It might be Christmas time, but the Vile Arts never rests. If I am not at pantomime, I am seeking something that can take the taste of tired routines out of my ears... much as I love the call and response, the "bring down the clout" chants and the flashing novelty toys, I do need the odd performance of a more dissonant bent. Anatomy at Summerhall is looking good, but the wonderful Scottish Storytelling Centre is hosting Strange Town for a couple of festive specials.
Snow White and the Seven Delinquents is another take on the fairy-tale that smacks it into the twenty-first century. The step-mother has an application on her phone that does for a magic mirror and Prince Charming is trying to get into Heat magazine. It says a great deal about the post-modern age that the characters in myths end up getting deconstructed every single time they turn up in a contemporary setting - either that the old tales are losing their meaning, or that our vision of human potential is increasingly limited.
Still, stuff like this is a good corrective to the simple stories that pantomime serves up. If I see too many straight versions of Cinderella, I start crying that my prince hasn't woken me up with a kiss - and it feels like a century has already passed in idle snoozing.
Part two of the double bill has some strong language and is set on Hogmanay in Edinburgh. Just like my New Year is going to be...
Dates: Sun 16 - Tue 18 Dec 2012
Tickets: £7.50 (£4.50)
Twitter Handle: @infostrangetown
Snow White & The & Seven Delinquents
by Alan Gordon
Time: 7:00 pm (50 mins)
With Step-Mummy raging at her Magic Mirror App and Prince Charming desperate to be Heat’s torso of the week, it’s up to seven teenage tearaways to point Snow towards her, like, totally happy ending.
Emerging young writer Alan Gordon and Strange Town Young Company offer you their unique take on this well known tale.
And...
Meet You For The Bells
Time: 9:00 pm (50 mins)
It’s Hogmanay in Edinburgh . . . join us for The Bells as we ring out the old and ring in the new. How was 2012 for you?
Both shows are directed by Steve Small (‘Chow Mein’, Traverse Theatre & ‘Teach Me’, Hill Street) and written by up and coming Edinburgh based playwright, Alan Gordon (‘this is a mature and assured pleasure’ **** ThreeWeeks ‘Teach Me’ 2012)
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