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AT THE end of April, the Garrison doors opened once more to Islesburgh Drama Group as they rehearsed and then performed and filmed their latest play
You Made Me: Oliver. Written by Stephenie Pagulayan and directed by Morag Mouat, the play centres around the eponymous Oliver and his various relationships with four key women in his life.
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Pagulayan has described the play, for Shetland Arts, as being âan exploration of misogyny, its definition and origins inspired by witnessing perceived misogynistic behaviour in our communityâ.
Of course, this is theatre in the time of Covid. After several excellent audio radio productions, returning to the stage with an in-person cast presented a number of obstacles. The cast and production team had new rules to stick to: social distancing, limited cast, restricted numbers in the theatre, face coverings when not performingâ¦boundaries that no doubt presented many challenges to ev
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I LOVE the theatre. I love plays, musical theatre, innovations in theatre that push the boundaries, street theatre â Iâve seen theatre in castle grounds and in pokey drama studios, Iâve been to Broadway and the West End and Iâve seen productions in crumbling cathedrals. I love the spectacle and the experience: the lights, the stage, the majestic auditoriumsâ¦and Iâll always love those things.
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But theatres across the country are still dark. Curtains down, doors closed. No lights, no spectacle. Definitely no crowds. My heart aches at the thought of social distancing at the theatre when part of the buzz is being part of a packed audience.
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I read something the other day which made me laugh: âApril 1: the only day of the year that people critically evaluate things they find on the Internet before accepting them as true.â
Funny, but something Iâm sure we can all agree is in fact the case. Why so? Because we bring what knowledge we have (or donât have) to every situation. Our knowledge of April Foolsâ Day affords us some criticality that the other days of the year perhaps do not. It forces us to ask: Does truth matter?
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So, in listening to the radio play
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FOUR productions have been selected to perform at the Garrison Theatre in April as part of Shetland Artsâ Refresh Now programme.
The performances will be staged according to Covid restrictions in place at the time, but at the moment they are planned to be filmed and screened online.
You Made Me is written by Stephenie Pagulayan, directed by Morag Mouat and presented by Islesburgh Drama Group.
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The original one act play will explore the topic of misogyny, its definition and origins inspired by witnessing perceived misogynistic behaviour in the community.
Jacqui Birnie and Kathy Hubbardâs