DUNDEE REP AND SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE LIMITED OUR 2017/2019 JOURNEY TOURED WORKS Innocence by Fleur Darkin, TuTuMucky by Botis Seva, Velvet Petal by Fleur Darkin, Dreamers by Anton Lachky, Process Day by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, YAMA by Damien Jalet, RITUALIA by Number of visiting Number of attendees at visiting Number of visiting company Colette Sadler, Looping: Scotland Overdub companies company performances performances TOURING Tramway’s DIG Festival, Didcot in Oxfordshire, Dundee Ignite Festival, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Dance Live Festival Aberdeen, The Place London, Edinburgh Fringe, Jerwood Dance Space Ipswich, Cannes Dance / 166 / 41,909 / 208 Festival France, Rennes France, Greenock, Woking, Lyceum Edinburgh, Chemnitz, Germany, Luminate Festival, Wick, Mull, Southbank Centre, London, Shanghai International Dance Centre, Shaanxi Grand Theatre, Neuss Germany Number of toured works / 8 Number of performances / 104 Number of attendees at performances / 13,958 Number of productions / 13 Number of performances / 278 Number of attendees at performances / 60,246 Monstrous Bodies written and directed by Sandy Thomson, co-production with Poorboy Ensemble. High-octane celebration of youthful optimism and desire. APR 2017 The List (on Velvet Petal) A new iteration of Velvet Petal, (originally devised as a collaboration with CEPROMusic in Mexico) had its UK premiere at Tramway’s DIG Festival. Following Tramway, Scottish Dance Theatre toured to Didcot in Oxfordshire and took part in the Dundee Ignite Festival, staging two free shows of a more informal and intimate version of the work in the Hannah McClure Centre, which attracted a high proportion of new dance attendees. MAY 2017 Dundee Rep Ensemble awarded three Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland 17/18 (Best Production, Best Ensemble and Best Male Performance) for Death of a Salesman. Velvet Petal by Fleur Darkin Photography: Brian Hartley DISCOVER MORE Season Launch 17/18 introduced Andrew Panton’s first season as Artistic Director at Dundee Rep Theatre. Scottish Dance Theatre presented Velvet Petal, Process Day and TuTuMucky, plus our This Is Me (T.I.M) Young Company at the Fringe The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht, in a translation 2017. Process Day was part of the British Council showcase and all by George Tabori, revised by Alistair Beaton, directed by Joe three main stage works were selected for Made in Scotland showcase. Douglas, toured community centre’s throughout Dundee and 60+ promoters attended generating significant touring potential. surrounding areas delighting our local audiences. JUN 2017 …over almost three and a half hours is Elegant and eccentric, it’s the yearning a slow burning tragi-comic explosion of and delight of each dreamer that has collective dysfunction, with all its secrets, the power to charm us silly. lies, failures and flaws exposed. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Photography: Viktoria Begg DISCOVER MORE The List (on Dreamers) The Herald (on August: Osage County) Almost ten years on from the play’s first performance, the Rep’s season began with the Scottish Premiere of the Tony and Pulitzer Award-winning Velvet Petal won the Summerhall Lustrum Prize. August: Osage County. The production featured a 13-strong cast performing on a three-story revolving set and was later nominated for Dreamers & TuTuMucky Double Bill toured to The Place, London. Best Ensemble at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland. AUG 2017 Process Day by Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar Photography: Brian Hartley DISCOVER MORE What undoubtedly raises this new Scottish Dance Theatre participated for the first time in the DanceLive production above so many others is the Festival in Aberdeen with a performance of Velvet Petal: Bedroom in strength of the cast the Anatomy Rooms. Broadway Baby (on The Maids) Our first-ever performances at Jerwood Dance Space in Ipswich saw two full houses doubling UK touring income target. The Maids by Jean Genet in a translation by Martin Crimp, directed The Maids An audience development pilot project resulted in a successful by Eve Jamieson. This all-female three-hander starred original Photography: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan DISCOVER MORE two-day workshop in Woking with curtain raiser performance by a Ensemble members (Irene Macdougall, Ann Louise Ross and Emily local youth dance group. The pilot project was expanded to create Winter) performing together as a collective three-piece for the first opportunities for non-professional dancers. time in 18 years. OCT 2017 Dundee Rep delivers a big-stage musical version as elegant and lavish as it is brilliantly assured The Scotsman (on A Christmas Carol) Dreamers by Anton Lachky Photography: Brian Hartley DISCOVER MORE Panton’s second show in Autumn 2017 season dazzled audiences with Neil Duffield’s dreamlike and fresh adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Scottish Dance Theatre toured France for the first time with novel, A Christmas Carol. Bringing together magical design, beautiful YAMA at the Cannes Dance Festival, followed