Love’s young dream at home in NY apartment
He also examines the history of research in visual science, with the aim of providing an account of the development of experimental methods in vision, particularly those concerned with stereoscopic vision.
The third area is the relationship between visual science and visual art.
The professor has been in collaborations with artists like Patrick Hughes and Calum Colvin. This stems from his aim of fostering a closer association between the graphical language of art (particularly geometrical abstraction) and the interpretative language of science.
“In historical terms, the practitioners of vision - artists - made many advances in the science of seeing,”he said.
“With the growth of science, the two approaches to vision have tended to become divorced.
“In attempting to foster a closer kinship between visual science and visual art, I have tried to use the graphical language of the artist to address issues that can be analysed by the scientist.”
‘The Allure of Illusions’begins at 7.30pm. The PSNS talks are free for society members, otherwise tickets for the general public cost £6 on the door, or £7.06 via Eventbrite.
There is a new production of a popular film coming to Pitlochry next month, the fresh and endearing New York story, ‘Barefoot in the Park’.
For the very first time, The Lyceum and Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) join together to present Neil Simon’s irresistible comedy, set in 1960s Greenwich Village.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s artistic director Elizabeth Newman is directing the production which comes to Perthshire from March 12-29, followed by a run in Edinburgh during April - the first time such a tie-up has happened involving PFT.
Elizabeth said: “We are thrilled to be producing Barefoot in the Park with the Lyceum. It is a joyful story that celebrates love.
“Audiences can expect a great comedy by one of America’s finest playwrights. Neil Simon definitely offers up a lot of laughs and fun. We will also be including some fabulous 60s musical classics. It feels like the world really needs to escape to New York to spend time with Corie and Paul in their love nest.”
Many will remember the film which, like this stage adaptation, explores love, life and living together for two newly-weds. There is optimistic Corie and grounded Paul, taking their first steps into married life together in their tiny New York apartment.
But things become a bit more complicated when Corie attempts to match-make her mother with their unconventional neighbour Mr Velasco whilst conversely coaxing her new husband into living a more laid-back lifestyle in which he does not sweat the small things, lives in the moment, and perhaps even runs barefoot in the park...
This new Barefoot in the Park stars Jessica Hardwick as Corie, Olivier Huband as Paul, Clare Grogan as Ethel, and Hamish Clark as Victor Velasco. Marc Small is Harry Pepper, the telephone man, and Karis Jack plays Audrey Blake, the delivery woman.
Perthshire audiences may recognise Jessica Hardwick from ‘Knives in Hens’ (2018 at Perth Theatre) and before that, in ‘The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart’, which came to Perth in 2016 with the National Theatre of Scotland.
Jessica spoke to the PA, direct from rehearsals at the Lyceum in Edinbugh: “My character is Corie (Jane
Fonda played her in the film). She’s doing everything for the first time, it’s a pretty intense three days that the play covers. She’s figuring out how to be, sexually, and as a person with her husband now it’s all official.
“You can’t help but like her. Corie is very positive, she just wants to have fun, everything’s an adventure. Everything’s a bit of a game. The audience gets to see her grow up over the three days.
“Paul is a lot more straight-laced, but they compliment each other. The characters are funny, sort of without knowing it.
“The couple’s apartment is quite bare at the beginning of the story and it fills up and starts to look more furnished as the play goes on.
“The story deals with the lighter side of humanity, something I think we need with so many heavy issues at the moment.
“I think the audience is going to love how our production is punctuated with music. The songs in this are great, music is a huge part and the colourful 60s costumes are gorgeous.”
Barefoot in the Park is at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from March 12 and tickets can be bought from www. PitlochryFestival Theatre.com