Marat/Sade
Peter Weiss
Robert Rae
October '08
It's Paris 1968, and the lunatics have taken over the asylum of Charenton for a production of Peter Weiss "Marat-Sade".
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Endgame
Samuel Beckett
Robert Rae
November '07
collaboration with SHARMANKA Kinetic Theatre.
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One Hour Before Sunrise
Ghazi Hussein
Robert Rae
October '06
Hussein has written a play of extreme brutality and poignancy. It describes the experience of a political prisoner, a poet Moneer in his incarceration.
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Babylon Burning (Another Lovely War)
Adil Ali, Dick Barbour-Might, Grace Barnes, Andrew Dellmeyer, Brett Herriot, Rob Hoon, Ghazi Hussein, Andy Mackie, Robert Rae, Alex Telford, Calre Wingfireld, Nathan Young.
Robert Rae
June '06
"The cast bring this play to a conclusion that breaks the heart, as all wars finally must". Joyce McMillan, Scotsman
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A Christmas Tale
from stories by Hans Christian Anderson
Robert Rae
December '05
This piece brings together three stories by Hans Christian Andersen: 'the Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Nightingale' and 'the Ugly Duckling'.
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Black Sun Over Genoa
Robert Rae
June '05
Based on the 2002 work-in-progress, Nothing Ever Burns Down By Itself, it examines the experience of protestors at the 2001 conference in Genoa where a young Italian, Carlo Giuliani, was killed by police officers.
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Last Little Fish in the Net
Dolina Maclennan
Robert Rae
December '04
A King and his three daughters live by the sea. The Queen has died and the household is not harmonious.
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A Day Down A Goldmine
George Wylie
Garry Robson, Jim McSharry, Robyn Hunt
August '04
George Wylie's Absurdist Satire
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The Threepenny Opera
Bertolt Brecht, translated by Hugh MacDiarmid (1973) with additional material by Robert Rae and the company.
Robert Rae
June '04
At its centre is the relationship between Polly Peachum and Mack the Knife, but the story is littered with other colourful characters
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Saame Sita
Suhayl Saadi
Morven Gregor
December '03
This play is based on folk tales from Lapland and follows the adventures of Maddar-akka and Meandash as they try to save the village Saame Sita, where it has been winter for three years under the magic of the Ice Queen, Jabmiekha.
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The Jasmine Road
Ghazi Hussein
Robert Rae
October '03
Written in light of the murder of Rachel Corrie in the West Bank, this play looks at the everyday brutality of twenty-first century Palestine.
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I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document
Sonja Linden
Andy Mackie
August '03
A young refugee seeks help to tell her horrific story.
Consider Rather the River
Robert Rae
Morven Gregor
June '03
This play was performed on the banks of the Water of Leith and combines the realities of life in 2003 and the history of the river so that actuality and folklore combine.
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Asylum
Jim McSharry
Morven Gregor
April '03
Forum Theatre posing questions about our attitudes to asylum seekers
Hogmanay Boys
Robert Rae
Robert Rae
December '02
Hogmanay Boys describes the experience of a family in South Uist and looks at the intersection between past and present cultures.
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Nothing Ever Burns Down By Itself
Rachel Amey, Pete Baynes, Robert Rae, & The Theatre Workshop Company
Robert Rae & Morven Gregor
October '02
Described as a "work in progress", this play marked the beginnings of Theatre Workshop's concern with death of Carlo Giuliani in Genoa during the protests against the G8 Conference held there in 2001
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Oh,What A Lovely War!
Joan Littlewood, Theatre Workshop and Charles Chilton
Robert Rae
June '02
The War To End All Wars. Theatre Workshop's 1963 biting satire.
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Kaguyahime: The Moon Princess
Robert Rae
Robert Rae
December '01
The story of Kaguyahime is a very ancient one from Japan. The central figure of the story is Kaguyahime, found as a baby by a kindly couple.
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If I die B4U Wake
Anu Kumar
Robert Rae
September '01
This is another powerful play about British teenage experience. It looks at four different stories that interweave through the narrative
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Fumble in the Dark
Jim McSharry
Grace Barnes
August '01
This entire play takes place in a toilet
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I am the Walrus
Nabil Shaban
Robert Rae
June '01
I am the Walrus looks at the experiences of two men whose lives become intertwined through the person of John Lennon.
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Wave Me Goodbye
Grace Barnes
Andi Ross
May '01
In the 40s women thought the war would change everything...but has it?
Jack and the Land of Dreams
Stanley Robertson and Robert Rae
Robert Rae
December '00
This is a traveller's story based on the mythology associated with this people group. The central character Jack was born with the blessing of a protective sealie hood and receives a prophesy about marrying a princess and becoming king.
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Portadown Blues
Robert Rae
Robert Rae
August '00
This controversial play takes a number of different narratives about Catholic experience in Northern Ireland and unites them to provide a voice for the Catholic minority.
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The Little Lamp
Ghassane Kanafani
Robert Rae
November '99
Another play for children at Christmas, this story is based in the Middle East and narrates the story of a princess, Amire, and her two sisters, Shareela and Bubba.
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The Scaldie Hoose
Evelyn Gilhaney
Robert Rae
October '99
Ezzy is a teenage traveller girl who lives with her travelling family. While living in a 'scaldie hoose', a "country person's hoose" (7) she meets Charlie, a teenage girl dissatisfied with her own everyday life and the direction she is seemingly fated to take
David's Gift
Andy Mackie
Alan Caig Wilson
April '99
A memorial stone is found at the site for the new Scottish Parliament. Engraved on it are the names 'Hannah' and 'Pieter'
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contracts
Alan Caig Wilson
November '98
HIV - young gay people at risk of contracting HIV. Do we choose our lives, or does life choose us? On the contract of life, do we all read the small print?
Il Belissimo Silenzio
Robert Rae
Robert Rae
November '98
This play tells the tale of Isabella who is condemned to seven years of silence to save her brothers from hell-fire.
Squealin' Like a Pig
Debbie Issit
Robert Rae
October '98
This play focuses on the experience of young people in a town with few prospects.
Jimmy C!
Robert Rae
Andy Mackie
June '98
The life and death of the revolutionary figure James Connolly provides the story for this play.
Badi Kahani
Robert Rae
December '97
Badi Kahani is a play based in India. It narrates the story of the beautiful Kanchi, the energetic Gopi, the faithful Pedthi, the musician Venu and the wicked 'holy man' Bhairava.
D.A.R.E
Robert Rae with Nabil Shaban, Daryl Beeton, John Hollywood and Jim McSharry
Robert Rae
October '97
D.A.R.E is a play of real anger, a direct fight against prejudice as well as a means of educating and encouraging audience members to look again at the issues involved.
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!Diriamba!
Robert Rae & Janathon Falla
Robert Rae
August '97
Set in a Nicaraguan village, this play narrates the experience of the inhabitants and two outsiders, Fiona and Andy, both from Scotland.
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Stockaree!
Colin Mortimer
Robert Rae
May '97
This community play focuses on the area of Stockbridge, the district of Edinburgh where Theatre Workshop's Hamilton Place theatre is situated.
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Of Nettles and Roses
Robert Rae
December '96
It tells the tale of Rebecca who lives with her stepmother and sisters. She is forced to work very hard. The stepmother decides to get rid of Rebecca and sends her to the river thinking that the watersprites will kill her.
