A Play, A Pie and A Pint is ready to convey a brand-new musical theatre manufacturing trying on the challenges of adoption to Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 11-16 September at 1pm.
The musical has been written by actor/author Pauline Lockhart with music by composer Alan Penman.
Although each Penman and Lockhart have labored in theatre for a few years, that is the primary time the pair, who’re additionally married, have collaborated.
Forever Home stems from their very own expertise of changing into adoptive dad and mom and tackles the complexity of adoption in a digital age during which it’s now very straightforward for younger individuals who have been adopted to seek out and make contact with beginning dad and mom through social media. However, this is only one factor of a wider story about identification, household and discovering your manner dwelling. In the manufacturing the protagonist, Caitlin, has been in care earlier than being adopted.
Pauline Lockhart mentioned:
“It’s been a very particular expertise not solely working collectively, but additionally engaged on one thing which is so near our hearts and to our dwelling.
“This piece, I hope, offers a voice to these with expertise of the care system as a mother or father, carer, social employee or younger individual, a voice not typically heard.
“Although the inspiration for the musical came from our own lives and has autobiographical elements, at the end of the day it’s a play. We really hope it will provide some interesting insights, entertainment and some catchy tunes!”
Alan Penman added:
“Forever Home is a moving, funny and uplifting musical and we’re really excited to see the reaction it gets. It’s one thing working on a production in your living room but it’s quite another to see it come to life and in such iconic venues!”
Forever Home’s solid will function Kirsty Findlay (A Mother’s Song, Macrobert Arts Centre and KT Producing ), Chloe Hodgson (Orphans, National Theatre of Scotland ) and Christina Strachan (Rose, Òran Mór & Traverse Theatre). The manufacturing is directed by Niloo-Far Khan.
A Play, A Pie and A Pint is essentially the most prolific producer of latest writing within the UK, producing 31 brand-new performs a yr, alongside the wildly fashionable Òran Mór Christmas and Summer pantomimes. Its core ideas stay the identical: to current a brand new play each week at lunchtime, which lasts for underneath an hour, with a pie and a pint included within the value of each ticket.
Forever Home runs at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 11-16 September at 1pm. Each ticket will embody a pie and a pint, with a vegetarian and mushy drink/ non-alcoholic beer possibility additionally accessible. To e-book tickets go to www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com or name 01796 484626.
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