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Dateline: 10th December, 2010

A Play, A Pie and A Pint Goes Latin

Òran Mór's A Play, A Pie and A Pint spring season at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre, presented in association with the National Thetare of Scotland, will feature five plays from South America, adapted by Scottish playwrights.

"When the National Theatre of Scotland first suggested we collaborate to produce a short season of lunchtime plays from around the world," said David MacLennan, the Artistic Director at Òran Mór, "I was delighted by their initiative. But the world seemed very big and I thought we should focus on one continent.

"Unlike China and India, Latin America is not sliding effortlessly into the 'free market' world economy and has become a far less passive neighbour in America's backyard. Its playwrights are at the centre of this movement of profound social change. We have received a great deal of help from scholars, translators and playwrights in finding the plays that make up this season.

"We hope you enjoy the collective fruits of their labour. Hasta la victoria siempre!"

The plays are:

The Company Will Overlook a Moment of Madness by Rodolfo Santana (Venezuela) in a new adaptation by Morna Pearson
Date/Time: Tues 15 - Sat 19 Feb, 1pm

Instructions for Butterfly Collections by Mariana Eva Perez and The Archivist by Hector Levy (double bill - Argentina) in a new adaptation by Lewis Hetherington
Date/Time: Tues 22 - Sat 26 Feb, 1pm

Four Parts Broken by Fernanda Jaber (Brazil) in a new adaptation by Abigail Docherty
Date/Time: Tues 1 - Sat 5 Mar, 1pm

A Dead Man's Dying by Esteban Navajas Cortes (Colombia) in a new adaptation by Davey Anderson
Date/Time: Wed 9 - Sat 12 Mar, 1pm

The Confidant by Gilberto Pinto (Venezuela) in a new adaptation by Alan Bissett
Date/Time: Tues 15 - Sat 19 Mar 2011, 1pm

All plays will be performed in Traverse 2.

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