Theatre & music
The Panopticon
Photo: Mihaela Boldovic
Traverse theatre, 2019. Staged by the National Theatre to rave reviews - expected to return on tour as the world reopens.
A whip-smart counterculture outlaw, a bohemian philosopher in sailor shorts.
Fifteen-year-old Anais Hendricks is smart, funny and fierce. She has also been let down by about every adult she has never met. Sitting in the back of a police car she is taken to the Panopticon, a young offender institution. Inside the circular, controlling Panopticon, the residents develop intense bonds. All have experienced the failings of the care system; Anais refuses to be defined by it.
The Panopticon is a visceral, bloody and brutal testament to life and friendship. We have a new kind of heroine for the 21st century.
“A show that blazes with brilliance throughout, transforming Fagan’s story and poetry into a shared theatrical rallying-cry for a broken world, one that can only be redeemed by the dreams of the young – and the braver and wilder, the better.”
The Narcissistic Fish
A Scottish Opera short.
A phone call during a busy shift in the restaurant kitchen of The Narcissistic Fish sparks a war between the owner Angus and his brother Kai. As they argue over their dead father, talented and underpaid chef Belle has a revelation of her own. Join Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists (Charlie Drummond, Mark Nathan and Arthur Bruce) for a visceral exploration of the clash between class, gender and workplace pressure in 21st century Scotland, in this brand new digital opera with music by Samuel Bordoli, libretto by acclaimed Scottish writer Jenni Fagan and directed by in-house film-maker Antonia Bain.