The Promise
"One of the five best Scottish Theatre Productions of 2010!" – The list
Synopsis
Maggie Brodie thought she’d left teaching behind her. Retired twice, once with dishonourable discharge, she’s been drafted back for a day’s cover at her local primary school in London. It’s going to be a tough shift. A day of battles with her thirst for booze; with the soft-soap headmaster and lastly with Rosie.
Rosie is six and a new intake. Tough enough. But made tougher by the fact Rosie is from Somalia and refusing to speak. She will not speak. But to Maggie’s surprise silent Rosie stirs something in her long forgotten. Something about her past, her family and her ego. There’s a connection here that Maggie can’t quite get a grip on. In some political bargain the school are allowing community leaders into the classroom today to help with Rosie’s treatment. They believe her silence comes from that fact that she is a witch. Well, they’re wrong. And Maggie is forced to take action. Drastic action.
Douglas Maxwell’s tense new thriller combines a specially composed soundtrack and integrated projection to make The Promise an unmissable theatrical event.
Random Accomplice
Random Accomplice are Scotland’s top-notch patter merchants. They present stories with the intention to make their audiences gasp, giggle and greet. They want to make thier audience sit up and pay attention. Whilst they acknowledge the value of genre and narrative, whether classical or contemporary, they seek to move towards new openings, rupturing existing genre expectations.
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