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Faslane
by Showroomtheatre
Multi award-winning solo show about the UK's nuclear weapons system, exploring what happens when the personal and political collide.
about the production
Faslane is a dynamic and utterly unique solo show, delving into the murky waters around Trident: the UK’s nuclear deterrent. Having family who have lived and worked on the Faslane nuclear naval base her whole life, Jenna Watt looks at what happens when the personal and the political collide over this most divisive of issues. With a pounding sound design by Kim Moore, this electric piece of topical theatre provides a balanced and considered outlook on the nuclear weapons debate. FRINGE FIRST and SUMMERHALL LUSTRUM AWARD WINNER 2016
about the artist
Blow Off is: award-winning performer, playwright, theatre-maker Julia Taudevin, whose published work includes Mrs Barbour’s Daughters, Some Other Mother, Chalk Farm and who has toured with work from the National Theatre in London, the National Theatre of Scotland and the Traverse Theatre across the UK and internationally; composer-musician Kim Moore, whose work with Barrowland Ballet has toured internationally and records and performs under the name WOLF; guitarist and singer Beldina Odenyo, who performs as Heir Of The Curse; musician, producer and sound designer Susan Bear, who has performed across the world with Tuff Love, Pictish Trail and Malcolm Middleton.
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stage dimensions
width: 5 metres
height: 5 metres
depth: 4 metres
LX: Simple 2 colour backlight and general front wash in open white. 2 x 500w fresnels on floor stands SR/SL. Gel toured by company.
Sound: An appropriate PA for the space with a subwoofer. Company tours laptop running QLab and audio interface – 2 jack inputs required. One handheld radio mic required. Sound control position should be adjacent to lighting desk to allow one person to operate both.
FASLANE especially appeals to politically engaged audiences interested in social issues, the environment, global politics and of course the nuclear debate. However it has broad appeal given the accessible format and direct nature of the performance.
“Exceptional...Fascinating, and completely gripping.”
"An extraordinary piece of documentary theatre."
"Watt’s show delicately pulls apart all of the complexities of the issue and puts them under her theatrical microscope. Her perspective is rare and fascinating."
With prior arrangement and subject to financial situation we can provide Captioned and/or BSL interpreted performance, and have done so previously during the 2016 tour.
Jenna is an experienced facilitator, and can offer workshops for ages 14+ on the techniques used to create a show like Faslane, including the use of verbatim source material, research methodologies, using personal stories when making theatre and solo performance.
£900 (no VAT applicable). Reduction available if accommodation provided and/or for multiple performances in one venue.
