The Emperor's New Clothes is dressed in a kilt complete with a couple of baddies called Harris and Tweed.
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The National Theatre of Scotland and Wee Stories present The Emperor's New Kilt,
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
06/03/2008
Region : Edinburgh/Lothian
The National Theatre of Scotland is delighted to be working with Wee
Stories for the first time, taking Wee Stories' unique brand of
story-telling for all the family across Scotland and England, with a
large scale tour of The Emperor's New Kilt, touring from 12 April to 28
June 2008 with a press performance at The King's Theatre, Edinburgh on
Wednesday 16 April at 7.30pm
The vain and tyrannical Laird of Kiltie has one true love, his
kilts. In the lead-up to the most important day in the Kiltie calendar,
his birthday, the Laird wants for one thing, a new kilt ‘the likes of
which has never been seen'. Enter Mr. Harris and Mr. Tweed, two dodgy
weavers, who give this gullible customer exactly what he asks for.
Han Christian Andersen's famous children's fable has been wittily
re-imagined as a family musical comedy, told with Wee Stories'
trademark style of story telling, interwoven with Scottish music hall,
pantomime and ceilidh. In keeping with a show about clothes and
fabrics, the set design features enormous cloth backcloths much of
which is hand-stitched. Different types of fabric create different
textures for the sky, sea, mountains, grass, houses and the laird's
castle. Designer Becky Minto hopes to make minimal use of paint in
creating the set for the production. A short video on the design of the
show can be seen at The Emperor's New Kilt page at
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
2008 Venues: King's Theatre, Edinburgh; Theatre Royal, Glasgow; Eden
Court, Inverness; His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen; Dundee Rep; Warwick
Arts Centre, Coventry; Watford Palace Theatre; Marlowe Theatre,
Canterbury and Richmond Theatre.
A National Theatre of Scotland and Wee Stories co-production.
Wee Stories has been producing high quality family theatre since
1995. Previous shows include: Is This a Dagger, a one man Macbeth,
Quest, the epic tale of King Arthur, Treasure Island, a sea adventure,
and their recent Christmas show, Jock and The Beanstalk.
The National Theatre of Scotland celebrated two years of theatrical
success in February 2008. Since their launch, the company has performed
59 productions in 101 locations, at home, across the UK and
internationally to approximately 221,000 people.
The National Theatre of Scotland is supported by the Scottish Government.
Saturday 12 - Saturday 19 April
Evenings: 7.30pm (except Tues 15 at 10.30am only)
Matinees: Thurs 17 at 10.30am & Sat 12 at 2pm
No performances Sun & Mon
Tickets: £7.50 - £14
Box Office: 0131 529 6000
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