Shakespeare comes to Campbeltown

[Kintyre Forum News]

I know this has been featured but just to bring it to peoples attention.

SHAKESPEARE COMES TO CAMPBELTOWN

Fair Verona comes to Kintyre from 8 to 10 February when Campbeltown Grammar School, in association with Argyll and Bute Council and the Scottish Arts Council, presents the Kintyre Youth Theatre in three performances of Shakespeare’s timeless romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.

Kintyre Youth Theatre was formed in 2004 as an extra-curricular activity at the school and has been a great hit with the young people involved. Numbers are increasing on a weekly basis with some members now auditioning for places at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow and Queen Margaret’s in Edinburgh.

Following the appointment of the Youth Theatre’s director, Ray Cameron-Goodman, to the staff of the school drama is now also available as a curricular option and is going from strength to strength.

The production of Romeo and Juliet, features James Young and Rebekah Holden as the star-crossed lovers, supported by a large cast of pupils as the Montagues and Capulets and all the associated characters of this great drama.

Though essentially a school production, it has genuinely reached out into the community and generated a great deal of collaboration between local artists and artisans including choreography by the ‘Footnotes’ dance company, costume design by Christine Salisbury-Hughes, set design and construction by Neil Cross and technical support from Martyn Smith.

The curtain goes up for three performances only at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 8, Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February 2006.

Tickets are bound to be in big demand and are available from the Grammar School office (01586 552907) and from McMillan’s Newsagents in Main Street, Campbeltown.

[WC1]

Some tickets may be available 'on the door' but it may be advisable to phone the school to check the position. Friday night is pretty much sold out.

[jaywalker]

Just as a matter of interest WC1.. Will the school be selling videos?

[WC1]

Eh, no. Copyright, Child Protection, etc., etc., etc.

[Malky]

WC1 asked me to post this promotional picture of James Young as Romeo and Rebekah Holden as Juliet.



Malky

[WC1]

News about tickets. We've been able to make additional tickets available so tickets will be available ON THE DOOR for each performance.

[Rabmacd]

Saw the play tonight and it was excellent. Congratulations to Ray Cameron Goodman on a great production. Every one of the cast members played their parts like seasoned professionals. Special mention should obviously go to the two main players, Rebekah Holden and James Young for their faultless performances, but the whole cast and production team should be proud of themselves
The set, costumes, lighting and sound were first class. I would thoroughly recommend it. I especially liked Sampson's thumbing to the Montagues