Plume by J.C Marshall opens at the Tron on Thursday 1st March at 7.45pm. This production came out of the Open.Stage playwriting competiton held in 2009/2010. Why not head onto the Visitng Companies area on the Tron Participation Glow page to find out more. We even have a writing task for all you budding playwrights out there!!
Category Archives: Expressive Arts
Ankur Productions in a co-production with the Tron Theatre present Mwana
Mwanawashe is a salad boy: neither Western or African, he is a young Zimbabwean educated in Glasgow, conflicted between his love for the West and the traditional values and expectations of this heritage.
Mwana is a coming-of-age story which explores family, race, tradition and secrets using spoken word, film and sound design.
If you are interested in seeing Mwana call the Tron box office on 0141 552 4267 or alternatively engage with the show via the Tron Participations Visiting Companies Glow area. We have uploaded some resources created by Ankur.
The show runs from Tuesday 14th-16th Feb. Further information can be obtained from the Tron website on www.tron.co.uk
Glow Meet Success
After a fantastic run of ‘Mister Merlin’ and ‘The Night After Christmas’ Tron Participation are back in the office and raring to go for the coming season.
We would like to highlight the success of our Glow Meet which happened on Wednesday 21st December. Over 2000 pupils from all over Scotland logged in and met our Panto characters; Penny, Peter and the Great Bahooky. We thank everyone for logging in and making it an enjoyable afternoon. Look out for our next Glow Meet on Wednesday 1st February at 2pm as part of ‘World of Work Wednesdays’, don’t miss out on the opportunity to speak with professionals about their jobs within the theatre industry.
We will also be expanding our Glow area so look out in the coming months for new and exciting things to come from Tron Participation
Tron Panto 2011 – Mister Merlin
MISTER MERLIN
A PURE MAGIC PANTO
By Alex Norton
Directed by Andy Arnold
Designed by Kenny Miller
Mister Merlin’s magic is mince if he doesn’t have his wand – a family heirloom handed down through many Merlin generations. The Great Bahooky’s magic has always been mince – so stealing Mister Merlin’s wand, helped (or is it hindered?) by his side-kick Bumble, is part of his cunning plan for wizard world domination.
What he didn’t bank on was Merlin having a guardian angel, in the guise of The Govan Fairy; or two plucky puppet pals Peter and Penny prepared to brave Clabber Castle’s haunted garden to get the wand back.
Last performed in 1989, Peter & Penny’s Panto is given a modern day makeover by original creator Alex Norton.
Tron Participation has created a section on Glow for our Panto. In this area you will find, rehearsal photos, games and puzzles, panto gags and much more. We will be uploading material from now till Christmas so be sure to log on!!
Teachers Group
Tron Participation are keen to start a working relationship with teachers as we expand the services we provide for schools, both on Glow and an outreach capacity. Our next teachers’ group will be Wednesday 16th November at 6pm. Book a place and join us for discussions, workshop ideas and resources. After the session we encourage you to stay for the evenings performance of Blackbird by David Harrower. To book a place call box office on 0141 552 4267.
More resources uploaded from Tron Participation
On our Visiting Companies page on Glow you will find design resources which we created to accompany Edwin Morgan’s ‘Dreams and Other Nightmares’. You will also find the Blackbird education pack from Pilot Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal and you can still access the resources for Catherine Wheels production of Kes. Be sure to check it out!!
Teachers Resource Group
Tron Participation’s next teachers’ group will be Wednesday 16th November 6pm-7.15pm here in the Tron Theatre. Come and join us for discussions, demonstrations and the chance to meet with like minded people then stay for the evenings perfromance of David Harrowers ‘Blackbird’
To book a place call 0141 559 5318 or 0141 559 5310.
‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Actors Blog
Sally Reid and Keith Fleming are perfroming in ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ which is a co-production with the Tron Theatre and Theatre Jezebel. The show opens here at the Tron on Tuesday 18th October.
Tron Participation are always interested in the rehearsal process for shows, we like to get our hands on inside information and because of this we have asked Sally and Keith to blog about their experience.
The blogs will be posted from next week so be sure to keep an eye out on The Tron Theatre’s Creativity Portal and Glow Group. If you have any questions for Sally and Keith about their experiences of being actors please post a comment on our Glow page.
Thanks,
Deborah
Tiny Tales at the Tron Theatre
Woosh, splash, crash went the waves at our under water adventure at Tiny Tales this morning. Tiny Tales is interactive story telling for children 6months to 2years and their carers. We meet a rainbow fish, a star fish, a sea horse and a crab. We splashed in the waves and enjoyed the sea breeze. I cant wait for our next adventure which is on Wednesday 2nd November at 10am.
We are live!!
Tron Participation’s Glow Group went live on Friday 26th August, we have lots of exciting resources so be sure to check it out!
