Tron Theatre to Present MIRACLE ON 34 PARNIE STREET,Today-Jan 4
By: BWW
News Desk Nov. 28, 2014
Christmas mayhem is afoot in everyone's favourite department store -- T J Confuse -- because Santa's shown up and he's a little bit different -- he's a SHE!
Not only that but she's claiming to be the real bona fide Santa Claus and that she's here to bring the true meaning of Christmas back to the pantosphere as well as prove to little Snoozy that her mum Doris will get all she wants for Christmas and more...
Will the local cooncil remove Kristine from the only job she loves? Or will the Glesga audience boo, hiss and cheer their way to the best Christmas in all the pantosphere? Will Snoozy ever believe that Santa is here in the Trongate? And will we all sing-a-long to Mariah Carey yet again? Find out in Miracle on 34 Parnie Street!
Alongside Johnny in full-on panto dame mode, our hilarious, all-singing all-dancing cast includes Julie Wilson Nimmo (Balamory's Miss Hoolie), Gavin Jon Wright and Michelle Hopewell, promising a seasonal spectacular that'll have the whole family smiling till Springtime!
DETAILS:
Venue: Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB
Dates: Fri 28 Nov 2014 - Sun 4 Jan 2015
Tickets: £9 - £18; Family ticket £56 (£40 off-peak), Previews £9
Box Office: 0141 552 4267 or www.tron.co.uk
CAST:
Johnny McKnight Kristine Cagney Kringle
Darren Brownlie Mr Bellhammer
Michelle Hopewell Chantelle/Judge Justice Justified
Gavin John Wright Snoozy
Julie Wilson Nimmo Doris Hawker/Milly Tillly/Mrs Bellhammer
Greig Adam Understudy
CREATIVE TEAM:
Writer & Director Johnny McKnight
Designer Kenny Miller
Lighting Designer Dave Shea
Composer + Musical Director Ross Brown
Choreographer Darren Brownlie
BIOGRAPHIES:
JOHNNY MCKNIGHT, WRITER & DIRECTOR
Johnny McKnight trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and works as a director, writer, performer and educator. His previous Christmas work includes Peter Panto, Aganeza Scrooge (Tron Theatre); Beauty & The Beast, Jackie & The Beanstalk, Snow White of The Seven De'Wharffs, Sleeping Beauty, Mother Goose, Cinderella (macrobert); Cinderella: A Tale of Loss & Regret (Royal Lyceum). This year's projects have included an actor/musician production of A Man Of No Importance for RCS, The Curse of Maccabra Opera House (Scottish Opera); Aladdin (macrobert Arts Centre); a remount and UK tour of Wendy Hoose (Random Accomplice/Birds of Paradise) and the CATS Nominated Best New Play A Perfect Stroke for Òran Mòr. Johnny's next project will be on a beach somewhere that's still sunny in January (with Factor 50 because he sunburns very easily).
KENNY MILLER, DESIGNER
Kenny Miller is a freelance director and designer who was for many years Head of Design/Associate Director of the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow. He has worked in theatre and opera all over Scotland, England, America, Germany and Canada. He won the Manchester Evening News Best Production Award for 10 Rillington Place, won CATS Awards for Best Ensemble for his Little Bit of Rough season, Best Technical Production for Smoking with Lulu and Best Production for Scrooge.
He recently directed and designed The Seagull, Company Policy, Romeo & Juliet and Don Giovanni for Oran Mór, and designed Born Bad for Scottish Youth Theatre, as well as Harold + Maude, Days of Wine and Roses for Theatre Jezebel of which he is a founding member.
Other designs include Macbeth, April In Paris (Perth Theatre); Autobahn, Doubt, A Parable (Theatre Jezebel); Valhalla!, Ya Beauty and the Beast, Betrayed, From the West Bank, Address Unknown, Flo White, Staircase and Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut (Tron Theatre); Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off, Our Teacher's A Troll (National Theatre of Scotland); Proof, Tam O'Shanter (Perth Theatre) and The Steamie (National Tour); Clockwork (Visible Fictions/Scottish Opera) and Marilyn (Citizens' Theatre).
