Only the Men by Tim Nunn

Reeling and Writhing - Only the Men

Spectrum 1
Thursday 18th at 8.30pm -  WORLD PREMIERE / Friday 19th at 8pm
/ Saturday 20th at 8.30pm
£8 (concessions £6)

Sanna is the village on the headland where black volcanic rock meets machair, sea and sand. This exposed landscape is the setting for Only the Men, the story of a son who returns to the last working croft upon his father’s death.

The future of the man is tied to the future of the croft he has inherited. He discusses this with Fenella, whilst sitting on a wide white beach. Fenella is an annoying and greedy sheep who died five years ago. To make matters worse, she is not his only companion.

Reeling and Writhing’s Only the Men, is lyrical contemporary Scottish theatre at its best, fusing the music and the geography of the Scottish coast in a tragi-comedic tale. Composer Eddie McGuire creates the soundscape of Sanna and those who dwell therein, with score for alto flute and ocean drum performed live. 
  
Only the Men at the graveside - a modern tale of love, loss and a stuffed sheep, in a landscape of raw emotion and no compromise.

“brilliant, ground-breaking theatre” The Scotsman on Standing Wave

“highly original and affecting work” Sunday Herald on My Dark Sky

Creative Team

Writer Tim Nunn
Director Katherine Morley
Composer Eddie McGuire
Set Designer Brian Hartley
Lighting Designer Grahame Gardner
Graphic Designers O Street

Suitable for all ages