Garioch Theatre Festival 2010
24th June - 4th July 2010
An exciting mix of workshops, professional theatre, youth theatre and exhibition
This year's festival includes:
"Doorways" - a new piece created from the life and short stories of Lorna Moon, with Aberdeenshire Youth Theatre (Mitchell School of Drama)
"Doorways" PHOTOGRAPHS available to view and purchase HERE
The Folding Theatre Puppet Company is proud to present "Sigurd - The Dragon Slayer"
Banchory Academy Drama present "Lovers: Winners" by Brian Friel.
Bands Nights: This year the Garioch Theatre Festival will expand to include a music-based side of the festival. There will be opportunities for young and talented local bands to perform in a professional 'concert' environment.
proudExposure present a Head-to-Toe makeover
Workshops in Drama, Contemporary dance, Make up and Costume
Fleeman Productions present "A Bosie for Luck?" by Charles Barron, based on stories by David Toulmin
plus an Exhibition and much more.......
‘Treat for NE audiences as curtain goes up’
‘A fantastic festival’
The Garidge Theatre Company was set up in 2004 by Rhona Mitchell with the express purpose of running a theatre festival in Inverurie bringing a mix of amateur and professional work to the town. As well as providing an opportunity for her own students to perform, the company will introduce a range of touring professional productions to a local audience.
This will be the fifth Garioch Theatre Festival, firmly establishing it as an important annual arts event in the North-East. The committee have all brought their own skills to the project - Rhona Mitchell, Pamela Barrie, Charles Barron, Ashley Forbes, Kenny Fraser, Claire Gauld, Tina Olsen, Alison Telfer, and Michael Watt.
The 2009 Festival ran for two weeks starting on the 18th June.
Aberdeenshire Youth Theatre (MSD) premiered their production 'Our Scotland'
Their take on Homecoming year and all things Scottish, in the style of the nation’s favourite form of entertainment – the television. Fiddles, bagpipes, sheep, castles, whisky, golf, Burns, tatties, tartan, porridge and a look at the life of the ordinary Scot.
The 2008 Festival included the Garidge Theatre with Mitchell School of Drama performing a new work based on the records of the Poorhouses of the North-East - 'Lottie'.
There also was a professional show for children - "Jabberwocky", a further professional production from Cultural Connections and two new theatre pieces. There was Puppetry and Physical/Mime workshops, a performance featuring 'Oceans 3', plus a Community Open Day and Art and Heritage Exhibitions.
Directed & choreographed by Rhona Mitchell with songs by Ashley Forbes & Robert Burns
