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Dateline: 27th October, 2009

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NTS Spring 2010

The National Theatre of Scotland presents a new six month season of work from January to June 2010 including a new Scottish version of a classic adventure story, a Public Art Carnival experience, a season of new shows for teenagers, more home grown and local talent at Allotment, a Transform community theatre project in Aberdeen and a New Year appearance at Celtic Connections.

The season at a glance:

January

  • Duncan McLean's musical tribute to Thomas Fraser's life, featuring the Lone Star Swing Band, directed by Vicky Featherstone, is back by popular demand. Long Gone Lonesome is playing at the Tron Theatre as part of Celtic Connections (21 and 22 January 2010).

February and March

  • The National Theatre of Scotland, visual artist Stephen Skrynka and the Ken Fox Troupe join forces to present a spectacular piece of touring public art. The Wall of Death - A Way of Life is presented at exhibition centres and show grounds in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen (04 to 28 February 2010).
  • A further Allotment in Govan, in a newly sprouted arts bar at Govan Cross Shopping Mall (19 February).
  • The National Theatre of Scotland presents a season of three new shows for teenagers. Two of the new plays are by Scotland's leading writers for young people; Empty by Catherine Forde and Miracle Man by Douglas Maxwell, touring to Glasgow, Musselburgh, Dundee, Inverness and Aberdeen. Mr Write by Rob Drummond, an emerging young theatre maker, will tour to Glasgow and then to schools and colleges in Spring 2010.
  • The epic Transform journey ends in Aberdeen with Paddy Cunneen's production featuring music, puppets and young people from Dyce Academy (March 2010). Transform Aberdeen is sponsored by ScottishPower, supported by Determined to Succeed, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council.

April to June

  • John Tiffany directs Peter Pan, a new version of JM Barrie's classic adventure by David Greig, relocating the story to Victorian Edinburgh. John Tiffany is reunited with Davey Anderson, Laura Hopkins and Gareth Fry, three of the creative team from Black Watch. Peter Pan is touring to Glasgow, London, Inverness, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, in a co-production with barbicanbite10 (23 April to 19 June 2010).

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©Peter Lathan 2009