Scottish theatre company to perform in Alden Hall

Members of the Clyde Unity Theatre of Glasgow, Scotland, will present A Little Older by John Binnie at 8pm on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 13, in Alden Memorial. Tickets for the Oct. 12 preview are $2 consortium, free with a WPI I.D. Friday's ticket prices are $5 consortium and $3 with a WPI I.D. The performances are sponsored by the Humanities and Arts Department, Masque, and the Student Speakers Fund. Call 831-5946 to reserve tickets.

A Little Older is a hilarious and moving memory play about the special friendship between a straight woman and a gay man. Isla, a strong-willed minister's daughter, has been left helpless and with memory loss after an auto accident. Sandy, her best pal, is determined that she will regain her memory - their friendship is too important to forget. The play was first performed in 1992 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won the prestigious Independent Theatre Award. The show transferred to London's Hampstead Theatre and has since been performed by companies in Germany, Singapore, and the U.S.

Clyde Unity Theatre, a professional company that had gained worldwide recognition as Scotland's most exciting new theatre company, has been a successful annual presenter at the Edinburgh Festival and has run successful workshops on three continents. John Binnie's work for the company also includes Accustomed to her Face, Breadmakers, and Killing Me Softly.



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