Scottish dance-theatre firm Shotput have introduced the Scottish Premiere of Arlington by legendary modern playwright Enda Walsh. The present will tour throughout three venues this autumn – Cumbernauld Theatre; Tron Theatre, Glasgow; and Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
Set in a dystopian world dominated by surveillance and management, Arlington follows Isla, a younger lady held inside a mysterious excessive rise facility, ready for her quantity to be known as. Telling tales of her desires for the world exterior, her solely human interplay is with an nameless man on the opposite aspect of the wall. Today there’s a new listener. Their encounter sparks a fragile connection that defies the chilly mechanisms of the world round them, and what begins as a seemingly small human interplay turns into one thing rather more terrifying and stylish.
Arlington explores themes of affection, freedom, and the enduring energy of human connection within the face of oppression. This present about telling tales slyly prompts our human impulse for narrative, questioning current realities and imagining new ones. Told in three acts, Arlington sees theatre and dance mix in a story for 2 actors and one dancer.
Jim Manganello and Lucy Ireland stated: “We are so thrilled that Shotput gets to have a go at this play with dance by Enda Walsh, a writer who we’ve been obsessed with for many years. Enda’s wicked sense of humour, his slant take on the world, and the space he opens for athleticism and dance feels like a perfect fit for all the things we love to do. Arlington is a hidden masterpiece and we’re delighted to be bringing it to Scottish audiences for the first time. Whatever you think this play is at the beginning – a dystopian satire, a dream, a love story – we promise that it will mutate and defy expectations over the course of its running time and as you think and talk about it after. Funny, difficult, terrifying, beautiful. We’re honoured that we get a go at capturing all that and sharing it.”
Known for his or her experimental investigations into the darker sides of latest life, that is Shotput’s first Scottish tour since they have been awarded multi-year funding. It is directed by the corporate’s Co-Artistic Directors Lucy Ireland and Jim Manganello, with a inventive staff made up of Shotput’s affiliate artists, Lighting Designer Emma Jones; Video Designer Rob Willoughby, and Scenic and Costume Designer Anna Yates, in addition to Sound Designer Garry Boyle and Composer Cat Myers getting back from Shotput’s maverick Totentanz.
Enda Walsh is among the most famed modern playwrights of our time. Winning a number of Fringe First awards all through his profession, his work has a protracted historical past in Scotland, with a number of productions on the Traverse Theatre, together with Medicine, Disco Pigs, Ballyturk and extra. Shotput’s manufacturing of Arlington will mark its Scottish Premiere.
Listings:
17 – 18 October, Cumbernauld Theatre| Tickets Here
22 – 25 October, Tron Theatre | Tickets Here
6 – 8 November, Traverse Theatre | Tickets Here
Run Time: 90 minutes (tbc)
Age Restriction: 12+
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