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Past Productions 1



An Evening of Senility
by Bruce Fraser

'Senility' was originally written for MSD in Glasgow, and first performed at the Cottier Theatre in Glasgow's West End in 1996. 'Senility' is very much about 'theatre', in fact it pokes fun at nearly every theatrical form during the course of the play. The evening is rather absurd, and completely ridiculous!





'Outcast' is set in 17th century Scotland at the time of the witch hunts. The biblical injunction, 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live', (Exodus 22.18) sanctioned widespread persecution. Witchhunts began in Scotland with Mary, Queen of Scots' arrival from France, but became widespread under the reign of her son, James. 'Outcast' follows the persecution of a young girl after an innocent remark.


Outcast
by Bruce Fraser with music by Helen Stewart

'Outcast' is not straight drama, and certainly not a musical. The only way to describe it is as a piece of theatre. We have concentrated in class on voice, movement and character work; the purpose of the project is to give the students the chance to perform.




Mabel's Surprise Birthday Party
by Bruce Fraser
 
A site specific work written for MSD and performed in the function suite of the Kintore Arms Hotel, Inverurie.
The plot, such as it is, centres on preparations for the surprise birthday party for the eponymous Mabel.  Nothing is as it seems as the best laid plans go amiss, the wrong performers turn up for the wrong celebration and does Mabel finally get to her party?



Stars of Light Concert
 

This Christmas charity event combines children of different age groups, coming together at this special time of year, to help those less privileged than themselves. There are a variety of different acts including Lathallan School Pipe Band; Robert Gordon’s School Choir; The West End Dance Studio; The Yehudi Menuhin School instrumentalists; Theatre from The Rhona Mitchell School of Drama and a selection of solo performances.

 

The Rhona Mitchell School of Drama took part in this charity concert at the Mitchell Hall in Aberdeen. We performed a section of 'The Wonderful World' and a selection of poems under the title 'Strange Creatures'.






The scenes introduce some diverse characters to the audience, including, the exasperated Guide leader and her mad coven of Brownies, an amorous but stubborn Bull, some Twitchy Birdwatchers, and a bunch of Wild Picts who utilise modern technology to guard Bennachie. There are three characters linking the sketches together, they are Her, Ack and Les. As the play progresses they pick up objects or "tokens" forgotten and left behind by the characters. These tokens are kept and are gathered together at the end of the play in "The Apples".



The Eagle has Flown
By Charles Barron

‘The Eagle has Flown’ was originally commissioned by the Gordon Forum for the Arts and the Mitchell School of Drama are enthusiastic about being given both the opportunity and the challenge to perform this play for the first time. It was written with 100 performers in mind, so it has been quite a challenge to bring it all together with only 32 students (mainly aged between 10 and 18 yrs).

It is a modern day , Doric comedy drama, set on Bennachie and based extremely loosely on the Twelve Labours of Hercules, (or Heracles as he was known in the original Greek.) with numerous sketches that give all members of the company an opportunity to show their capabilities.

 

The Music has been composed by Helen Stewart with arrangements by Ewen Ritchie. The music includes arrangements for Garioch Junior Fiddlers, young members of the Inverurie Pipe Band and the Levena Taylor School of Dance, all of whom appear in the production.




Burke & Hare
by Charles Barron and Ron Sawdon, with music by Colvin Greig.

As part of the Inverurie Festival MSD offered their audience the chance to be murdered by none other than the legendary serial killers of 19th century Edinburgh, Burke and Hare.

They presented a short piece, mainly devised by the company, which will take place in William Hare’s Lodging House (The West Church Hall); before inviting their audience to join them in the West Church for the trial. The trial was written for an Edinburgh Fringe show in 1978.




A Midsummer Night's Dream

(Excerpt)

by William Shakespeare

 
Kaleidoscope Festival
'Arts in the Park'
Haddo House