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Get involved, Get debating!

May 11, 2012 User deactivated Leave a comment

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

Advanced Higher, Audio Description, Critical Thinking, Disability, Drama, Expressive Arts, Higher, Languages and Literacy, Politics, S6, Secondary, Sign Language, Social Studies, Standard Grade, Subtitled, Workshops

Mother Courage and her Children

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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

Resized Birds of Paradise Theatre Company. Alison Peebles (Mother Courage). Photo by Eamonn McGoldrick — 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

Critical Thinking, Current Affairs, Drama, Ethics, Expressive Arts, Higher, Politics, Scots Dialect, Secondary, Social Studies, Standard Grade, Workshops

Gagarin Way

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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

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

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, Expressive Arts, Helath and Wellbeing, Resource Pack, Secondary, Social Studies, Workshops

Panto 2010: FLO WHITE

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Schools’ Daytime performances in December on Tuesday the 7th, 14th and 21st; Thursday the 9th and 16th; Friday the 10th and 17th all at 10am and on Wednesday the 8th and 15th at 1pm.

Flo White Web 2 — The Tron Theatre Company Present Flo White by By Gordon Dougall and Fletcher Mathers

Captain’s Log.Stardate 2110.
A century ago the SS Pantoprise left its home planet. Led by former-bingo-caller-turned-astrophysicist, Commander Flo White, and her daughter Snow, a hardy troupe of panto characters have been sent on a mission to save the Pantosphere from total destruction.

But the evil and once-beautiful Hingeroan (boo! hiss!) plans to beam aboard to seek revenge on the lovely Snow for being the ‘fairest in the galaxy’. Will her evil plan succeed? And who are those seven little men stowed away in the ship’s hold…?

Beware of Glasgow panto invaders! From the trusted creators of Ya Beauty and the Beast and Mother Bruce comes an interstellar escapade that boldly goes where no Dame has gone before. Join the loopy Prince Space Cadette and the robot PC Three-O, in a show for all the family that’s got a galaxy of gags, a solar system of songs and is light years ahead of the competition.

Free Workshops on Offer to Early Bird Bookers.

Goodies, baddies, fairy godmothers, a sprinkling of magic and lots of fun! Join us in this fun drama workshop as we explore traditional pantomime stories using props and costume and give them a modern Tron twist. Be prepared for booing, cheering and he’s behind you!

The workshop will deliver both Health andwellbeing and Expressive Arts outcomes from the curriculum of excellence. It is suitable for S1 and for a maximum group number of 30. For more info on the workshops email lisa.keenan@tron.co.uk or call 0141 552 3748

Pantotastic Packs Sponsered by the Royal Mail

Once again the Tron will be producing a pantotastic activity pack for all school pupils booking to come and see this year’s panto Flo White. The pack will have a combination of fun and educational space and astronomy elements to keep both teachers and pupils entertained.

Tickets are only £7 plus group discounts are available. For tickets see http://www.tron.co.uk/event/flo_white/ or contact Box Office on 0141 552 4267

Creative Writing, History, Secondary, Workshops

Sea and Land and Sky Post-Show Creative Writing Workshop

October 19, 2010 User deactivated 1 Comment

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