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2007:

 

La nuova tonica di Dio (Italian translation of God’s New Frock) in Teatro scozzese, Intercity Festival and Ubulibri , Milano 2007.

“God’s New Frock” in The Sexual Theologian, Marcella Althaus-Reid and Lisa Isherwood, SCM Press 2007.

Lucy’s Play, Fairplay Books, Edinburgh 2007.

Tchaikovsky and the Queen of Spades to be performed with Russian and British actors at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton (10th- 26th May)

Leave to Remain: a performance/ritual on death and the recovery from mourning. Devised and performed by myself and Suzanne Dance. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 24th-26th May.

Work In Progress:

 

The Crossing: a dance with text performance on Peat and The Memory of the Earth being created in collaboration with Claire Pençak and Tabularasa Dance Company (Development Week April 16th-22nd)

Tieresias: a narrative/performance piece  exploring archetypes of androgyny

Yerma, Blood Wedding: new translations to be published by Nick Hern Books.

2006

Faust Parts One and Two (Goethe; Royal Lyceum) (Nominated for four Scottish Critics Awards: Best play, Best production, Best Actor, and Best technical presentation)

The Force of Destiny (Duque de Rivas) Runner up in Gate Theatre’s translation competition

2005

The World (co-production between the Byre Theatre, St. Andrews, and Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh).

Great Expectations (two new productions: one by Perth theatre, and the other by Northern Stage. Both open in Autumn. Northern Stage production then to tour English venues for 10 weeks in early 2006)

God’s New Frock (translated into Italian and performed at Intercity festival, Florence, in June)

Anna Karenina (Tolstoy; Royal Lyceum Co., Edinburgh)

2004

 

Celestina (Fernando de Rojas; Edinburgh International Festival and Birmingham Rep.)

Sitios (Omar Lorenzo; Royal Court Theatre)

God’s New Frock (Gateway Films; also actor)

2003

 

The Chimes (Dickens; BBC Radio 4)

God’s New Frock (play; also performer; Traverse and Tron Theatres)

Between Worlds (Eric Emmanuel Schmidt; in Schmidt Plays: One by Methuen)

2002

Tchaikovsky and the Queen of Spades (Pitlochry Festival Theatre)

Charles Dickens: The Haunted Man (Pitlochry Festival Theatre)

Madeleine (BBC Radio 4)

S.D.O (Clarinval; Royal Court Theatre)

2001

Baltasar and Blimunda (Saramago: BBC Radio 3)

The Constant Prince (Calderón: BBC Radio 3)

2000

Bintou (Kwahulé: Royal Court Theatre)

Torquemada parts one and two (Galdós; BBC Radio 4)

Hansel and Gretel (to music by Humperdinck; Blue Tiger Music Theatre)

Inés de Castro (music by Macmillan; BBC 2)

1999

Ain’t it Grand to be bloomin’ well dead (BBC Radio 4)

Letters from a Strange Land (BBC Radio 4)

The Night Journey (also performer; Lorca Festival at The Playhouse, Newcastle)

1998

Life is a Dream (Calderón; Edinburgh International Festival)

The Magic Flute (to music by Mozart; Blue Tiger Music Theatre)

1997

The Leopard parts one and two (Lampedusa; BBC Radio 3)

Writing Home to Mother (BBC Radio 4)

Bazaar (Planell; Royal Court Theatre)

1996

An Opera for Terezin (Atlan; Fondation Beaumarchais)

Inés de Castro (music James McMillan; Scottish Opera and Edinburgh International Festival)

War in America (Royal Lyceum) (“too offensive” to be performed)

1995

Light in the Village (Norwegian radio)

Wuthering Heights (Bronte; Pitlochry Festival Theatre)

1994

La Vie de Boheme parts one and two (BBC Radio 4)

Visoes de Febre (Locomotiva Theatre Co, Lisbon)

Dreaming (Edinburgh Puppet Co.)

1993

Celestina (BBC Radio 3)

La Vie de Boheme (Pitlochry Festival Theatre)

Anna (music by Craig Armstrong; Traverse Theatre and Edinburgh International Festival)

1992

Inés de Castro (BBC Radio 3)

Don Duardos (Gil Vicente; International Theatre Link)

What’s in a Name (Prithvi Theatre Co., Bombay)

1991

Macbeth (Shakespeare; Perth Theatre Co.)

The Price of Everything (BBC Radio 3)

Ten Minute Play (English Shakespeare Co.)

Light in the Village (Traverse Theatre)

The Girl Who Fell to Earth or Shoot the Archduke! (Great Eastern Stage)

1990

Quevedo: The Soul’s Dark Night (BBC 2; broadcast 1993)

Santiago (Nile Pictures)

Inés de Castro (BBC2 and RTP of Portugal)

1989

The Magic Theatre (Cervantes; Winged Horse Theatre)

Celestina (De Rojas (first version) National Theatre)

Inés de Castro (Traverse Theatre)

The House of Bernarda Alba (Royal Lyceum)

1988

Schism in England (Calderón; National theatre and Edinburgh International Festival)

Great Expectations (Dickens; TAG Theatre Co.)

1987

Playing with Fire (Traverse Theatre)

Heaven Bent, Hell Bound (Actors Touring Co.)

1986

Lucy’s Play (Traverse Theatre)

Losing Venice (BBC Radio 3)

1985

Losing Venice (Traverse Theatre)

1984

Romeo and Juliet (TAG Theatre Co.)

Ending Time (BBC Radio Three)

1983

Desert Places (BBC Radio Scotland)

The Doctor of Honour (Calderón; Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews)

1980

The House with Two Doors (Merlindene Theatre Co.)

 

14 June 2007