EDINBURGH FRINGE 2011 SILENCE IN COURT PUBLICITY IMAGE

At last I can reveal the new publicity image for emeraldBLUE 2011's Edinburgh Fringe production of Silence In Court. With thanks to David Hamburgh.

Anne Kane Howie as The Defender, Edward Cory as The Judge, Arron Usher as The Prosecutor.

Pic: Bill Mackellar

Silence In Court Press

Picture by Bill Mackellar

Design by David Hamburgh

SILENCE IN COURT
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY? YOU DECIDE! 

All stand. A court room somewhere... anywhere... nowhere.

Charles Brand, a minister’s son is charged with the rape of Jennifer Lyons. Is he guilty or not guilty? Only you, the jury, can decide as there were no witnesses. As the events leading up to the alleged assault are explored, who will you believe?

Silence In Court is an interactive court room fiction that draws on real life procedures from a number of different legal traditions to create a mock court in which the audience are the jury.
As such you must do as instructed by the judge, as the final decision will be yours.

There are only two verdicts available to you, guilty or not guilty, and you must discuss what you have heard until you have reached a majority decision. It may help to take notes. Feel free to do so. You will also be given an opportunity to cross examine both complainer and accused.
You must also elect one of your number to be the Foreman of the Jury. Any volunteers? No? Then, debate that too before deciding if Charles Brand is guilty or not guilty?
THE PLAYERS
Edward Cory .............................. The Judge
Julie Heatherill .......................... Jennifer Lily-Ann Lyons, The Complainer
Ali MacDougall ......................... Charles Claude Brand, The Accused
Arron Usher ............................... Callum Patterson, The Prosecutor
Anne Kane Howie ..................... Rhona Dalbeith, The Defender
Hazel Kennedy .......................... The First Court Usher
Paul Murray................       ...The Clerk of the Court
Inspired by the classic 70’s TV series Crown Court, Silence In Court is produced by the same team behind Cock And Bull Story.

Cock And Bull Story on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011

 emeraldBLUE2011 is pleased to announce that contracts have been signed with Universal Arts which will see Cock And Bull Story, by Richard Crowe & Richard Zajdlic, directed by Liam Rudden, performed at the Magic Theatre in the New Town Theatre, George Street, from 4 August to 28 August (not 16).
Box Office details for pre-booking will be announced shortly

SYNOPSIS: Travis is a young up and coming boxer. Jacko, his best mate, is a ned. In this brutal and violent look at 'street homophobia', the worlds of Rocky and Shameless collide.

THE CAST: Introducing Maxi Moffat as Travis and Mat Robertson as Jacko. (pictured) 

PRESS: "... oozes testosterone and sexual double standards... hair-raisingly choreographed fight sequences. A fascinating piece of theatre that thrills and engages from start to end." - Edinburgh Evening News * * * *

Pic: Bill Mackellar

Silence In Court on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011

emeraldBLUE2011 is pleased to announce that contracts have been signed with Universal Arts which will see Silence In Court, by Liam Rudden, performed at the New Town Theatre, George Street, from 4 August to 28 August (not 16). Box Office details for pre-booking will be announced shortly.


SYNOPSIS: Jennifer Lyons claims rape. Charles Brand claims it was consensual sex. There are no witnesses. There is no evidence. You, the audience, are the jury and must decide - Guilty or Not Guilty.


THE CAST: The ultimate in inter-active theatre, this production will feature original cast members Arron Usher as The Prosecutor, Anne Kane Howie as The Defender, Edward Cory as The Judge, Ali Macdougall as Charles Brand, Hazel Kennedy as The Usher and introducing Julie Heatherill as Jennifer Lyons and Paul Murray as The Clerk of the Court.


PRESS: 'An uncomfortable, yet engaging and profoundly thought-provoking experience.' - Edinburgh Evening News * * * * 'Highly recommended show' - Fringe Review * * * *


WARNING: Contains themes of sexual violence.



Aladdin, Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Panto 2011

IT might be months away, but life in pantoland never stops. This year I will be writing a new Musselburgh-set Aladdin for the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh.

Again I'll be directing the show, which will be produced by The Brunton Theatre and run from Tuesday 29 November 2011 to Saturday 7 January 2012.

Here's a sneak preview...

In ancient Peking, in the little known Scottish enclave of Musselburgh, only one boy can help the evil Abanazar find the magic lamp that will make him the most powerful warlock in the world. That boy is Aladdin.

However, Aladdin couldn't care less about such things, he only has eyes for the beautiful Thistle Blossom, the bonniest lass in the land. The problem is, he's just the son of a common washer woman while she's a Princess. Worse, her harridan of a mother, the Empress, has sworn to behead any man who dares gaze upon her darling daughter.

Meanwhile, Aladdin's mammy, Widow Twanky, is skint and struggling to keep the family laundry open.

Will Aladdin realise the danger that Abanazar poses? Will he be able to win the heart of the beautiful Princess Thistle Blossom without losing his head? And will he be able to save the family steamie?

Well, with the help of his silly brother Wishee Washee, a magical flying carpet and the Genie of the Lamp, he might just.