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GREECEY PIECES
January 1999
Cumbernauld
News – “Wrap yourself up in some tales of ancient Greece!”
Fancy a squid
sandwich? Join Cumbernauld Junior Youth Theatre in ancient Greece for some
myths and legends, served up in their new show, Greecey Pieces.
The show, devised by the
Junior Youth Theatre’s Group Two, opens the 1999 drama season and can be
seen in the Studio Theatre on Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30.
A cast of 30 recreates five
famous Greek fables 90s style, with lots of laughs and a bit of a Scottish
accent! See how superstar musician Arion escapes a tricky situation with the
help of some dolphins. See the boastful Archne get weaving and wind up the
goddess Athena. Hear the stories of Daedalus and Icarus, Perseus and The
Gorgon, and find out exactly what is in Pandora’s Box.
Terri Jones, one of the
Cumbernauld Theatre’s community drama workers, who directs the group,
says: “Everybody has had a chance to contribute to al the plays. We looked
at the original stories and then everyone split up into small groups and
each worked out their own ways of telling the stories. We recorded those
sessions and then I wrote a script bringing together all the best bits.
It’s a really funny show and there is a Greek-style chorus narrating and
linking all the stories together.”
Cumbernauld
Theatre’s opening show this weekend is guaranteed to be a success –
because an extra performance has had to be arranged.
The junior Youth
Theatre’s ‘Greecey Pieces’ will now kick off a day early, with it’s
opening performance tomorrow night (Thursday), and finishing on Saturday.
The youngsters are serving
up five ancient Greek myths and legends, Scottish style, and with load of
laughs.
You can find out about the
stroppy girl who became a hairy beastie and the boy who got his wings burnt.
Find out what it’s like to swim with dolphins, hear about Perseus and the
Gorgon, discover the secret of Pandora’s box, see bluebottles, bearded
ladies, gods a go-go and much, much more.
The youth theatre members
have made many of their own costumes and masks for this production. Everyone
had a chance to contribute to the plays, all based on original Greek fables.
The cast split into small groups and each worked out it’s own way of
telling the tales. Director Terri Jones then brought all the best bits
together in the script. There’s even a Greek style chorus to narrate and
bring all the stories together.
Greecey Pieces is the first
in a series by local drama groups which runs throughout February.