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Advanced Higher, Drama, Expressive Arts, Helath and Wellbeing, Higher, Relationships, S6, Secondary, Standard Grade, Uncategorized, Workshops

Running on the Cracks

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WED 6 – SAT 16 FEBRUARY, 7.45pm
£12 (£7)

WORLD PREMIERE
RUNNING ON THE CRACKS
By JULIA DONALDSON

ADAPTED AS A PLAY BY ANDY ARNOLD
DIRECTED BY KATIE POSNER

Run. Keep running. You’re doing the right thing. Lay low. Head down. Don’t look back. Just keep running, but whatever you do don’t tread on the cracks……

Leo’s world has been turned upside down. With her parents gone and a creepy uncle becoming too close for comfort she’s certainly sure of one thing…she must get out. Leo’s on the run. She knows what she’s running from. Problem is where is she running to?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by the internationally acclaimed children’s writer Julia Donaldson, Running on the Cracks is a fast-moving new play about runaways, identity, survival and how friendships can develop in the strangest situations.

To support the Tron Theatre’s production of Running on the Cracks, Tron Participation is offering a range of opportunities for schools, youth groups and individuals to take part in workshops, talks, performances and therapeutic drama

Workshop Offer
Bringing a group to see Running on the Cracks? Then why not book some FREE workshops.

Pre and post show workshops are on offer to groups. These will allow participants to explore the themes from the production in a practical way. Working with a drama specialist these workshops will allow groups to explore and discuss issues such as making choices, consequences, danger, protection and relationships. Post-show workshop will include a contribution from Aberlour, who we are working in partnership with on this project. They will discuss risk awareness and keeping safe if someone feels like running away.

How to book?
To book your free workshop call box office on 0141 552 4267 to book your groups show tickets.
Once you have completed this step you will be passed through to Participation who will schedule
your workshops.

Advanced Higher, Creative Writing, Drama, Expressive Arts, Higher, Relationships, S6, Secondary, Standard Grade, Uncategorized

The Incredible Adventures of See Thru Sam

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Random Accomplice have created a dedicated site for their Autumn show. You can find the link on the Tron Participation Glow group on our Visiting Companies page.

Tron Participation is really excited about this performance and urge everyone to get a ticket.
Tuesday 25th – Saturday 29th September
Resources linked to the show can also be found on our Glow page.

Adult, Advanced Higher, Drama, Expressive Arts, Gender, Higher, Relationships, S6, Secondary, Standard Grade, Uncategorized

Lady M

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Theatre Jezebel return to the Tron Theatre this spring with an interesting adaptation.
In Lady M, Theatre Jezebel explores the relationship between Shakespeare’s iconic power couple. Lady Macbeth: cold, irreligious, manipulative and demonic or charming, attractive,ambitious and devoted to her husband? The three weird sisters: who are they and what part do they play in the demise of Lady M?

‘ ’Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear;
And chastise with the valour of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round,
Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem
To have thee crown’d withal.’
Lady M – a passionate, loving wife or avirago – a masculine soul inhabiting a female body?

MAIN AUDITORIUM
WED 25 – SAT 28 APRIL 7.45PM
MATINEE SAT 2.30PM
WED + THU / SAT MAT £12 (£7)
FRI + SAT £15 (£12)

Adult, Drama, Expressive Arts, Helath and Wellbeing, Languages and Literacy, Relationships, Secondary

From a City Balcony

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Directed by: Lisa Gregan
Presented by: Tron Young Company
Thursday 26th – Saturday 28th May

Tron Young Company celebrated its first anniversary in style! In January of this year a recruitment workshop was held, which attracted young performers from throughout central Scotland. This influx of fresh talent reinvigorated the Young Company, adding new energy and dynamism to this already formidable ensemble. Meeting only once a week for a 2 hour rehearsal the Young Company began their devising journey.

Being part of Mayfesto has produced a real determination and desire, within the group, to create and perform an engaging, relevant piece of theatre. With such rich foundations as the work of Edwin Morgan and the city of Glasgow as inspiration, the creation of ‘From a City Balcony’ has been a rewarding and revealing process for all involved.