by three nights in live music, and a lot of snow! The Rep Ensemble gave an original take on Rennes, receiving national coverage in the French press and full this well-known tale; with resident Ensemble member, Ann Louise Ross, houses for all four performances. in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. DEC 2017 The premiere of The Lover, a co-production between Scottish Dance Theatre, the Lyceum and Stellar Quines, based on Marguerite Duras’s book of the same name, and co-directed by Fleur Darkin and Jemima Levick, premiered in the Lyceum in January 2018. A two week run attracted large audiences, and critical acclaim. JAN 2018 A Christmas Carol Photography: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan DISCOVER MORE An utterly absorbing, undeniably fresh vision of the future. The Scotsman (on RITUALIA) Ira Levin’s 1970 classic murder mystery, Deathtrap pulled in huge audiences and exceeded income targets at the start of 2018. With an Colette Sadler, a Scottish choreographer based in Berlin, was extravagant retro-vintage set from Kenny Miller, it was a rollercoaster ride commissioned for new work RITUALIA, based on Stravinsky’s Les of both humour and terror. Director, Johnny McKnight crafted new life YAMA by Damien Jalet Photography: Brian Hartley DISCOVER MORE Noces. RITUALIA premiered in Dundee Rep as part of a Double Bill into this dark comedy thriller, creating an unapologetically entertaining with TuTuMucky followed by a preview tour to Greenock. piece of theatre that once again charmed and inspired audiences. FEB 2018 Dundee Rep and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland joined forces for the first time in a dynamic new partnership. Panton’s production of Tony award-winning musical Spring Awakening by Steven Sater and Duncan Fleur Darkin has conjured a show Sheik triumphed when it opened in Glasgow before transferring to that captures all ages. Dundee Rep. The Sunday Express (on Innocence) To celebrate the Year of Young People, we were delighted to welcome over 200 young people to Spring Uncovered, an event run in partnership with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Scottish Drama Training Network. This sold-out event brought Young People aged between 15- 26, together from all over Scotland, taking part in a pre-show talk and Innocence toured across the UK in theatre venues and nurseries Q&A with the cast and creatives of Spring Awakening, before watching offering a programme of workshops led by Creative Learning. the show in a special ‘£5 at 5pm’ performance. MAR Deathtrap 2018 Photography: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan DISCOVER MORE A truly outstanding Dundee-RCS co-production The Scotsman (on Spring Awakening) RITUALIA by Colette Sadler Photography: Brian Hartley DISCOVER MORE We celebrated the 21st anniversary of Stephen Greenhorn’s much-loved contemporary Scottish play, Passing Places. This fast-paced, adrenaline- packed physical production, is a hilarious ‘road movie for the stage’ following two small-town boys who leave their mundane lives in a search Velvet Petal returned this year to a strong outing of tour dates in for excitement and pleasure. The show took audiences on a wild and multi-arts venues and large scale festivals including Edinburgh’s riotous journey through Scotland. The run at Dundee Rep pulled in local Hidden Door Festival. audiences before heading out on tour to The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. MAY 2018 A vivid production. The Herald (on The Yellow On The Broom) Season Launch 18/19 our annual access all areas event giving our audiences the first glimpse of our upcoming season. Process Day made its German premiere at the Tanz | Modern Dundee Rep Ensemble nominated for Best Ensemble at the Critics | Tanz Festival in Chemnitz, Germany. Awards for Theatre in Scotland 18/19 for August: Osage County. JUN Spring Awakening Photography: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan DISCOVER MORE 2018 An evocative staging. The Stage (on The Yellow On The Broom) The Yellow on the Broom by Anne Downie, based on the novel by Betsy Whyte opened at Dundee Rep Theatre in August 2018 attracting huge audiences. It was greatly received by locals, our international visitors and the Travelling community. The performances then continued on to the The Premiere of new work, Looping: Scotland Overdub, saw Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling to complete a very successful 6-week run. the company embark on a rural tour undertaking multi-day artistic residencies with local community casts in Wick, Mull and We ran a series of special events shining a light on the Traveller culture Dundee. Each residency culminated in a final performance of each Friday evening of the run. The first featured A night of stories and TuTuMucky by Botis Seva Photography: Brian Hartley DISCOVER MORE Looping: Scotland Overdub. song with author and Traveller, Jess Smith. AUG 2018 This piece has a big future! Beginning of something special for sure, loved it @DundeeRep @wearenoisemaker (on Hi, My Name is Ben) Double Bills of Dreamers & Process Day and Process Day & TuTuMucky were performed over two nights for home audiences at Dundee Rep ahead of an international tour to China.