{"id":7325,"date":"2024-04-22T15:22:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?p=7325"},"modified":"2024-06-01T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T07:44:59","slug":"the-tailor-of-inverness-solo-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2024\/04\/22\/the-tailor-of-inverness-solo-play\/","title":{"rendered":"London Premiere of internationally acclaimed Solo Play 'The Tailor of Inverness&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>14 May &#8211; 8 June<\/strong>, <strong>Finborough Theatre, London<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A long overdue opportunity for London to see this unforgettable story of displacement and survival in war-torn Europe \u2013 a powerful allegory for all victims of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Presented by Dogstar Theatre Company in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/GLMwpisX0AAz_fU-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/GLMwpisX0AAz_fU-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/GLMwpisX0AAz_fU-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/GLMwpisX0AAz_fU-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/GLMwpisX0AAz_fU-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/GLMwpisX0AAz_fU-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/GLMwpisX0AAz_fU-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>\u201cI come from a farm, from the forests and fields of green Ukraine. From the resettlement camps of Germany.<br>From the beaches of the Adriatic. &#8230;And the cool air of Inverness.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A true story of journeys of how a boy who grew up on a farm in Galicia (then in Eastern Poland, now in Western Ukraine) came to be a tailor in Inverness\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">His life spanned most of the 20th century. Taken prisoner by the Soviets in 1939 and forced to work, he was freed in an amnesty after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, and joined the thousands of Poles fighting with the British Army in North Africa and Italy. He was then resettled in Britain in 1948, joining his brother in Glasgow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This is the story he told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But was the tailor really who he said he was?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Combining storytelling, songs, poetry and physicality with a rich soundscape of live fiddle music and effects, Matthew Zajac\u2019s stunning play about his Polish father has entranced over 40,000 people, playing in a huge variety of venues in twelve countries, from sold-out runs in prestigious theatres in cities such as New York, Adelaide, Kyiv, Malmo, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brussels, Dublin, Lublin, Lviv, Copenhagen and Berlin to tiny village halls in the Scottish Highlands. Its many awards include a Scotsman Fringe First, The Stage Best Solo Performer Award and Best Actor at the CATS (Critics Awards for Theatre In Scotland) Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Written and performed by Matthew Zajac<br>Directed by Ben Harrison<br>Design by Ali Maclaurin<br>Lighting by Kai Fischer<br>Music by Jonny Hardie and Gavin Marwick<br>Sound by Timothy Brinkhurst<br>Presented by Dogstar Theatre Company in association with Neil McPherson for<br>the Finborough Theatre<br>Performed by Matthew Zajac and violinists Jonny Hardie or Amy Geddes<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-6-photo-Tim-Morozzo-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-6-photo-Tim-Morozzo-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-6-photo-Tim-Morozzo-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-6-photo-Tim-Morozzo-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-6-photo-Tim-Morozzo-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-6-photo-Tim-Morozzo-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-3-photo-Tim-Morozzo-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-3-photo-Tim-Morozzo-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-3-photo-Tim-Morozzo-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-3-photo-Tim-Morozzo-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-3-photo-Tim-Morozzo-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Dogstar-Theatre-The-Tailor-of-Inverness-image-3-photo-Tim-Morozzo-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS, written &amp;&nbsp;performed by Matthew Zajac with Jonny&nbsp;Hardie\/Amy Geddes on fiddle, will run for 4 weeks at London\u2019s Finborough Theatre May 14 &#8211; June 8 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The show has won numerous&nbsp;awards and played nearly 300 times at festivals and&nbsp;theatres across the world. &nbsp;Director Ben&nbsp;Harrison, Designer Ali Maclaurin.<br><br>\u201cA towering piece of work with a glorious&nbsp;performance by the author\u201d Sunday&nbsp;Independent Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">THE TESTAMENT OF GIDEON MACK by James Robertson, adapted for the stage by Matthew Zajac, will tour mid-scale venues across Scotland from February 13-March15 2025. The show will feature an ensemble of 8 actors. &nbsp;Director Meghan de Chastelain, Designer Kenneth Macleod, Composer Daragh Lynch (Lankum), Lighting Grant Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u2018In the hands of great writers,&nbsp;the unlikeliest stories&nbsp;are&nbsp;generally the most rewarding\u2026Overwhelmingly&nbsp;compassionate and thought-provoking.\u2019 Irvine&nbsp;Welsh,&nbsp;Guardian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">SPARK &#8211; THE HIGHLAND NEW PLAY FESTIVAL ran for the very first time at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness from 18th-21st January 2024, a long weekend of play readings, performed extracts of new plays and industry talks with late-night music and spoken word socials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201c&#8230;maybe the best ever Highland&nbsp;located event&#8230;the quality&nbsp;and talent involved&nbsp;were amazing.\u201d Catherine MacNeil, Audience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">NIGHTLANDS by Jack Macgregor completed a successful run at SUMMERHALL Fringe Festival 2022 with sold out performances, winning a Summerhall LUSTRUM AWARD. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201c&#8230;an engaging piece of new writing&nbsp;from an incredibly&nbsp;exciting&nbsp;emerging artist, backed by a&nbsp;brilliant cast\u2026\u201d Theatre Weekly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">ARCTIC WINDS PART 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">NIGHTLANDS &amp; THE FALLEN ANGELS OF THE MOINE by George Gunn, were produced and filmed in 2022. Directors Jack Macgregor &amp; Matthew Zajac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>More details and Tickets:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/finboroughtheatre.co.uk\/production\/the-tailor-of-inverness\/\">The Tailor of Inverness \u2013 Finborough Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 May &#8211; 8 June, Finborough Theatre, London A long overdue opportunity for London to see this unforgettable story of displacement and survival in war-torn Europe \u2013 a powerful allegory for all victims of war. 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