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FOR P4 - P7 OR S1 PUPILS
​AUTUMN TERM 2018

Is This a Dagger?
The Story of Macbeth

By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes…

Andy Cannon retells Shakespeare’s classic story, taking audiences on a thousand-year journey from fact to fiction and back again.

A tale of foul and fortune, murder and deceit, Macbeth is a gory, bloody and darkly wonderful tale of one man and his pursuit of power. Andy Cannon‘s Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth distils the essence of this epic play into an entrancing one-man, one-hour version for audiences young and old.

A perfect introduction for newcomers to this wicked tale, and a fresh take on it for Shakespeare aficionados.

 “A tale of sound and fury, signifying first class theatre for everyone over eight.” The Scotsman

Running time: 70 minutes including 10 minute epilogue
Audience size: 120
Space required: 6m x 10m (including audience), bleacher seating can be used if available
Cost: £500 + VAT for the day, 2 performance maximum

For dates and costs please contact: [email protected]
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INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

Teachers and children will enjoy the performance without prior knowledge of the story but the information packs below help teachers prepare and link to classroom plans.
Is This A Dagger? - education pack
File Size: 874 kb
File Type: pdf
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For two short films to show your class to prepare your class for a theatre experience in the school hall, one for you and one to show them, please see the RESOURCES section of our website.

MORE INFORMATION

about the COMPANY
Written and performed by Andy Cannon
Co-writer -  William Shakespeare
Composers and sound designers - Dave Trouton & Wendy Weatherby
Outside eye - Shona Reppe
Llighting design - Simon Hayes
Producer  - Red Bridge Arts

Andy Cannon
is the writer, director and performer of the work.

During his early career Andy worked with Theatre Workshop, initially on a youth opportunity scheme and later as drama worker.  It was during this time at Theatre Workshop that he first started to explore incorporating direct first-person storytelling into my work.  In 1996 he left Theatre Workshop to set up Wee Stories Theatre for Children.  During his time as Artistic Director of the company he was the lead or co artist of Wee Stories many acclaimed productions – including amongst others the award winning productions of Labyrinth and Arthur (the later produced in partnership with the Scottish Touring Consortium).
 
Since leaving Wee Stories in 2012 he has been creating and performing his own work which has included the Expo commissioned Scota-land for the 2012 Imaginate Festival and the London 2012 festival and Tales of a Grandson produced in partnership with macrobert and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in 2014 and with Red Bridge Arts in 2016.  Tales was nominated for CATS Award for best performance for children and young people.  In 2014 he was Creative Director Performance of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. In 2016, alongside Andy Manley and Shona Reppe, he co-created and performed in Black Beauty, a co-production with Red Bridge Arts and Traverse Theatre Company.
 
 
Red Bridge Arts
Red Bridge Arts is a producing company with a focus on creating work for young audiences and supporting artists’ development. The company’s mission is to nourish creativity and encourage curiosity.
 
Since it was set up in 2015 Red Bridge has produced and co-produced and supported the following projects for young audiences: Is this a Dagger? The story of Macbeth by Andy Cannon; Night Light by Andy Manley and Teater Refleksion; A Little Wilder by Andy Manley; Turntable by MJ McCarthy; Black Beauty, in a co-production with Traverse Theatre; Tales of a Grandson by Andy Cannon; Mikey and Addie by Andy Manley and Rob Evans; Anatomy of the Piano (for beginners) by Will Pickvance; Leaf by Niggle by Puppet State Theatre Company; Titus (English version) by Oliver Emanuel.
Written and performed by Andy Cannon
Co-written by William Shakespeare

Presented by Andy Cannon and Red Bridge Arts
Photography by Sandy Butler
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  • SHOWS
    • BUFF AND SHEEN
    • A HOME FOR HAMISH
    • LIGHTNING RIDGE
  • ABOUT
  • CURRICULUM
  • DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS
  • SUPPORTERS
  • PREVIOUS SHOWS
    • POGGLE AND ME
    • GINGER
    • ONE OF TWO
    • GOING FOR GOLD: ME AND LINFORD CHRISTIE
    • CLOUD MAN
    • THE LAST FORECAST
    • MESS
    • MAYA AND THE WHALE
    • CHALK ABOUT
    • FOUR GO WILD IN WELLIES
    • FAMILY PORTRAIT
    • MIXED UP
    • POTATO NEEDS A BATH
    • WHITE: THE FILM
    • LIFEBOAT
    • EMMA & GILL
    • WHIRLYGIG
    • MIKEY AND ADDIE
    • SLUG
    • A LADDER TO THE STARS
    • PONDLIFE
    • POGGLE
    • MY FRIEND SELMA
    • MARTHA
    • IS THIS A DAGGER?
    • TITUS
    • THE ATTIC
    • HOW TO FIX A BROKEN WING
    • THE STORY OF THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN
    • JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
    • UP TO SPEED
  • CONTACT
  • OPPORTUNITIES