GREIG ADAM
Greig started his professional training at the Dance School of Scotland on the Musical Theatre Course, before continuing his training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he was awarded the prize for Musical Theatre. While training his credits included Our House, Once On This Island (Citizens' Theatre), The Who's Tommy, Betty Blue Eyes, Legally Blonde the Musical and A Man of No Importance (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). During his training he was asked to form part of the ensemble for Sleeping Beauty (Citizens' Theatre). He has worked as a dancer for the Craig McMurdo Floorshow, as well as working extensively as a dancer/vocalist for high profile corporate events.
MICHELLE HOPEWELL
Michelle is a London-born actor in her final year of study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Growing up singing in Church, Michelle began pursuing Musical Theatre in her late teens and soon found a great desire to continue growing as an artist.
Studying at RCS has awarded Michelle a multitude of opportunities to perform in front of live audiences. Michelle has been a featured soloist for Children In Need 2012 at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom, the BBC Scotland studios for Children In Need 2013 as a soloist, performing alongside Susan Boyle, and part of the ensemble in RCS's production of Betty Blue Eyes and Notes To Self.
Miracle on 34 Parnie Street marks Michelle's professional debut, and this season she will also appear in RCS's productions of West Side Story as Velma, and as John the Baptist in Godspell.
JULIE WILSON NIMMO
Julie Wilson Nimmo Julie trained at the RSAMD in Glasgow, she has worked with Random Accomplice, The Tron, The Citz, Frantic Assembly, Thick Skin, National Theatre of Scotland, TAG, and Oran Mor. In television she is best known for her role as Miss Hoolie in Balamory. Julie also has an extensive background in comedy, appearing in Pulp Video, Rab C Nesbitt, The Baldyman, Chewin' the Fat, Blue Haven and Mike and Angelo.
Her film work includes The Slab Boys, Mrs. Caldicott's Cabbage War, My Life So Far and Gasping. Julie loves doing radio and was a regular in radio 4's Fags Mags and Bags. Julie's two boys Benny and Chevy are very excited to see her at the Tron in this years' Panto production!
GAVIN JON WRIGHT
This is Gavin's second production with the Tron, having been involved in Scenes Unseen in 2013. He is delighted to be part of this year's Panto having been a fan of so many of the Tron's previous pantosphere adventures! His previous meanderings into panto-land have included productions of Babes in the Woods, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella so he is really pleased to be working on a different story this year.
Other theatre work has included productions with Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Random Accomplice, Cumbernauld Theatre, Macrobert, Òran Mór, Grid Iron, Traverse, Vox Motus and the National Theatre of Scotland. He recently recorded a play for BBC Radio Scotland, Moyamensing, which was broadcast on Hallowe'en, so he hopes he didn't scare anyone too much. Television appearances include Taggart, Still Game, Lip Service and Dear Green Place. He really hopes you enjoy the show and have a great Christmas and New Year!
ABOUT TRON THEATRE COMPANY - The Tron Theatre Company is currently under the artistic leadership of Andy Arnold. The Tron Theatre aims to present the people of Glasgow and the West of Scotland with outstanding professional productions of the finest contemporary classics, with an emphasis on world, UK and Scottish premieres.
Recent productions include Ulysses, Stones In His Pockets, Plume, Staircase, Valhalla, Sea and Land and Sky (World Premier and winner of the Open.Stage writing competition), Dirty Paradise, The Government Inspector, The City, Defender of the Faith (UK Premiere), Like the Rain (Scottish premiere), Bliss (Scottish premiere) and Mud. This is in addition to our justly celebrated pantomimes, most recently Aganeza Scrooge, Mister Merlin, Flo White and Ya Beauty and the Beast, which have acquired something of a cult following.
The Tron Theatre was established as a theatre club in 1979 (going fully public in 1989), rising from the ashes of the destroyed Close Theatre, based at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow. The Tron is also an established receiving theatre on the small-middle scale, as well as a major venue for many of Glasgow's festivals including Celtic Connections, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Refugee Week, the Merchant City Festival and Glasgay!
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