Month: October 2013

INFERNO opens in the Tivoli Theatre

We did it! On Sunday night the curtain went down on the last performance of a short but, never the less, historical production. Following a gauntlet of problems involved in operating a theatre which had not opened its doors in 50 years, INFERNO left a mark in the venue’s history.

The play was well attended by an audience that braved the temperature of our Arctic auditorium. A first performance and a Halloween weekend, it was an honour to bring life back into the building.  We must thank those that attended and those that made the event possible.

The cast, Sophie and myself, minutes before the curtain raised on the Sunday.

From handing out posters, to running auditions and building the set, Thank you for all your help:

CENTRE STAGE; ALEX WHITESIDE; DOUGIE MORGON;ANDREW TENNANT; ROSEMOUNT CC ; CLAIRE HAMILTON; OLD TORRY CC; LESLEY-ANNE; DAVID;  FAYE; SEVENTEEN, BELMONT STREET; MAGGIE CRUIKSHANK; ABERDEEN ARTS CENTRE; SCOTTISH OPERA WARDROBE; MIRIAM McSHARRY; ELLIE WAGSTAFF; JAMES COLLINS; TIVOLI THEATRE COMPANY; ALEX WOEHLING; NATHAN YOUNG; LILY PATTERSON.

KICKSTARTER

On top of this list we must also thank the backers of our Kickstarter campaign who together raised a total of £2088 to put towards INFERNO at the Tivoli Theatre.

Tivoli Green room

Andrew Bywater
Right Here Productions
Elisabeth Thorson
David Wardrop
Robert Baker
Emma Rochford
James Maxwell
Paul Mitchell
Francisca Stangel
John Burns
Stephen O’Sullivan
Andrew Morrison
Kenneth Watt
Douglas Auld
Bruce Roscoe
Caroline Lewis
Nuala Bywater
Rhona Mitchell

Tivoli in action!

Dr Christopher Bywater
Martin John Porter
John Creamer
Jacqui Winchester
Jim Steel
Lucy Thompson
Tony McGettigan
Thomas Creamer
Ursula Scholz
Fergus McGonigal
Dmitry Voronov
Sue Walker
Danilo Salvatore Carlucci
Jane O’Sullivan
Patricia Creamer
John Edgar
Luke Johnson
Patsy Spicer
Nigel Collis
Andi Watson

And so INFERNO’s brief run has come to an end. However, be sure to continue to check our website and blog for the latest news about possible future projects. We will be sure to keep you up to date about anything that comes about of this improbable but enjoyable production.

With much love and best regards,

Tom.

“Will these hands ‘ere be clean?”

Assembled in the dressing room.

WE MADE IT!

In the past 48 hours we have received the fantastic news that our Kickstarter fund had come in under the allotted time and over the asked amount. It is the end of a funds drive which has found almost 38 backers from across the globe in under a month. 

To help persuade our public we spent some time making a video and a full profile to fully showcase our aims, talented cast and ambitions. It was great fun to do, despite some initial awkwardness and camera shyness, and we even managed to persuade STV news to come and film us do it! We began our KICKSTARTER campaign on the 19th September and were amazed to see the interest and support for the project grow steadily. From pledges from America from generous strangers with faith in us, to pledges made more locally, we were touched and delighted to see our total rise as our deadline got closer.

On the 18th October our target of £2000 was taken to the even greater height of £2088 by the kindness of the Kickstarter community, friends, family and generous supporters from all over the world. We could not have been more thrilled to reach our goal and we hope that the consequences of this financial boost will be evident in the show that you will see this evening. It would not have been possible without the kind pledges of those both known and unknown to us, and so, without further ado, several massive THANK YOU!’S are in order!

“Something Wicked this Way Comes!”

With 2 weeks left until Strindberg appears on the Tivoli stage, a ghostly likeness is appearing around Old Aberdeen… 

+ INFERNO Kickstarter campaign Begins it’s final week  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tbywater/inferno-in-the-tivoli-theatre

Poster Pillar on Upper Kirkgate.

What’s that at the bottom of your glass? 1000 INFERO beermats!

Lastly, our Kickstarter Campaign is entering its last week and with 82% of our £2000 from 29 backers, we have never been so close. As the bid for pledges closes this Friday at one minute to midnight, we are entering final home straight. With £349 required to bring INFERNO and the Tivoli to life, we are looking for any and all assistance that can be spared. It is your chance to bag some Strindberg-esque memorabilia and even to secure your name in our programme before it goes off to print on Friday. Hopefully!
If you haven’t yet done so do go and have a look at our campaign page. We have a nice video with a 60 second synopsis of the play to wet your theatrical taste-buds.

Many thanks! Campaign-counter embedded below to keep an eye on our progress:

Rosemount CCA website: http://www.rosemountcca.org.uk/

Box Office Stocks our Tickets!
http://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/events/inferno

We’ll be along to check your stubs and usher you in, for the first time in nearly five decades. Please take a seat (or two). It’s showtime!

Strindberg, upon announcing INFERNO opening in the Tivoli, Aberdeen.

Special “K”

Our Kickstarter is gathering momentum and gaining support at a third of the goal already reached. If you have anything going spare after having bought your ticket, do check out our campaign page to see the range of exciting incentives we have in exchange for pledges.