National Theatre of Scotland: Black Watch

Photo by Pavel Antonov

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Wednesday, February 16 - 20, 2011
Seating on the Bass Concert Hall stage
Bass Concert Hall
$42.00

Written by Gregory Burke
Directed by John Tiffany

Presented in partnership with Fusebox Festival and the Department of Theatre and Dance

Black Watch is presented as part of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice Seventh Annual Conference – Aftershocks: Legacies of Conflict

This rare tour of Black Watch by the National Theatre of Scotland stops in Austin following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performances around the globe, and unanimous critical and popular acclaim. For this groundbreaking presentation, Texas Performing Arts is putting the audience on the Bass Concert Hall stage in a rare and intimate seating configuration.

Black Watch is a stirring play based on interviews conducted by Scottish playwright Gregory Burke with veteran soldiers who served in Iraq. Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be part of the legendary Scottish regiment, what it means to be part of the war on terror — and what it means to make the journey home again.

Hailed as a cultural landmark of the 21st century, John Tiffany’s production makes powerful and inventive use of movement, music, and song, all to create a visceral, complex, and urgent piece of theatre — compounded by your seat on stage, next to the action.

“#1 Theatrical Event of the Year”
Ben Brantley, NEW YORK TIMES
John Heilpern, NEW YORK OBSERVER
Eric Grode, NEW YORK SUN
Jeremy McCarter, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

“...one of the most richly human works of art to have emerged from this long-lived war.” – Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“It is essential you see Black Watch” – New York Observer
“A cultural landmark of the 21st century” – Newsweek
“The world must see this play. Immediately.” – The Herald