9th February 2014
The National Theatre of Scotland, in association with the Arches, presents Rantin
By Kieran Hurley
Assembly Rooms, Wick
13/02/2014 - 13/02/2014
Kirkwall Town Hall, Orkney
15/02/2014 - 15/02/2014
Mill Theatre, Thurso
18/02/2014 - 18/02/2014
Tongue Village Hall, Sutherland
19/02/2014 - 19/02/2014
Durness Village Hall, Sutherland
21/02/2014 - 21/02/2014
Ullapool Village Hall
22/02/2014 - 22/02/2014
Mull Theatre [AT] Druimfin
Created with Liam Hurley, Gav Prentice, Julia Taudevin and Drew Wright.
A retired American steps off the plane at Prestwick, hoping to discover the land of his fathers.
An old drunk man in Methil has a mystical vision at the harbour.
A supermarket checkout girl in Port Glasgow approaches work with a golf club...
Set specifically in the town of each performance and drawing on storytelling, live music and the Scottish folk tradition, Rantin attempts to stitch together visions of Scotland�s past with its ever-changing present reality, revealing the patchwork identity of a nation.
Originally presented as part of the Auteurs project, a collaboration between National Theatre of Scotland and the Arches, and Behaviour 2013 with support from the Esm�e Fairbairn Foundation, Rantin is part cosy living room gathering, part play, part gig session.
��this gorgeous piece of ceilidh-theatre, where music swirls engagingly, is taut, nuanced and illuminating� (The Herald)