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SCOTTISH PREMIERE OF BLUE / ORANGE
" I'm in raptures over Rapture" --- The Mail on Sunday ( Four Stars)
Cast
Jimmy Chisholm
" Jimmy Chisholm is on terrific form" -- The Times
Greg Powrie
Director Michael Emans has assembled a top class cast of Christopher John Hall, Greg Powrie and Jimmy Chisholm which gives enthralling expression to the complexities of Penhall's script" --- The Sunday Herald ( Four Stars)
Christopher John Hall
"Christopher John Hall captures all the twists and turns of a man who really is on the edge" -- The Times
" Director Michael Emans has brought a cracking cast to this tautly written piece and directed them so it's power never falters" -- Edinburgh Guide.Com
" Rapture Theatre,under Michael Emans' direction claws a savagely sharp finger nail down a face of a profession that we tend to view with ambivalence and wary reservation" -- The Stage
""In Michael Emans' production, the three actors never let a beat drop, giving tough , pacy performances that keep you glued to the end" --- Mark Fisher in Hi- Arts Journal
" A thought provoking and well acted night out that should do much to enhance Rapture's reputation" --- The Metro
" A wittily provocative piece that tears down the very stereo- types it builds up" -- The List
" A dramatic play that both shocks and entertains" -- The Mail on Sunday
Blue / Orange received its world premiere at the National Theatre in 2000. Rapture’s production opened at Paisley Arts Centre on Friday, April 29 and closed at Dundee Rep Theatre on Saturday, June 18. Although the show performed at many high profile venues, Blue / Orange also visited many small Scottish community theatre venues during its run, including Skye, Ullapool and Mull.
The stage is set for a battle of wills between two doctors looking after a patient who believes himself to be the son of infamous dictator Idi Amin. As the drama unfolds, his story becomes unnervingly plausible. Combining drama with moments of comedy, this thriller reaches an exciting climax as the two doctors’ clash becomes more personal.
Prior to the tour Rapture’s Founder and Artistic Director, Michael Emans, said: “I am incredibly excited about touring the Scottish premiere of Blue / Orange. We have very high-profile, acclaimed actors on board, including Jimmy Chisholm, Greg Powrie and Christopher John Hall.
“This production will cement Rapture’s reputation as a quality Scottish touring company. When Blue / Orange premiered in London, the critics were unanimous in their praise – it’s fantastic entertainment for Scottish audiences, and we look forward to welcoming many members of local communities to our production.”
Rapture specialises in bringing new work to Scotland which has won acclaim elsewhere. Michael Emans strongly believes in ‘theatre for all’ – ensuring that even very small communities in Scotland have the opportunity to access quality theatre productions.
In 2000, Joe Penhall’s Blue / Orange received Best New Play awards from the London Evening Standard and the Critics’ Circle. In 2001 it received an Olivier Award for Best New play.
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"The actors all deliver" -- The Times
Rapture’s Blue / Orange touring venues and dat
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April 29-30, Paisley Arts Centre, Tel No 0141 8871010
May 4 Motherwell Civic Theatre, Tel No 01698 302999
May 5-6 Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Tel No. 01334 475000
May 7 Brunton Theatre Musselburgh, Tel No 0131 6652240
May 10-14 Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Tel No 0141 4290022
May 15 McRobert Theatre Stirling, Tel No 01786 466666
May 17 Howden Park, Livingston, Tel No 01506 433634
May 18 North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Tel No 0131 3152151
May 19 Gaiety Theatre, Ayr, Tel No 01292 611222
May 20-21East Kilbride Arts Centre, Tel No 01355 261000
May 23rd Swallow Theatre, Whithorn, Tel No 01988 850368.
May 24 Balmacleannan Village Hall Tel No 01644 420374
May 25 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy, Tel No 01532 412929
May 26 Eastfield, Rutherglen, Tel No 0141 6418319 May 27 Cumbernauld Theatre Tel No 01236 732887,
May 28 Easdale Island Tel No 01852 300113,
May 30 Corran Halls Oban Tel No 01631 567333,
May 31 – June 1 Mull Little Theatre Tel No 01688 302828,
June 3 Eastgate Centre, Peebles Tel No 01721 725777,
June 4 Greenock Arts Guild Tel No 01475 723038,
June 6 Spectrum Centre Inverness Tel No 01463 221842,
June 7 Thurso Tel No 01847 789690,
June 8 McPhail Centre, Ullapool Tel No 01854 613336 ,
June 9 Adross Hall Tel No 01349 880591,
June 10 Isle of Skye, Tel No 01471 844207
June 11 Sunart Centre Stronthian Tel No 01397 709228,
June 16 Crawford John Village Hall,Tel No 01864 504265
June 17-18 Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee Tel No 01382 223530.
Cast and Crew Biogs
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Jimmy Chisholm (Actor)
Trained: Queen Margaret College
Theatre includes: Heal ( Sounds of Progress) The Haunted Man (tour), The Thirty-Nine Steps, One For The Road, The Admirable Crichton, The Ladykillers, Let Wives Tak Tent, The Haunted Man (Pitlochry), The Comedy of Errors (Perth), Amadeus (Dundee), Good, Gamblers, Macbeth, Dumbstruck (Tron), Rents (Lyric Hammersmith/Traverse), Heaven and Hell (Royal Court/Traverse), The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (Wildcat), The Admiral Jones (one man show), Dick Whittington (Glasgow King’s Theatre), The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure (RSC).
