Shrapnel

fROM THE NOVEL BY tORMOD cAIMBEUL
aDAPTED BY Catrìona Lexy Chaimbeul

Shrapnel is the adaptation of the seminal Gaelic novel of the same title by renowned novelist, Tormod Caimbeul. It follows the journey of an enigmatic narrator as he tries to evade capture for a crime he didn’t commit.

Set in the darkest depths of 1970s Leith, our narrator treads a sordid path through the city meeting an array of extraordinary misfits, and avoiding the psychopathic former detective, Walter Shrapnel, who is convinced that our narrator tried to murder him. With anarchic humour and powerful narrative tension, Shrapnel is a novel that demands to be performed.

“ Astonishing bold and surreal ”
The Scotsman

“ Exhilarating, vertiginous – at times, bewildering … under Muireann Kelly’s astute, sensitive direction, something of Shrapnel slices into the soul and lodges ”
The Guardian

“ Sure-footed direction meets a strong cast, taking the drama to a higher level ”
Daily Record

Cast & Creative Team

From the novel by Tormod Caimbeul
Adapted by – Catriona Lexy Campbell
Director – Muireann Kelly

Iain Beggs – Maclugran
Catriona Lexy Campbell – Mavis E Beattie / Elspeth Jane Elphinstone
Artair Donald – Buster Hind / John Riach
Calum Macdonald – Pc Des McCafferty / William CBW Robertson
Iain Macrae – Detective Sergeant Walter Anthony ‘Shrapnel’ Watson
Mairi Morrison – Effie Joan Mackay / Maria Carlotta / Mrs Dorothy Armstrong
Catherine King – Eadar-Theangaiche Cànan Balbhanachd Bhreatainn

Costume & Set – Carys Hobbs
Animation, Subtitles & Set Design – Iain Craig
Sound Design – Matt Padden
Music – The League Of Highland Gentlemen
Lighting Design – Karen Bryce
English translation – Mary Jane Campbell
Dramaturg – Frances PoetProduction Manager – Hilly
Technical Stage Manager – Craig McNeill
Deputy Stage Manager – Katharina Siebert
Co-producer – Claire Dow
Co-producer – Kirsty Paton
Admin & Comms – Linda NicLeòid
Drama & Education Artist – Beth Frieden
Marketing Design – Niall Walker
Photography – Mihaela Bodlovic
Publisher – Leabhraichean Beaga

Tour Dates

10-12/3/16, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
15-16/3/16, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
17/3/16, Eden Court, Inverness
18/3/16, The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
19/3/16, Lossiemouth Town Hall
20/3/16, Strathpeffer Pavilion
22/3/16, Macphail Centre, Ullapool
23/3/16, Plockton Village Hall
24/3/16, Seall at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
26/3/16, Carinish Hall, North UIst
28/3/16, Castlebay School, Barra
1-2/4/16, An Lanntair, Stornoway