Random Accomplice open ‘The Incredible Adventures of See Thru Sam’ in exactly 100days and to kick off the count down Random Accomplice have released page one of their Superhero comic book. Find it on our Visiting Companies page within the Tron Participation Glow group.
Also we have an exciting opportunity for schools. The first two schools to book a group to come and see the production at the Tron Theatre will receive a free post show workshop in your school from Random Accomplice. To be in with a chance of this you must quote ‘Glow’ when booking…….Don’t delay get booking today!!!!
Random Accomplice are bringing their new production of ‘See Thru Sam’ to the Tron Theatre this Autumn. Tron Participation have already started engaging with the company to bring you some exciting opportunities.
To wet your appetite we have an interview with the writer and director of the piece Johnny McKnight. This video can be found within our Visiting Companies Wiki on our Glow page.
We will have many exciting ways to engage with Random Accomplice and ‘See Thru Sam’. Keep checking our Glow page for further details – Don’t Miss Out!
Ankur Debates
Changing House, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Friday 18th May 2012, 7.30pm
£2.50
The format
Ankur Debates invites a range of speakers to address a specific question. Following the presentations the audience get their say, breaking into small, facilitated groups to examine the question, respond to the presenters and put across different points of view. Working together we will identify what steps we can take to start our own revolutions.
For further information go to our Visiting Companies page on Glow.
Sound like your thing? Call Tron Theatre box office on 0141 552 4267 or book a ticket via http://boapp.ibooking.com/times.asp?id_prov=3593&vn=84&pf=3357
Please note there is a 50p booking fee online, but no booking fee by phone.
Ankur are also looking for volunteers –
Ankur is looking for a team of volunteers to help facilitate a new debate series.
Volunteers will be interested in working with people, confident communicators
and
Throughout the year, Ankur Debates will invite a diverse range of speakers to
discuss a series of questions. The first debate is part of the Mayfesto programme
on Friday 18th May at Tron Theatre Glasgow. The question is What kind of
revolution does Glasgow want?
The format of the debates involves a series of presentations followed by the
audience breaking up into groups to discuss the issue. These small group
discussions are facilitated by volunteers.
Volunteers should be interested in working with people and confident
communicators. Training will be provided and Ankur will cover local travel expenses by public transport.
Availability
Volunteers need to be available on Friday 18th May:
Training – 5.00 – 6.30pm.
Event – 7.00pm – 9.30pm
What next?
If you are interested in volunteering please send a paragraph about yourself and
why you are interested to karen.shaw@ankurproductions.org.uk
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)
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!!
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
By Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Morven Gregor
Presented by Birds of Paradise in Association with Paisley Arts Centre
From Wednesday 30th March – Saturday 2nd April 7.45pm at the Tron Theatre
‘Trouble with peace is, it’s got no system to it. No methodology. What’s the point of your arguments if they’re lying
Alison Peebles (Mother Courage). Photo by Eamonn McGoldrick
around not doing any good? I’ve been in places they hadn’t had a decent war for seventy years. Seventy years. You’ll never guess.
People didn’t have IDs. They weren’t even on a national filing system!’
Mother Courage is one of the twentieth century’s classic plays. Although it is clearly political, it also reverberates with humour and humanity. The character Mother Courage is one of the great modern female roles, a woman defined by and surviving through constant conflict.
Performed by an inclusive cast, Mother Courage will feature sign language and projected text. Birds of Paradise’s Mother Courage will be a contemporary, visually engaging, humorous and sympathetic production which will leave audiences considering the central character’s every word and deed.
Birds of Paradise have a strong track record of delivering outreach activities alongside their national touring productions. Pupils will enjoy seeing a production, which as well as being a classic, also reflects the world around them today. Workshops will introduce them to some Brechtian techniques and examine the methods for creating performances around topical issues.
This production also provides students with the opportunity to explore a disabled character (Kattrin) in an established text. On one hand the play seems to portray the disabled Kattrin as a victim, helpless without her mother’s protection, but beyond that we see a young woman, marginalised by others, but able to act with volition and determination; the instigator of the final tragic action of the play. Casting a disabled performer in this role will embody these questions, allowing students to find their own answers.
Workshops available for Standard Grade, Higher and Advanced Higher.
All performances are subtitles and audio description support will be provided.
For further information or to book workshops please contact Emma Macleod on 0141 339 1155 or email all@birdsofparadisetheatre.co.uk
Tickets (£7-£15) available from the Tron Box Office on 0141 552 4267
By Gegory Burke
Directed By Michael Emans
Tuesday 22nd – Saturday 26th March at the Tron Theatre
Gagarin Way was the breakthrough play from the writer of the acclaimed Black Watch and has been produced all over the world. A pair of Fife factory workers kidnap their visiting boss to make a point … but what exactly is their point? And do they all have the same agenda?
Rapture Theatre will offer a full pre-show workshop (running approx 2 hours) followed by tickets to the evening performance of Gagarin Way at the Tron.
Written in strong Scottish dialect with a fast-paced, filmic storyline, Gagarin Way is a funny, exciting way of engaging older students (aged 14+) in political and ethical themes. The show resonates clearly with current news stories and debates, particularly those of ethics in big business, globalisation, corporate responsibility and unemployment. By putting these major global issues in a local, recognisable context the show will provide a perfect catalyst for discussions covering many aspects of the Cirriculum for Excellence, especially ‘developing knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland’s place in it’ and ‘applying critical thinking in new context’.
The workshop will be lead by Rapture Theatre Artistic Director Michel Emans and will be suitable for ages 14+.
For further information on Gagarin Way or to book workshops please contact Ruth Marsh on 07824 468 396 or email ruth_marsh@yahoo.co.uk
Tickets (£7-£9) are available from the Tron Box Office on 0141 552 4267
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