A rarely seen art form coming to the CatStrand
Visible Fictions present UP at Catstrand as part of Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival 3rd October at 7.30pm.
A big story about love, fate and luck told in a profoundly intimate way through Object Theatre.
The odds of perishing in a commercial plane accident are 29.4 million to one. Reassuring. Except if you’re the one. As emergency masks plummet, engines squeal and hand baggage flies from the overhead bins, two strangers hold hands. Scared and breathless, their lives flash past as they face their final moments together.
Exploring themes of luck and choice, fate and coincidence and above all what it means to connect with someone, this thrilling production, created by one of Scotland’s leading production companies, is a fantasy table-top exploration using object theatre where time is turned upside down and all the things that matter start to make sense.
Cast
Zoe Hunter
Martin McCormick
Creative Team
Director – Douglas Irvine
Associate Artist / Writer – Frances Poet Actor
Production and Stage Manager – Camilla O’Neill
Composer and Sound Designer – Andy McGregor and Kevin Murray
Designer - Becky Minto
Lighting Designer – Kai Fisher
UP was first explored in 2020 and shared with an audience at the Manipulate Festival. The response was overwhelmingly positive, validating this as a powerful piece that needed to be explored further and taken to full production.
Douglas Irvine, Visible Fictions Artistic Director commented:
“I am so excited to bring a rarely seen art form to Scottish stages. Object Theatre has fascinated me for years and the intimacy of this practice combined with the huge and yet intimate story of Up makes this performance stand out.”
About Visible Fictions
We are Visible Fictions, and we love telling stories. For over 30 years we have been creating innovative and dynamic theatrical experiences and creative learning projects for young people of all ages and adults. You can find our work on stage and screen, in parks, boats, bikes, libraries, schools and wherever we can make them happen! We take these stories all over the world. Our aim is to get people thinking, talking, sharing and creating. We do this by mixing things up and turning stories on their head, as a result, no two Visible Fictions shows are alike but all guarantee an equally memorable and powerful experience. www.visiblefictions.co.uk