SYMON MACINTYRE, the artistic director of Vision Mechanics, explains how he came to be staging a theatre show in a garden near you NORTHINGS: Symon, before we talk about the new show, perhaps you could just explain the revised structure of your company, since many people will know you as Puppet Lab. SYMON MACINTYRE : We used to be […]

KENNY MATHIESON hears how sound will lie at the heart of Vision Mechanics’ Dark Matter A VISIT to a garden is usually a relaxed affair, but Symon MacIntyre and his collaborators have a different experience in mind for those coming to see Dark Matter . THE company’s new touring show for North By North East features Inverness-based actress Emma […]

MARCUS ROCHE is the director of Open Book’s new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth NORTHINGS: Marcus, before we talk about Macbeth itself, how did you get connected with John Cairns and Open Book? MARCUS ROCHE : John and I met in Ullapool. I was up there performing while I was still a student at the RSAMD, in a version of Hamlet. John was […]

KENNY MATHIESON investigates the process of creating a new  Macbeth with the principal actors and designer Patricia Niemann TO ANYONE not directly involved, the business of actually learning a script seems a daunting task, and nowhere more so than in Shakespeare. All those complex lines to absorb, all those nuances of meaning to understand and …[Read more]

CHRIS LEE is the writer and director of Wildbird and Mull Theatre’s joint production The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario NORTHINGS: How did this collaboration with Mull Theatre come about? CHRIS LEE : It was something that came out of our touring show A Midsummer Night’s Dream , actually. We took the show to Mull, and we got chatting with A…[Read more]

KENNY MATHIESON discovers some of the technical wizardry behind Wildbird and Mull Theatre’s new production DIRECTOR Chris Lee and the three actors who will perform The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario – Rebecca Sloyan, Greg Powrie and Mairi Phillips – have been working hard on the penultimate scene of the play in Mull Theatre’s splendid product…[Read more]

LAURA PASETTI, the Artistic Director of Charioteer Theatre, talks about the company’s North by North East touring show, I’m A Shakespearean Character! – Get Me Out of Here! NORTHINGS: Laura, your show isn’t entirely new, is it? LAURA PASETTI : No, a version of the show has already been done in Italy, mainly for school audiences, but with some eve…[Read more]

KENNY MATHIESON hears about the mission of Charioteer Theatre, and how they are putting together their North by North East touring show I’m A Shakespearean Character! – Get Me Out of Here! LAURA Pasetti has a vision. The Milan-born, Forres-based Artistic Director of Charioteer Theatre is looking beyond the confines of town or country to a Eur…[Read more]

EIGHT performing companies based in Scotland are set to hit the road around the Highlands & Islands and the North East, courtesy of a new touring fund. NORTH by North East – Touring Scottish Talent is an initiative aimed at taking Scottish talent out and about to venues all over its target areas. Over the next year […]