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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/

Creative Writing, History, Secondary, Workshops

Sea and Land and Sky Post-Show Creative Writing Workshop

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Sea and Land and Sky
Lilly and Millicent

Sea and Land and Sky previews from Thursday the 7th to the 9th of October and then runs from Tuesday the 12th to Saturday the 23rd of October.

1916. Three Young Women from the Scottish Women’s Hospital are sent to the front line to support the war effort. Ailsa is working class and determined to make an impression on her superiors, Millicent is a self confessed hedonist and Lily is earching for her lost husband. Unprepared for what they witness each must find a way of coping as they fight to survive an experience that will change them forever…

The inspiration for Sea and Land and Sky came from actual diary entries of young Scottish nurses working for the Scottish Women’s Hospital. Through our post-show workshop, participants will create their own characters and diary extracts, exploring writing from place and image in response to a variety of stimulus. Participants will then use the diary extracts as a starting point point for creating performance.

The Workshop and performance are suitable for S5 pupils plus with a maximum group number of 20.

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