Liar wins CATS award.

TAG's production of Davey Anderson's Liar, won the award for Best Show for Children and Young People 2009, at today's CATS awards in Edinburgh. This co-production with Sounds of Progress was well represented with lots of the team present.



Well done to everyone involved in Liar, and to all the other nominees from the Citizens Theatre.

Brilliant!

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Award Nominations

Liar, our co-production with Sounds of Progress, written by Davey Anderson has been nominated for the Best Show for Children and Young People at this year's CATS Awards (Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland).







Photos by Eamonn McGoldrick

The Citizens Theatre is also up for the following:

Sub Rosa
Best New Play
Best Production
Best Director
Best Technical Presentation

The Sound of My Voice
Best Actor (Male) – Billy Mack
Best Design – Jason Southgate & Graham Sutherland

You can read full details of nominations here. Well done to all nominees.

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A fresh start

With the festive season over, we are looking forward to a really busy year. There are lots of TAG shows on offer in 2009:

In March we are re-touring with our award-winning production of David Greig's play YELLOW MOON about a couple of teenage runaways. As well as performing in Frankfurt and The Hague (thanks to the British Council), we will also be in the UK. Click here for more details.


Photo by Tim Morozzo

In March and April we are also offering a brand new play by Davey Anderson along with a follow up workshop exploring issues of tolerance, bullying, citizenship and respect. This project, called OUTSPOKEN is being offered Free to S1 and S2 students.

In May MUSEUM OF DREAMS, a brand new work by Ailie Cohen and Guy Hollands will open at the Citizens Theatre and tour to the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh. More details here.



Finally, in September, we hope to re-tour another Davey Anderson play that premiered at the Citz last year. LIAR, a co-production with Sounds of Progress may be available for touring (budgets permitting) from 7-26 September.


Photo by Eamonn McGoldrick

Along with loads of other education projects we are looking forward to a productive new year.

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4 stars for Liar "achingly lovely fairytale harmonies"

The Herald has given Liar a terrific 4 stars. Here's the full review:


"If I said that this joint production by TAG and Sounds of Progress would work brilliantly on radio, I'd want everyone involved to take it as a compliment. Because even though the acting is spot on, Liar itself has all the true strengths of potent storytelling. What captivates, here, is the orchestrated theatricality of sounds: words, music and vocalised effects that bring alive a crucial episode of childhood experience, as 11-year-old Lizzie discovers secrets that her parents have been hiding, and begins to sense who she is, and what's important to her.


The first sound we hear is singing. The cast arrive on a surge of such achingly lovely fairytale harmonies. But when the banter between day-dreamy Lizzie (Ashley Smith) and her gallus, gobby chum Stevie (Jim Sturgeon) kicks in, it has - like the chillingly savage bullying later on - the robust stamp of street-snash all over it. Gradually, Lizzie's over-heated fascination with an old woman - sneeringly labelled "tinker" by Stevie - uncovers a desperate truth about her own mother's past. Cue an implosion of childhood trust, coupled with a hunger to know about family ties, the travelling life, the wide, wide world And thoughout Lizzie's journey, the traditional songs - directed by Gordon Dougall and Sally Clay - weave a vivid subtext of the girl's traveller heritage, joyfully enlightening our modern ignorance as much as hers.


Aside from five black-painted chairs, there's no set to clutter the Circle Studio space, impede the pace of Davey Anderson's canny writing or Guy Hollands's direction, or dictate every last contextual detail to the audience - designated age range is eight- to 12-year-olds, but adults with overactive imaginations are welcome also.

Mary Brennan"

You can buy tickets online or call 0141 429 0022.

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N.B. All photos by Eamonn McGoldrick

Liar previews

Did you know that all previews at the Citizens' Theatre are an amazingly cheap £3?

TAG's latest show Liar, a co-production with Sounds of Progress has two previews tomorrow...so you can see Davey Anderson's brand new play before anyone else for less than the price of a DVD rental! Can't say better than that.

Liar will be on at 2.30pm and 7.30pm tomorrow (Sat 24th). Call 0141 429 0022 or book online at www.citz.co.uk.

What's it about?

Lizzie has an overactive imagination. That's what her mum says.

So when a weird old woman in a caravan appears on the other side of the canal, Lizzie's mind goes into overdrive inventing stories about how she might have got there and what might happen next. But the truth, she discovers, is stranger than anything she could make up.

A tale of mystery and everyday adventure, Liar jumps into the scary depths of friendship, betrayal, fear, pigeons, curiosity, and the terrifying talent we all have for making things up. With live singing inspired by tradtional Scottish Traveller songs.

See you there,

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I'm not a Liar

I'm not a liar, so just to prove that I was actually in New York, here's a photo of me outside the lovely 59E59 Theaters, along with a bizarre photo of the Yellow Moon cast who have apparently joined a cosy red-dressing-gown cult:
These folks however have a lie or two worth telling...
Photo by Eamonn McGoldrick

Previewing at the Citizens' Theatre this weekend and opening on Tuesday 27th, LIAR is a brand new play by Davey Anderson worth checking out. For the young at heart, if you enjoyed the music in the Tron Panto, you'll love the live singing in Liar (brought to you by the same musical team) - for the more mature audience members if you were blown away by Snuff or dazzled by Black Watch, you should join us to see the latest instalment in Davey Anderson's impressive theatrical legacy.

LIAR runs from 24 May - 7 June 2008.
Call 0141 429 0022 to book tickets or book online at the Citz.

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