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Photography: Kirsty Anderson
“Engrossing and entertaining” **** Scots Gay Arts
"The opera does not hold back in the range of ensemble and solo work, the range of rhythms and harmonies or the emotional complexity of the work...The choral work is highly satisfying and the complexity of ensemble stage work is pulled off with ease. There is no shortage of charisma….provides an emotional hit" **** Broadway Baby “a fascinating mix of old and new that kept the audience engaged and entertained throughout…a mysterious and magical atmosphere that pulled you right into the story." A Youngish Theatre "Director Flora Emily Thomson does well to maintain the production’s flow, allowing the principals room to shine without too much room to grandstand... It has a subversive, experimental edge...It’s continually enjoyable, really quite funny, and makes its point about the life of women abundantly clear." The Quintessential Review |
Scottish Opera, July 2024.
Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow. An orphaned girl defiantly alone in a wood. A young woman determined to survive in her tower. A Queen jealously protective of her empire. And an old woman using her wisdom to break the cycle. All are connected and defined by their striking red hair. The fairy tales famously recorded by the Brothers Grimm and frequently re-told over centuries often cast their women in four archetypes corresponding with ages and stages of life: girl, maiden, mother, crone. RED is an interwoven story in four parts, examining the circular, metamorphic nature of these tales as well as experiences shared by generations of women across time through dark comedy and magical realism. RED questions, yet ultimately affirms, the impact a single person can have in the wider world. CAST Freya Atkinson Gibson Zack Barr Hannah Brown Martha Brown Helena Engebretsen Cara Ewing-Mackie Luke Francis Isla Hallewell James Kennedy Ruaraidh McBain Ilona Sofia Năstase Findlay Peters El Rose Maria Wotherspoon CREATIVE Music - Karen MacIver Libretto - Jane Davidson (MBE) Conductor - Chris Gray Director - Flora Emily Thomson Set & Costume Design - Finlay McLay Lighting Designer - Laura Hawkins Company Stage Manager - Anne Page Production Manager - Suzie Normand Company Repetituer - Karen McIver |