The Tron Theatre

Tuesday the 26th of October to Saturday the 6th of November The Tron Theatre

It’s Midsummer’s weekend in Edinburgh. It’s raining

Cora Bissett and Matthew Pidgeon Midsummer by David Greig and Gordon McIntyre photo Euan Myles.CR — Midsummer ( A Play with Songs) Cora Bisset and Mathew Pidgeon - Photo by Euan Myles

Two thirtysomethings are sittying in a New Town bar waiting for something to turn up. He’s a failing car salesman on the fringes of the city’s underworld and she’s a high powered divorce lawyer with a taste for other people’s husbands. She’s out of his league and he’s not her type at all. They absolutley should not sleep together. Ever. Ever.
Which is why they do……

The Traverse Theatre has produced a free learning resource pack for Midsummer (A Play with Songs) to support students’ and teachers’ experience of the performance.

If you would like a copy of the pack please contact Lisa Keenan on 0141 559 5318 or email lisa.keenan@tron.co.uk.

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

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