A Play For Torry Spring 2025

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The Project

A Play For Torry is a co-created theatre that celebrates the resistance of the land and people of Torry: From the fish, to the oil, RAAC and the wind.

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Process

Our process has been collaborative with community of Torry. The script was developed through verbatim interviews, a series of workshops with young people, adults, and archival research.

INTERVIEWS interviews 1-2-1 with more than a dozen local residents

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JA series of local creative workshops. 2025 Pic: workshop with Big Noise Torry developing a soundtrack and creative ideas Ben Vardi and Jackill.

MEETINGS Community meetings, consulations, court hearings have fed into the script development

Creative Team Writers, Mae Diansangu, (right) Shane Strachan, & Emer Morris (below) Co Exec Producer Scott Herret (bottom right) Community producer, Nattie Campbell scott Howells (Top Right).

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FORMS THE ENSAMBLE CHORUS

The play is performed by a core ensemble, multiroling, driving the story and elevating the verbatim narratives through chorus.

Community Acting Workshop March 2025.

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MUSIC

VERBATIM

the live score combines traditional music and orignal contemporary compositions, weaving together the past, present and future. picture: Sandy Tweddle.

using real words, performed

by Torry community actors and , supported by professional actors.

Community Script Read On a rainy afternoon in March 2025, a cast of 11 performers read the full first draft script, to a local audience. 6 performers read their own words. Over a delicious lunch we invited feedback from the audience.

Community Script Read March 2025, The White Cockade, Torry. Photo: Dani Ellis

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Feedback

“The verbatim voices moved me.

Hearing all the injustices present and historical bundle together was very impactful.”

AUDIENCE MEMBER

“I was blown away by the finished version at the read through..The writing deserves a special mention, as it encapsulated so much of the “Torry experience” and wove together so many aspects in an authentic but fun and LYNNE, PERFORMER, informative way.”

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RESIDNT

“LOVED the verbatim LOVED the repetition LOVED the songs and chorus” AUDIENCE MEMBER Community Script Read, Photos: Natalie Hood 2025.

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“This is a story that needs to be told. I think it is an important story nationally.”

AUDIENCE MEMBER Community Script Read, Mae Diansangu, Photo: Dani Ellis 2025.

“The creative process has been so well done it is clear that AUDIENCE the community has been highly involved and has indeed 08 MEMBER driven the project throughout.”

“Paying careful attention to the process and trusting my instincts pays off. Having a slow run in time through september- January of meeting/ planning/ building relationships, was really valuable to the trust build with community and creatives. People in Torry were felt very involved and bought into the 6 weeks workshop delivery and 4 week period creative development” LEAD ARTIST

“Very powerful, the variety of characters and voices is lovely” AUDIENCE MEMBER

Creation

SCRIPT

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A Play for Torry, full length script, written

by Emer Morris, Shane Strachan, Mae Diansangu.

FILM

Film of readthrough, Hazel Falk and SMHU, coming soon

WATCH FILM SNEAKPEAK

ARTWORK Rizo Print posters, AP4T, design: Will Herrmann, Peacock Arts

ZINE extract from this Zine by young people from workshops Jan 2025.

LOOK AT THE ZINE

BIG NOISE TRACKS LISTEN TO BIG NOISE TRACK

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Article in Torry Vision Winter 2025, delivered to every home in Torry.

Publications

Earth Matters: National Print Magazine, Arrticle by Scott Herrett “ Why A Play for Torry is Important. Released Spring 2025

“If a single person leaves our production about the injustice the people of Torry have faced and has a feeling of wanting to change things, that will make it worth it. But I think it’s already done that for the SCOTT people who’ve been involved in making it.”

HERRETT, FOES

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To Production CREDITS

We are now seeking funding to develop the project to production in 2025.

Words by The People of Torry The Script, created by Mae Diansangu, Shane Strachan and Emer Morris.

Music: Ben Vardi, Jackill, Big Noise Torry, Mae Diansangu & sany Tweddle.

Dramaturgy Emer Morris and Stewart Aitkin.

Executive Producers Scott Herret & Emer Morris, Community Producer:Nattie Campbell Scott Howells Graphic design: Will Herman Photography: Natalie Hood & Dani Ellis Film: Hazel Falk and Station House Media Unit.

Food: Shanu Gupta.

Get intouch aplayfortorry@gmail.com

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