The Taming of the Shrew, Lavender Blue, The Comedy of Errors, A View from the Bridge, A Listening heaven, The Shaughraun, Three Sisters, Writer’s Cramp, Macbeth, The Maiden Stone, Our Country’s Good, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hamlet, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, The Marriage of Figaro, The Duchess of Malfi, Travesties (Royal Lyceum Theatre)
TV & Film includes: Taggart, Take the High Road, The Horseman’s Word, Hamish Macbeth, Burns on the Box, Braveheart, Her Majesty Mrs Brown, Ivanhoe.
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Greg Powrie (Actor)
Trained:
Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh
Theatre Includes:
Relatively speaking (Northcott Theatre, Exeter and Haymarket Theatre), Woyzeck, Misery Guts, The Taming of the Shrew, Death of a Salesman (Royal Lyceum Theatre), Oleanna (Theatre Informer) A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Borrowers, Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick, A Handful of Dust (Citizens Theatre) 4 seasons at Pitlochry include Death of a Salesman, On Golden Pond, Mrs Warren’s Profession, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Sisterly Feelings
As You like it, The Steamie, Bedroom Farce, The Nerd, Pride and Prejudice, Peter Pan (Perth Rep)
Broadway Bound, Romeo and Juliet, Mary Queen of Scots got her Head Chopped Off, Neville’s Island (The Byre Theatre) The Plough and the Starts, Wuthering Heights, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Brunton Theatre) Kevin’s Bed
(Borderline) Slaves of the Eagle (Theatre Alba), The Maidenstone (Awarehaus Theatre Co), The Slab Boys, Cutting a Rug (PACE Theatre) Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead (Piccadilly Theatre) The Deep Blue sea (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Television Includes:
The stair, The Negotiator, F.O.T. (BBC)
Dr. finaly, Taggart (STV)
Famous People (CH 4)
The Angry Brigade (BBC Choice)
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Christopher John Hall (Actor)
Theatre Includes:
Romeo and Juliet, Peer Gynt, The Tempest (Royal National Theatre), Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night (Globe Theatre) The Prince of Homburg (National Theatre, studio) Jungle Book (Demagte Theatre), Travels with My aunt (watermill Theatre) The Enchanted Land (Riverside, Hammersmith), The Hudson River (Nouvaeu Theatre D’angers), Othello (Custard factory) all god’s chilun Got wings (west Yorkshire Playhouse)
TV Includes:
The Bill, Holby City, Dalziel and Pascoe, Back Up, Prime Suspect, Black and Blue
Film Include:
Bopha Directed by Morgan Freeman
MICHAEL EMANS (Director)
Trained: Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama.
Previous Theatre Includes: Over the Mountain
(Creek Road Studio Theatre), Tom Jones (Lillian Bayliss Theatre), The Finishing School (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton)
For Rapture Theatre, Michael has directed: Death and the Maiden, The Dumb Waiter, Some Kind of Love Story, Shadowlands, Taking Sides, Clara, An Evening with Gary Lineker, Broken Glass, Boys’ Life, Grace, The Collection, Death of a Salesman, A Kind of Alaska, Habeas Corpus, Rat in the Skull, Oleanna, Macbeth, Perfect Days, Bold Girls, Shang a lang, Assassins, Betrayal, Mr.Peters’ Connections, Insignificance, Speed the Plow, Simpatico, Boy Gets Girl, Your Turn to Clean the Stair, The Old Neighborhood, The Sailmaker, Richard III, Double Top, Boston Marriage, Twisted, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Iune, Proof, Misery
Michael recently assisted Mark Thomson at the Royal Lyceum Theatre on “Uncle Varick” and “Six Black Candles”. and worked with acclaimed Scottish playwright Iain Heggie on his new one man show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
LYN MCANDREW (Designer)
Trained: Edinburgh University, Strathclyde University
Previous Theatre Includes:
The High School, The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, A Night in the Ukraine, Teechers, The Steamie, Men Should Weep, The Cemetery Club, The London Vertigo, The Orchestra, Play it again Sam.
For Rapture Theatre as actress: Macbeth, Perfect Days, Shang a Lang, Assassins, Betrayal, Bold Girls, Speed the Plow, Simpatico, Boy Gets Girl, Richard III, Boston Marriage, Twisted, Proof
For Rapture Theatre as designer: Macbeth, Perfect Days, Assassins, Insignificance, Simpatico, Old Neighborhood, Richard III, Boston Marriage, Frankie and Johnny, Proof
Davy Cunningham (Lighting Designer)
Davy was born in Scotland and studied philosophy at Stirling University.
He has designed more than a hundred and fifty opera productions including thirteen for Opera North; seven at the English National Opera; seven for Scottish Opera and lighting designs for major European opera companies from St Petersburg to Turkey as well as in Australia and North America. His work encompasses huge lighting installations on the lake at the Bregenz Festival as well as the intimacy of Mozart at Schönbrunn Palace. Several of the productions he has lit in recent years have been taken up by opera companies all over Europe and beyond. He was the lighting consultant for and designer of three productions in for the ENO's 2000 Italian Opera series.
In spoken theatre he has lit major West End productions as well as plays at the Royal Lyceum, RSC, the RNT, the Old Vic, The Abbey and The Gate Dublin and for British regional companies. |
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