The Arches

PLATFORM 18: THE ARCHES NEW WORK AWARD

How Soon is Nigh?

Directed by Garry McNair

Gary McNair is a performer/director who has performed his work at several venues across the UK. In 2008 – 09 he was an Associate of the National Theatre of Scotland. Throughout time there have been many predictions as to when The End will come: at Christ’s Crucifixion; during the Cuban Missile Crisis; at the turn of the Millennium. In this new solo performance, McNair studies the history of and the farce to be found in the subject of the apocalypse. They say the end is nigh, but how soon is nigh?

 

Glas(s) Performance

Hand Me Down

Directed and Devised by Jess Thorpe and Tahsi Gore

Hand Me Down is an original piece in collaboration with a group of ten women from a family in Port Glasgow. Spanning four generations, from 69 to 6-years-old, it explores the complex relationships between the women; their rituals, the things they have passed down and - quite often - the things they have forgotten until now, with the help of dialogue, music, dance, squabbling, laughter and lots of cake. Glas(s) Performance is a Glasgow-based theatre company which works with real people to tell stories exploring everyday human experience.

www.glassperformance.co.uk