Cumbernauld Theatre Company touring ‘The Wasp Factory’, April - June 2008
March 21, 2008Doug Martin of Glasgow's Tron Theatre has been in touch with the details of a forthcoming tour of the Cumbernauld Theatre company's production of The Wasp Factory.
Here's the press release:
The Tron Theatre is thrilled to announce that Cumbernauld Theatre will premiere their new production of Iain Banks' celebrated cult novel, The Wasp Factory, at the Tron, from 17th – 26th April, before embarking upon a Scottish tour.
The Wasp Factory, the controversial debut novel which launched Iain Banks to literary acclaim, is told from the perspective of the sixteen year old protagonist Frank. A perfectly ordinary sixteen year old serial killer, whose mother has deserted him, whose father measures his own eccentricities on an imperial scale and whose brother, confined to a secure hospital for setting fire to dogs, has recently escaped.
A tale of childhood and growth towards maturity within the insular confines of a small island and a warped family, the novel caused storm and controversy as many readers found Frank's view of the world more than a little disturbing.
Brought to the stage for the first time in 1992 at Glasgow's Citizens' Theatre, Cumbernauld Theatre Director Ed Robson remounts Sutherland's adaptation with a cast that features Nicola Jo Cully as Frank, Robbie Jack as Frank's psychotic brother Eric and Ian Sexon as his emotionally detached and highly eccentric father.
Plus, join Director Ed Robson and the cast of The Wasp Factory after the performance on Wednesday 23rd April, as part of the Tron Theatre's on-going 'RE: PLAY' post-show discussions series, in association with The Herald.
And here are the tour dates:
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Previews: Thu 17 – Sat 19 April
Tue 22 – Sat 26 April, 8.00 p.m.
Tickets: Previews: £7
Tue – Thu £10 (£6), Fri + Sat £14 (£10)
Box Office: 0141 552 4267
www.tron.co.uk
Audio Described and BSL interpreted performance Thu 24 April.
Full Scottish Tour:
- Tue 29 + Wed 30 April - Macrobert, Stirling
- Sat 3 May - An Lanntair, Stornoway
- Thu 8 May - Brewery Arts, Kendal
- Thu 15 May - Regal, Bathgate
- Fri 16 May - Ryan Centre, Stranraer
- Sat 17 May - Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
- Mon 19 – Wed 21 April - Cumbernauld Theatre
- Thu 22 – Sat 24 May - Dundee Rep
- Tue 27 May - Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
- Wed 28 + Thu 29 May - Eden Court, Inverness
- Fri 30 + Sat 31 May - Byre Theatre, St Andrews
- Tue 3 June - Falkirk Town Hall
- Wed 4 - Sat 7 June - Traverse, Edinburgh
- Thu 12 – Sat 14 June - Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Please contact the individual venues listed above for ticketing information, and see the Wasp Factory Tour website for updates.
