Truant

November 2011

Overview

How do you find your limits without breaking the rules? Teenagers need to play truant from their parents to establish their own identity, their own personal values. But what happens when parents play truant from their children, when they avoid their parental duties? Everyone has family, but who is making and who is breaking the rules?

Truant is a provocative new piece of theatre set in, and inspired by, the people of Glasgow. Truant is the result of interviews with a diverse range of people from communities across the city exploring responses to questions about family values, the challenges of modern parenting and the place of children in society.

Featuring a cast of eight and combining performance, movement, music and live debate, Truant is an unmissable event. You can follow the debates after each performance on our Facebook page.

As Truant contains strong language, an age guide of 14+ is suggested.

Sponsored by ScottishPower with additional support from the Scottish Government.

Cast

  • Name
    Ross Allan
  • Name
    Daniel Cahill
  • Name
    Hannah Donaldson
  • Name
    Michelle Gallagher
  • Name
    Gavin Kean
  • Name
    Chris McCann
  • Name
    Claire McCracken
  • Name
    Fiona Wood

Creative team

  • Name
    John Retallack
    Role
    Writer and Director
  • Name
    Becky Minto
    Role
    Set & Costume Designer
  • Name
    Michael John McCarthy
    Role
    Composer/ Sound Design
  • Name
    Simon Wilkinson
    Role
    Lighting Designer
  • Name
    Janice Parker
    Role
    Movement Director
  • Name
    Catrin Evans
    Role
    Associate Director/ Researcher
  • Name
    Anne Henderson
    Role
    Casting Director