TRUANT
Written and directed by: John Retallack
Movement director: Janice Parker
Sound design & original music: Michael John McCarthy
Set & costume design: Becky Minto
Lighting design: Simon Wilkinson
Associate artist: Catrin Evans
Cast: Ross Allan, Daniel Cahill, Hannah Donaldson, Michele Gallagher, Gavin Kean, Chris McCann, Claire McCracken, Fiona Wood.
Dates: 1 - 19 November 2011
Co-Production with: National Theatre of Scotland
Supported by: Arts Council England and ScottishPower with additional support from the Scottish Government
"You have to be bad to discover what kind of good you want to be."**
How do you find your limits without breaking the rules? Teenagers need to play truant from their parents to establish their own identity, their own personal values. But what happens when parents play truant from their children, when they avoid their parental duties?
Who is making and who is breaking the rules?
Written and directed by John Retallack, Truant is a provocative new piece of theatre set in, and inspired by, the people of Glasgow. Truant is the result of interviews with a diverse range of people from communities across the city exploring responses to questions about family values, the challenges of modern parenting and the place of children in society. Featuring a cast of eight and combining performance, movement, music and live debate, Truant is an unmissable event from the National Theatre of Scotland and Company of Angels.
**Extract from In
Praise of Difficult Children by Adam Phillips
Reviews for Truant
**** Four Stars - The Times
**** Four Stars - The Scotsman
"A terrific cast who bring an array of familiar characters to persuasive life." The Times
"This show opens up a powerful debate about the importance of public space and debate in creating a sense of community, and support families in difficulties" The Scotsman
"...it is not over until the nightly audience discussion, expertly chaired
by Mari Binnie, during which the contradictions of the fragmented scenes
fuel an illuminating inter-generational discussion that you wouldn't
want to bunk off from." The Guardian
Tour schedule:
1 Nov 2011
Ruchill
Community Centre
7pm tickets available in person
2 - 3 Nov 2011 Penilee
Community Centre
7pm
tickets available in person / information: 0141 882 3309
5
Nov 2011 Jordanhill
Church
2.30pm &
7pm tickets from Tron Theatre
Box Office: 0141 552 4267 / www.tron.co.uk
8
- 9 Nov 2011 Reidvale
Neighbourhood Centre, Dennistoun
7pm tickets available in person / information: 0141 554 5315
10
Nov 2011 St Robert's Hall, Pollock
7pm tickets from Tron Theatre
Box Office: 0141 552 4267 / www.tron.co.uk
11
Nov 2011 Cranhill
Development Trust
7pm tickets available in person / information: 0141
774 3344
12
Nov 2011 Hutchesons'
Grammar School, Pollockshields
2.30 & 7pm tickets from Tron Theatre
Box Office: 0141 552 4267 / www.tron.co.uk
14
Nov 2011 Castlemilk
Community Centre
7pm tickets available in person / information:
0141 634 2233
16
Nov 2011 Maryhill
Burgh Hall
7pm tickets available in person from Glasgow
Club Maryhill /
information: 0141
2765300
17
- 19 Nov 2011 Scottish
Youth Theatre, Trongate
7pm (17 & 18
Nov)
tickets from Tron Theatre
2.30pm
(19
Nov) Box Office: 0141 552 4267 / www.tron.co.uk
Photography by
Lloyd Smith
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