PPP: Blast Off, Starburst
Written and directed by Catriona MacLeod
Shona is bereaved and very reluctantly in therapy. As if losing her mum isn’t enough, the universe is expanding at a rate of 41.9 miles per second and sometimes the pointlessness of our tiny existence is too much to bear.
Time bends, and past and present versions of Shona collide when she sorts through childhood relics her mum kept and left behind. With the help of her fabulous aunt Mags, Shona learns to let go of past regrets and embrace her inner child so she can hear the magical call of the universe again.
Blast Off, Starburst is a time-bending drama about reuniting with all the magic we leave behind when we grow up.
Co-presented with Aberdeen Performing Arts.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 1pm: £13.50; Thursday 6pm, Friday, Saturday: £14.50
CATRIONA MACLEOD is an award-winning performer, writer, director and producer for theatre and film from the Isle of Mull. In 2023, she was appointed Associate Director with international theatre company Vanishing Point, and her original play SPIN! opened to sold out audiences at The Tron Theatre in Glasgow and toured rural Scotland. She also recently founded performance and artist development initiative _and friends. Cabaret credits include Cat Loud’s Big Night In (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), WAYWARD (The Blueswater, Edinburgh Festival Fringe) and To the End of the World! (Origins Award for Outstanding New Work, VAULT Festival, 2018).
In film, she’s a BAFTA Connect member, represented Scotland at the CineSud Director’s Village filmmakers residency in the Netherlands, and was commissioned to make her first short film through GMAC Film’s Little Pictures scheme in 2021. She is currently one of the inaugural participants of the Sean Connery Talent Lab with NFTS.
A pie and a pint comes free with your ticket and will be available from one hour prior to the start of the performance. We offer a m ince pie and a macaroni pie as standard and can also offer a vegan or gluten free alternative. If you require this, please contact hello@aberdeenperformingarts.com with as much notice as possible (with a minimum of 24 hours notice) and we will do our best to accommodate your requests.
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Standard - From £13.50 - £14.50
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