The brochure promises beautiful scenery, wonderful people, stress-free living and even barbeques. No wonder the MacScott family are prepared to swap Scotland for a one-way ticket to the Land of Delightful Things, especially when Mr Big Fish wants to shut them up - for good. Pursued all the way, the MacScotts travel by land and sea to reach their promised land, their utopia, their very own shangri-la. What will they find if they get there? Will the gap between expectation and reality prove too big for them or can happiness be found in the most surprising places?
Watch and enjoy as this modern odyssey is related by Edinburgh's fabulous Lung Ha's Theatre Company and its cast of forty performers. The production will feature original music performed live on stage, created in partnership with Drake Music Scotland.
"this production feels like a non-stop party, as the enjoyment of the performers bounces infectiously around the audience." **** The List
"You'd be hard pressed to find another show with this much enthusiasm and energy or talent and storytelling." *** Evening News
Devised by The Company. Writer - Alan Wilkins, Director - Clark Crystal, Composer - Matilda Brown, Designer - Jessica Brettle, Choreogapher - Ethelinda Lashley-Johnstone, Lighting Designer - Maria Bechaalani, Production Manager - Gary Morgan.
Cast (including musicians) - Ailill Finlayson, Alan Bennett, Alan Simpson, Alastair MacCulloch, Alex Penman, Amanda Noble, Catherine Haddow, Cathy Smiley, Craig Kerr, David Brown, Graham Lawrie, James Donachie, James Allison, Jamie Buckley, Joanne Lynch, John Edgar, Jonathan Allan, Jonathan Ah-Nien, Katrina Merrilees, Katy Gow, Kay Ann Jacobs, Kirsten Lawrie, Leigh Flynn, Lindsay King, Mark Howie, Marsaili Farquhar, Nicola Tuxworth, Robert Bell, Sharon Munro, Sheila Wilson, Stephan Verth, Suzan McMillan, Thomas Drysdale, Andrew Knowles, Gary Steele, Jane Dyer, John Aitken, Neil Merrilees, Peter Watson, Siobhan Glasgow, William Donaldson, April Caeser, Rosa Allan, Stuart Whittaker, Bob Marshall, Calum McIntyre, Graeme Stephen, Paul Harrison.
Performances April 2008: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and Platform, Glasgow.
