Air a bheachdachadh leis a bhuidheann agus stiuireadh le John Wright.
Se da sgeulachd eadar-thoinnte tha seo; stri caileag eileanach le gnothachan prionnsabal agus gabhail ris an taghadh aice agus cuideachd, na cuisean soisealta, poileataiceach eiginneach, a bhrosnaich toiseachadh creideamh spioradail anns na 1840’s.
Se obair stocail, co-aimsireil a tha’nns an dealbh-cluiche Gaidhlig seo, le blas do chultair nan eilean agus righneas na daoine.
Roghainn nan Daoine intertwines two powerful stories, one of a young Island woman’s struggle with matters of principal and living with the choices she has made, the other follows the desperate social and political circumstances which provoked the emergence of a new spirituality-based belief system in the 1840’s which still has resonance today.
This Gaelic language physical theatre show is a radical contemporary evocation of Hebridean cultures, heredity, human tenacity and remarkable lives.
Please note: A live simultaneous translation to English is provided on individual headphones for the audience.
The attempts to differentiate voices may lend things the cartoon air of a narrator on a piece of children's TV, but the richness of the material on offer is well worth catching.
Despite glitches, hitches, and serial failures of the simultaneous translation from Gaelic to English, Roghainn Nan Daoine looks at last like the show in which this ambitious company finally assembles all the elements it needs to begin to play a major role in Scottish theatre life.
An Lanntair, Stornoway from Thursday May 27, 2010, until Saturday May 29, 2010. 7.30pm. More info: www.lanntair.com
Byre Theatre, St Andrews on Saturday June 5, 2010. 7.30pm. More info: www.byretheatre.com
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday June 8, 2010, until Saturday June 12, 2010. Tues-Fri 11 June, 7.30pm; Sat 12th, 8pm; Matinees on Thur 10th at 1.30pm and Sat 12th at 2pm. Tickets: £8.50 (£6.50). More info: www.tron.co.uk
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh from Monday June 14, 2010, until Tuesday June 15, 2010. 7.30pm. More info: www.edfringe.com
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on Thursday June 17, 2010. 7.30pm. More info: www.eden-court.co.uk
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