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Leading Scottish Groups to Host Opening Night Performance/Reception The Clan Currie Society joins a list of leading Scottish American organizations set to host the New York premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland's award winning production of "Black Watch." The Opening Night is scheduled for Tuesday, October 23 at the St. Ann's Warehouse Theatre, 38 Water Street in Brooklyn.
Immediately following the performance, a reception for the cast and audience will be held, sponsored by Highland Park Distillery. Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, "Black Watch" reveals what it means to be part of the legendary Scottish regiment, what it means to be part of the war on terror and what it means to make the journey home again. The production has received a whole host of artistic awards, including the Herald Angel, a Scotsman Fringe First, a Best Theatre Writing Award, and a Stage Award for Best Ensemble, in addition to four of the ten awards of the "Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland; Best Production 2006/07; Best Director; Best Ensemble; and Best Technical Achievement. Joining Clan Currie to host the Opening Night performance are the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, the Scottish Executive, the British Council, the National Trust for Scotland, the St. Andrew’s Society of the State of New York, and Friends of Scotland. To purchase tickets for the opening night, please call the theater at 718-834-8794 (x17) and advise the box office that you have been invited by the Clan Currie Society. "Black Watch" is scheduled to run until November 11. I hope to see you there. Visit www.stannswarehouse.org for additional information. About Black Watch Originally presented in a drill hall, Black Watch follows the dissembling of Scotland’s most esteemed regiment over the course of its final tour in Iraq, written from the personal testimonies of ten men on the ground. Lyrical and loaded with testosterone, John Tiffany’s production makes powerful and inventive use of movement, music and song to create a visceral, complex and urgent piece of theater. The centerpiece of The National Theatre of Scotland’s inaugural season, Black Watch was a sold-out hit at the Edinburgh Festival last summer, garnering unanimous critical praise. The Herald wrote, “Black Watch is an astonishing artistic whirlwind. The world must see this play. Immediately.” The Guardian called it a “mature and complex piece of political theatre - fierce, passionate and unguarded.” The Times agreed, “Few will come away untouched by this thrilling, raw, challenging and masterful piece of work.” Black Watch is notable not just for the overwhelmingly positive critical and popular reception it has garnered, but for the unprecedented way it has reached the realm of politics. Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, invited the National Theatre of Scotland to stage the play to mark the official re-opening of the Scottish parliament on June 30, with a performance hosted by him and the Presiding Officer at The Pleasance, Edinburgh University’s sports hall. Among the many VIPs in attendance will be Sir Sean Connery, one of the show’s most ardent supporters. About St. Ann’s Warehouse St. Ann’s Warehouse has steadily built a reputation as the place for artist-generated programming that pushes boundaries beyond convention. In a recent New York Times profile, Artistic Director Susan Feldman explained the impetus for St. Ann’s highly acclaimed programming: “To me the arts are about change, and artists are an active force for change…I’m drawn to artists who make work for tough times, who are working politically, but whose politics lie in their passion.” St. Ann’s Warehouse is uniquely suited to bring to New York City some of the freshest and most artistically challenging work around - work that, over the past six seasons, has grown in ambition and scale - partly due to the versatility of its 14,000 square foot space in which the productions are presented. Click here for scenes from “Black Watch”
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