatre-production-for-the-classroom-or-hall\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Titus &#8211; 4 star theatre production for the classroom or hall<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1272,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1026],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drama-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1272"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2049,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions\/2049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/CreativityPortalAdmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}