The Crossroad will exhibit the work of QMU’S Drama and Theatre Arts final year students.
QMU divides its Drama course third and fourth year into five specific specialisms, this is your chance to see the students work and ideas fresh from the studio.
Plays written by the graduates will be available to be read, as well as a collection of reviews, previews and features by the Arts Journalists. The Community Theatre graduates will be displaying the work of their current projects, including ‘Ditto Theatre’, who are organising a series of workshops aimed at S2 pupils tackling the issues of body confidence; and Alcohol Initiative, who aim to encourage early education about the dangers of alcohol.
Performances will include:
Bent – (written by Martin Sherman) directed by Gary Quinn – a story of acceptance, tolerance, love and self awakening. The first play to look at the gay Holocaust, Bent deals with the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany, highlighting Paragraph 175, the German law that made homosexuality illegal.
Thursday 25th2pm. Friday 26th 4.15pm and 7.45pm. Saturday 27th 2.45pm and 7pm.
The Dress Affair – directed by Flavia D’Avila. Devised collaboratively, with final script by Rob David. Based on the poem “O Caso do Vestido”, by Brazilian writer Carlos Drummond de Andrade. A tale of love, lust, jealousy and obsession.
Thursday 25th 4.15pm and 7pm. Friday 26th 3.30pm. Saturday 27th 4.15pm.
Driftwood – directed by Iain MacDonald – 3 stories from 3 islands in the Highlands of Scotland dealing with isolation, change and death. Three brand new scenes written by professional playwrights; George Gunn, Kenny Lindsay and Jacqueline Clark.
Thursday 25th 5pm and 8.30pm. Friday 26th 2.45pm and 9pm. Saturday 27th 7.45pm.
Path – Devised and performed by Scott Smith. Mythological roots, religious icons, and ascetic practices, Path is an intimate exploration of the transcendental nature of theological teachings ranging from the Indian Sadhu to Christ. The body evolves from ancient shamanistic practices and progresses in a search for knowledge of the Absolute. It is a journey of spiritual nourishment that not only pursues reaching a state of freedom, but also a momentary glimpse of enlightenment.
Thursday 25th 3.30pm and 7.45pm. Friday 26th 5pm and 8.30pm. Saturday 27th 3.30pm and 8.30pm.
Terminator 2000 or The Fight Between Good and Evil – Devised and performed by James Fletcher. Fort Kinnaird, 2029. The world has been turned upside down after a nuclear war. Our host, a super-futuristic robot called the Terminator plans and holds a fascinating birthday party under the supervision of the mysterious Father McCarthy. The piece examines links between man, machine and technology. Around this, Terminator 2000 or the fight between good and evil also examines the reification of modern society and the development of the piñata tradition through religion.
Thursday 25th 2.45pm and 9.15pm. Friday 26th 2pm and 7pm. Saturday 27th 2pm, 5pm and 9.15pm.
Showing @ The Roxy Art House, 3 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU.
Thu 25 March – Sat 27 March 12:00