Rapture Theatre in association with Paisley Arts Centre
Presents
Blue/Orange

Blue/Orange received its world premiere at the National Theatre in 2000. The critics were unanimous in their praise. Rapture specialises in bringing new work to Scotland which has won acclaim elsewhere. Michael Emans strongly believes in ‘theatre for all’ – ensuring that even very small communities in Scotland can access quality theatre productions.
In 2000, Joe Penhall’s Blue/Orange received Best New Play awards from the London Evening Standard and the Critics’ Circle. In 2001 it received an Olivier Award for Best New play.

About the Play

The stage is set for a battle of wills between two doctors looking after a patient who believes himself to be the son of infamous dictator Idi Amin. As the drama unfolds, his story becomes unnervingly plausible. Combining drama with moments of comedy, this thriller reaches an exciting climax as the doctors’ clash becomes more personal.

Rapture Theatre
Presents
Frozen by Bryony Lavery

Starring Gerda Stevenson, John Kazek, Joanna Tope and Duncan R Edwards. Frozen received its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1998 and was subsequently revised and revived at the National Theatre in England in 2002.

About the Play

This is the play that no mother will want to miss, and one, audiences will remember for a long time afterwards.

A tender and humane story about the disappearance of a ten-year-old girl and the effects on those around her. When Rhona goes missing, her mother Nancy retires into a state of frozen hope. As the years go by, the reality of Rhona's disappearance and the effect on Nancy leads to a thrilling conclusion as Nancy finally confronts the man who abducted her daughter.
A tense thriller of a play that will have you glued to your seats, and your heart in your mouth.

Rapture Theatre in association with The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
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Shining City by Conor McPherson

Rapture Theatre is delighted to announce its latest touring production, the Scottish Premiere of Shining City, by Irish playwright Conor McPherson.

About The Play

The Emerald Isle meets The Sixth Sense in this riveting and chilling urban ghost story from the multi-award winning author of The Weir, Dublin Carol and The Seafarer.
After leaving the priesthood, Ian sets himself up as a therapist in Dublin. One of his first clients is John who, following the tragic death of his wife in a car accident, has repeatedly seen her ghostly figure. But surely it must be his imagination?!!!!!

Through taut and witty Irish banter, hidden demons begin to surface as Ian starts to realise that his life parallels John’s in many ways, and that the "ghosts" of his past may yet come back to haunt him too.

Rapture Theatre in association with Paisley Arts Centre
Presents
Damages by Steve Thompson

About the Play

Combining the wit and one-liners of those favourite screwball comedies of the 1940's such as His Girl Friday and The Front Page, with a modern perspective, this satirical laugh-fest will give audiences one of their best nights out.

Three journalists desperate for the big headlines have a scoop involving salacious shots of a Children's TV presenter!! However, they haven't counted on the sassy legal eagle, ex-girlfriend, of one of the hacks, who has her own headlines to make. As the clock ticks against them, the pace heats up, the temperature rises and the race is on to print the red-hot sexy story or.... decide that just because it may interest the public... is it really in the public interest??

Rapture Theatre
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Rapture Theatre in association with Greenwich Theatre in London present a new and exciting production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

Hamlet, the original young rebel, is a story that will reach across the generations. Modern music, innovative iconography and a faithfulness to this great play, will make Rapture’s production an unmissable event for fans of the bard from 12 years old to 102 years old.

About the Play

Set in the contemporary Glasgow underworld, Rapture’s production will combine Shakespeare’s text with a modern take on this powerful classic. Hamlet is caught between the idealistic world of his university and the world of terror and death that his criminal family represent. When his father dies and his ghost confronts him, Hamlet must choose between family lies and world truths, the past and the future, life and death.

Rapture Theatre in association with The Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune by Terrence McNally

Rapture is proud to present this tender and warm love story about two lonely people who find love and life against the backdrop of the Big Apple.
Made into a film starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino this funny, warm story tells how a short order cook and a waitress find that they have more in common than they realise.
Two new faces to Rapture join director Michael Emans for this production. Julie Duncanson will play Frankie. Julie is well known to viewers of BBC’s Velvet Soup and her stage work includes acclaimed work at the Lyceum, Brunton and Arches Theatre. Julie is joined by Lewis Howden as Johnny. Lewis’ stage work includes productions at the Tron Theatre, Arches and the Lyceum.

Rapture Theatre in association with Paisley Arts Centre
Presents
Boston Marriage by David Mamet

Rapture is proud to present the exciting Scottish premiere of Mamet’s latest critically-acclaimed work Boston Marriage, nominated for an Olivier award in 2001.

About the Play

Set at the turn of the century, two wealthy Bostonian women hold a very special relationship until the unthinkable happens; one of them falls in love!
Anna and Claire are two bantering, scheming ladies of fashion, who have long lived together on the fringes of upper class society. Anna has just become the mistress of a wealthy man from whom she receives an enormous income and an emerald to match. However, it is Claire’s new love that puts the emerald and the ladies’ existence in danger.

Rapture Theatre and The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
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Betrayal by Harold Pinter

Desire.... Deceit... Betrayal!
Harold Pinter's modern classic is a scintillating tale of friendship, love and adultery set in the world of writing and literature.
Jerry is having an affair with Emma! However, Emma is the wife of Jerry's best friend Robert! Will Robert ever find out? Will the affair test Jerry and Robert's friendship to breaking point? Are Emma and Jerry really in love or is it just...... Betrayal?

Journeying from a cosmopolitan London to Mediterranean Venice and back, moving backwards and forwards in time, Pinter's play captures the grand passions and the sly maneuverings of the human heart. Rumoured to be based on Pinter's alleged affair with BBC presenter Joan Bakewell this is the classic love triangle with a twist. Dramatically ironic and painfully funny this is Pinter at his best and is a must see.

Rapture Theatre in association with The Tolbooth Theatre, Stirling
Presents
Broken Glass by Arthur Miller

Starring Eric Barlow, Lewis Howden, Fletcher Mathers, Kirstin Murray, Stewart Porter, Rosalind Sydney.
Broken Glass received its world premiere at the Long Wharf Theatre in America in March 1994 and was subsequently revived at the National Theatre in England in July 1994.

About the Play

Brooklyn, New York.The end of November 1938.
Sylvia Gellburg has mysteriously, become paralysed from the waist down. As her family Doctor investigates, a tangled web of lies, deceit and fear emerges.
What is her husband's involvement in her illness? Is there any connection between her illness and horrendous radio reports concerning persecution of the Jews in Germany? As the Doctor becomes more obsessed, the mystery deepens, twists and turns until it reaches an exciting climax!

Rapture Theatre 
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Last of the Red-Hot Lovers By Neil Simon

It's Valentine's season with love and romance in the air and Rapture Theatre are touring their latest production, Last of the Red-Hot Lovers. The show is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Neil Simon's 60's classic about sex, love and seafood.

Barney Cashman married his high school sweetheart and now runs a fish restaurant. It seems the whole world is cashing in on the sexual revolution except him. Barney devises a plan to have one sweeping affair before life passes him by; seduce a woman at his mother’s apartment while she's at work. The results are both comic and touching as Barney learns a lot about women and even more about life. The zippy one-liners mixed with a liberal helping of pathos make the perfect recipe for a great night out.