The play’s the thing
The Stirling round of the Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA) Festival takes place at the Cowane Centre tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday).
On Friday evening Red Rag Theatre present the play, written by Alan McHugh, set in a panto dame’s dressing room entitled‘It’s Behind You’.
Fintry Amateur Drama Society’s production of the comedy‘Housebound’ by Simon Mawdsley will also feature.
On Saturday evening Thornhill Players present‘All By Myself’by Robert Scott. It will be followed by Killin Drama Club’s ‘Baggage’by Bev Clark. The evening will close with‘Outside In’by Chris Grady.
The three plays awarded the highest marks at Stirling will progress to meet the best of the Eastern Division at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews, on March 20 and 21.
Tickets should be available for each evening at the door of the Cowane Centre. For advance tickets call 01786 850288.
Gartmore’s Forest Theatre Company are to stage a performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical ‘Into the Woods’ between March 11 to 14.
Directed by Rosie Lang, the musical relates some familiar fairytales – Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel – all intertwined.
The cast is a mix of adults and children who have been working on the production since August last year.
The music, from a band of local musicians, contains haunting melodies.
The Forest Theatre Company has members from Gartmore, Aberfoyle, Drymen and as far as Dunblane and Glasgow.
Rebecca Fleming, who plays the part of the baker, said: “Finding parts for all the children who want to be involved is a difficult task, but our very able director Vicky GlasseDavies has a wonderfully creative way of involving everyone.
“She gets to the heart of every character and each scene is packed with detail and emotion.
“We have had great help this year from recent Gartmore ‘returnee’, Alex Paton, who has used her vision as a professional visual effects producer to great effect in our set design and creation of a wood, cow, baker’s shop and more.”
Tickets for the show at Gartmore
Village Hall are available from Gartmore Village Shop, Aberfoyle Post Office and at www.ticketsource. co.uk.
Performances start at 7.30pm each evening, doors open at 7pm, and there is a licensed bar prior to the performance and at the interval.