Director Lisa Gregan said “drawing a giant map of Glasgow on the rehearsal room floor was the first thing we did together. It was geographically inaccurate, the Kelvingrove Gallery cooried into Central Station and Glasgow Green threatened to engulf all other places of significance but we realised that this City connected us to Edwin Morgan, it is what we had in common. Morgan writes about the good and the bad of Glasgow and those who inhabit it, but the words always feel underpinned with a fondness we all understand. So ‘From a City Balcony‘ is our love letter to Glasgow.”

Tron Young Company used Edwin Morgan poems in their entirety as well as extracts, sometimes merely a line or two and then sometimes their own words felt like just enough. This was an engaging and thought provoking piece of theatre.

Drama, Expressive Arts, Helath and Wellbeing, History, Languages and Literacy, Primary, Relationships, Secondary, Skills for life, Social Studies, Standard Grade

CAGED

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Directed by Gill Robertson
Presented by Catherine Wheels
Thursday the 28th – Saturday 30th April 10.30am, 1.30pm and 7.45pm at the Tron Theatre

Beauty and the beast will never get on.
He licks his hands, stands on the toilet and runs through the woods.
She carries a hankie, never gets mud on her shoes and always remembers to send a thank-you note.
So how come, when she sees him run like that,
when he brings down a deer, when they sit at night just watching the stars, how come her heart starts to spin?
Beauty and the Beast will never get on. Will they?

Caged is a story about two people trapped together and finding more freedom than they ever imagined.

Caged looks at the themes of:

  • Changing ideas of ‘beauty’ – in history, art, fashion, your local area or in the media
  • Persecution and isolation – finding real life links to the Beast character in society today, people in the past or in other works of fiction.
  • Changing tales – focusing on the original French tale and the different adaptations throughout the years. Helping pupils to consider what each new voice was trying to tell us and gaining a more rounded picture of the issues that arise.
  • True love and heartbreak – some of our most powerful stories from the classics to modern day soap operas have sparked into life because of love or loss. What different things have people or characters been willing to risk just to get what they desire?

 

Caged will develop self awareness by encouraging pupils to explore relationships and to consider how they relate to others. It will also help to develop more informed, ethical views of complex issues and see the importance of respecting other people’s needs and beliefs. It is suitable for everyone aged 8 years and above.

Within the Curriculum for Excellence, Caged will link to key area of – Literacy, Health and Wellbeing and Skills for life. And it also has secondary school subject links to Drama, English, PSE, History, Modern Studies, Art and RME

For more information please contact Lisa Keenan, Education and Outreach Manager on 0141 559 5318 or email lisa.keenan@tron.co.uk

Tickets avaiable from the Tron Box Office on 0141 552 4267

http://www.tron.co.uk/event/caged/

Advanced Higher, Creative Writing, Drama, Expressive Arts, Gender, Helath and Wellbeing, History, Languages and Literacy, Relationships, S6, Secondary, Social Studies, Workshops

Age of Arousal

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By Linda Griffiths
Directed By Murial Romanes

Tuesday 15th – Saturday 26th March at the Tron Theatre

Type damn you. Type! It’s the only way to liberty!

1885 – a time of great passions, great confusion. Virtue is barely holding down it’s petticoats. Determined to make women rich ex militant suffragette Mary Barfoot and her devoted protege and lover Rhonda enlist female students to master the new invention that will gain them freedom – the typewriter. Three spinster sisters are invited into the school to rescue them from poverty, setting in motion an odyssey of alcoholism, cross dressing and sexual revolution.

Lyceum drama artist Christine O’Carroll will be leading workshops exploring the issues in the play: gender politics, patriarchy, relationships, historical context and contemporary relevance.

Workshops are free to groups making a booking for the performance.
Please Note: Production is suitable for S6 only.

For more information please contact Lisa Keenan, Education and Outreach Manager, on 0141 559 5318 or email lisa.keenan@tron.co.uk

Tickets priced £7 -£15 are available from The Tron Box Office on 0141 552 4267

http://www.tron.co.uk/event/age_of_arousal/