Nominated for Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland in the Best Technical Presentation and Best Production for Children & Young People categories.
A co-production between GRID IRON and THE TRAVERSE THEATRE
Adapted from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling
by Pauline Lockhart with Ben Harrison
30th November – 21st December 2019
Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
AWARDS
When wind and snow fill the sky and the fire has grown cold, relight the coals, warm the wine and turn up the wick of the lamp. We enter these tales in the shadows of the night, but hopefully emerge into daylight.
Written in China centuries ago, Pu Songling’s Strange Tales are now adapted for the stage by the acclaimed immersive theatre company Grid Iron in co-production with the Traverse Theatre.
Filled with intrigue, mysticism, magic, sensuality, and a dash of terror, Strange Tales will draw you into a world full of mischievous fox spirits, yearning ghosts and enchanted swords where anything and everything is possible.
But be warned – unless you come to these tales with an open mind and brave heart, you may never be able to escape them…
This thrilling immersive production uses puppetry, movement and cutting edge digital technology to thrust you right into the pages of the tales themselves.
Adapted by Pauline Lockhart and Ben Harrison from a selection of Pu Songling’s original tales, Strange Tales will wrap itself around you and make you shiver in delight and fright on Edinburgh’s dark winter nights.
There were Captioned and Audio Described performances of Strange Tales.
Grid Iron与Traverse剧团联合制作
本剧创意团队由剧作家及导演Pauline Lockhart (Grid Iron)、 Ben Harrison (Grid Iron)、 助理导演Wang Yuyu、社区创意顾问Joy Jin及Zhuoer Lin、服装及道具师Karen Tennent、现场特效师Fergus Dunnet、作曲家Ruth Chan、灯光师James Johnson、音效师Richard Bell及视频指导团队Bright Side (Cristina Spiteri及Susanna Murphy) 组成。
此外，两名就读于爱丁堡灯光音效学校 (Edinburgh Lighting and Sound School) 的学生将通过技术与舞台两类实习项目参与到制作团队中。此类实习项目由Traverse剧团创建，目的在于培养下一代技术人员、舞台管理人员及相关剧院工作人员。
本剧将由Robin Khor Yong Kuan, Luna Dai和Pauline Lockhart倾情出演。
本剧改编自蒲松龄《聊斋志异》系列故事。通过融入现代科技、木偶剧及魔幻元素，《聊斋》将为你带来独一无二的观剧体验。即便创作于数百年前，这些故事仍具有现实意义。穿越时空，它们折射了当代社会的种种现象：贪婪、诱惑、傲慢与希望……你需要带着一颗开明勇敢的心浸入剧中，否则这些故事很可能会一直萦绕在你的脑海……
本剧由苏格兰孔子学院支持构建，隶属皇家莎士比亚剧团 (Royal Shakespeare Company) 中国经典戏剧翻译项目 (Chinese Classics Translation Project)，由英格兰艺术委员会 (Arts Council England) 提供资金支持。排演阶段由苏格兰木偶动画创意基金 (Puppet Animation Scotland’s Creative Fund) 提供支持。
For more Chinese translation please download the programme below.
请下载下方的节目单，获取更多中文翻译
Production Photography by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Cast
The Storytellers:
Luna Dai
Pauline Lockhart
Robin Khor Yong Kuan
Production Team
GRID IRON
Writer & Director:
Pauline Lockhart
Director & Writer:
Ben Harrison
Translations:
Ewan Macdonald
Producer:
Judith Doherty
Finance & Development Manager:
Deborah Crewe
Assistant Director:
Yuyu Wang
Set & Costume Designer:
Karen Tennent
Bright Side Studios Video Design:
Susanna Murphy & Cristina Spiteri
Composer:
Ruth Chan
Lighting Designer:
James Johnson
Live Effects Designer:
Fergus Dunnet
Sound Designer:
Richard Bell
Fight Advisor:
Philip Ho
Company Stage Manager:
Gemma Smith
Deputy Stage Manager:
Lauren Desjardins
Assistant Stage Manager:
Bekah Astles
Costume Supervisor:
Sophie Ferguson
Costume Assistant:
Trish Kenny
Video Programmers:
Will Moore & Charlie Willis Osbourne
Cloot & Stori, Scenic Art:
Charlotte Powell
Creative Community Advisor:
Joy Jin
Creative Community Advisor/Calligraphy:
Zhuoer Lin
Publicity Image:
Emillie Chen
Set Build:
JB Scenery
Publicity Image Photography:
Graham Pearson
Production shots:
Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Programme Design:
Emma Quinn
Programme & Pubicity Translation:
Sui He & Lingwei Wu
Captioning:
Alison Pendlowski
Audio Description:
Jo Barrow
PLACEMENTS
Stage Management:
Jen Aust
Technical:
Rachel Pryde
TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY
Senior Chef:
Sabino Acosta
Development Assistant:
Laura Antone
Lighting & Sound Technician:
Dave Bailey
Audience Experience Manager:
Fiona Campbell
Executive Producer & CEO:
Linda Crooks
Lighting & Sound Technician:
Joe Davis
Press & Media Officer:
Anna Docherty
General Manager:
David Drummond
Producer:
Danielle Fentiman
Programme & Office Administrator:
Jenny Gilvear
Development Manager:
Ellen Gledhill
Artistic Director:
Debbie Hannan
Deputy Box Office Manager:
Megan Davies-Varnier
Administration Apprentice:
Mollie Hodkinson
Ticketing & Costumer Service Officer:
Cecil Lane
Front of House Manager:
Kath Lowe
Ticketing & Costumer Service Officer:
Tanya Macdonald
Head of Production:
Kevin McCallum
Senior Producer:
Ruth McEwan
Marketing & Media Assistant:
Lauren McLay
Bar Café Manager:
Suzanne Murray
Head of Brand & Audience:
Victoria Murray
Artistic Director:
Gareth Nicholls
Finance & Administration Assistant:
Alice Pelan
Head of Finance & Operations:
Julie Pigott
Payroll & HR Manager:
Pauleen Rafferty
Creative Producer:
Sunniva Ramsay
Ticketing & Customer Service Officer:
Anna Richardson
Chief Electrician:
Renny Robertson
Creative Development Director:
Lesley Anne Rose
Bar Café Senior Supervisor:
Jonathan Rowett
Head of Stage:
Gary Staerck
Marketing & Campaigns Officer:
Kyriakos Vogiatzis
Literary Assistant:
Eleanor White
Associate Artists:
Emma Callander, Rob Drummond, Gary McNair, Morna Pearson, Tim Price, Stef Smith
View Our Programme
To read more information about the show, including the Director’s Note and team biographies, have a look through our production programme.
Download our programme pdf here
Supporters
The production was kindly supported by the following…
Part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Chinese Classics Translation Project, funded by Arts Council England. Development process supported by Puppet Animation Scotland’s Creative Fund.
Past Productions
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