A Walk at the Edge of the World

Award-winning show, A Walk at the Edge of the World, is on tour again this May.

“A carefully constructed dramatic affirmation of the transcendental power of putting one foot in front of the other” The Herald

Text by Nicholas Bone
Design by Sans façon
Performed by Ian Cameron
                                
“I began walking on May 24th 2001.” A man invites the audience to come on a walk with him. When they reach their destination, he talks about walks he has taken, showing images of places he has visited.  Audience and performer find themselves led on another journey, as the hidden secrets of the landscape and the constantly shifting border between land and sea remind us that the past is always with us, whether we realise it or not.
Created in collaboration with the international environmental arts practice Sans façon, this award-winning production from Magnetic North is a reflection on the act of walking, exploring memory, place and the state of mind created when we walk.

For touring dates and reviews go to Magnetic North.

Originally produced in association with Mull Theatre   

A Walk at the Edge of the World

We have just be notified that A Walk at the Edge of the World received a third place award from the Scottish Arts Club, in the best new Scottish drama performance category at the Fringe the judges said "The Strength and sheer power of drama are such that, as an art form, it continues to evolve and, with this wonderful "performance piece", Magnetic North has expanded the boundaries and taken us to a newly-crafted "edge"

The ceremony took place Sunday 24 August at the Arts Club, sadly we weren't able make it in person, but were there in spirit.

Thanks also to Total Theatre for their wonderful review of A Walk at the Edge of the World!

Another article just posted on the Pebblesshire News site 'Walk reveals hidden secrets'

A Walk at the Edge of the World

A Walk at the Edge of the World is touring again this summer. We worked on this last year with director Nicholas Bone and performer Ian Cameron. More information to come!


A Walk at the Edge of the World - trailer from Magnetic North on Vimeo.

A walk at the edge of the world

We are currently developing another exciting new production with Magnetic North Theatre. We've been working with Magnetic North's Director Nick Bone and performer Ian Cameron in Edinburgh over the last 2 weeks and now heading to Mull to complete the first stage of development.

A Walk at the Edge of the World is inspired by the act of walking. During the performance, the narrator leads the audience along the many paths his mind followed as he walked and the talk leaps from subject to subject, mirroring the way the mind works when there is time only to think. The hidden secrets of the landscape and the constantly shifting border between land and sea lead the narrator to understand that the past is always with us, whether we realise it or not.

Performances: Mull — June 29th and Iona — June 30th

Wild life on tour

After its first four nights at Cumbernauld Theatre, Wild Life has now begun its tour around Scotland, Mull Theatre tonight at the Tron in Glasgow this weekend amongst other dates.
Actors Lesley Hart and David Ireland do an outstanding job, it's worth seeing just to watch them at work.

Reviews have been good so far.

Here are a few pictures from the final dress rehearsal (thanks to Jonny Rogerson (Assistant Director) for the images:
Nick Millar -Production Manager - putting the final tweaks to the projection

Tristan, producing freehand Graffiti for a (genuine) part of the set.

Final notes on set with actors Lesley Hart (Daisy) and David Ireland (Dave)

The set complete but absent of the actors


chatting with Director Nick Bone

Wildlife

Last day of preparation for the new theatre production with Magnetic North on a new play by Pamela Carter, Wildlife opens tonight. Another productive collaboration with the theatre director Nick Bone.

Walden on tour

Walden is on tour again this year, we saw one of the performance in Glasgow on Wednesday before its journey through Scotland and Wales over the coming month.
You can find the dates here.

Wild life

In January 1800, a strange creature was trapped by hunters in the woods near Aveyron in southern France. On closer examination, the creature turned out to be a boy, about 12 years old and naked apart from the tattered remains of a shirt. His body was covered in scars, with one large and particularly vicious looking one on his neck which seemed to indicate an attempt to cut his throat. The boy was in a shocking condition and seemed to be both deaf and mute. At first the authorities were perplexed about what to do with him, but then people began to wonder if this was an opportunity to discover more about ourselves. If this boy had grown up wild, might it be possible to study him and discover whether it is nature or nurture that makes us human?



Another exciting collaboration starting with Theatre Director Nick Bone on this new play by Pamela Carter.
Wild life will be produced in February 2011 and will tour throughout Scotland.