Top Fringe show set to have audiences in a spin
A hit show from the Edinburgh Fringe is making its way to Perth this weekend.
Turntable began as a show at the Fringe when its creators Michael John McCarthy and his great-aunt Kathleen sifted through a stack of old vinyl records.
The show Turntable now invites a variety of listeners onto the stage to discuss the contents of the suitcase of records, and reflect on their own love of music with a portable turntable.
When the touring show stops off in the Fair City, panto favourite Barrie Hunter and Dr Peggy Brunache, the programmer for the popular Southern Fried Festival, will be welcomed to the Perth Theatre stage to discuss their own musical take on Turntable.
Barrie Hunter is well known to the audiences of Perth Theatre, having played the panto dame at the city centre theatre for the last seven years. He has also played a number of other roles in theatres across Scotland, including a number of television and film credits.
Likewise, many in Perth and Kinross will also be familiar with the work of Dr Peggy Brunache.
Peggy is an historical archaeologist specialising in the Atlantic slave trade and African diasporas, however has since become involved in Perth’s Southern Fried festival with her focus on African food, and is a regular culinary historian and consultant for the BBC.
The show’s stop-off at Perth Theatre this weekend will be the first on a tour across Scotland and Germany, including the Dumfries and Galloway arts festival and the Here and Now festival in Mannheim, Germany.
Michael John McCarthy, the creator of the discussion showpiece, said: “Technology has made it easier for us to insulate ourselves from each other. Turntable is about taking music back from the cloud and putting it into people’s hands.
“Modern music technology doesn’t make it easy for those who are vulnerable to loneliness and isolation to break out of it. We’re all having these individually tailored musical experiences and my concern is that the potential is there for people to get lost.
“Turntable creates a space for people to talk and connect with others and we hope that it sets off a chain reaction that inspires participants and audiences to re-engage with music as a means of connecting with friends and strangers alike.”
Dr Peggy Brunache’s time to take on Turntable will be at 6pm on Friday, March 2 at Perth Theatre’s Joan Knight Studio.
Barrie Hunter will then take centre stage at 8pm on Saturday, March 3, again in the theatre’s Joan Knight Studio.
Tickets £11 from Horsecross box office, contact 01738 621031.
Michael John McCarthy will bring his hit show to Perth this weekend Barrie Hunter