FOR P4 - P7 OR S1 PUPILS
AUTUMN TERM 2018
Is This a Dagger?
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| Is This A Dagger? - education pack |
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.
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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.
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
Co-written by William Shakespeare
Presented by Andy Cannon and Red Bridge Arts
Photography by Sandy Butler
