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New Strides was founded in 2000 by arts professionals who have extensive up-to-the-minute community drama experience. We believe that theatre belongs to everyone and our artistic policy is to take it to all sections of society as far as we possibly can. Based both in the South of Scotland and in the North of England, New Strides draws upon the talent of a wide circle of actors, writers, musicians, film-makers and technical experts to create new, creative and exciting work.
World Premieres of Plays by New Strides Theatre
Letters to Aberlour | ||
| 1st Produced: | Coldingham | Feb 2014 | ||||
Organisations: | New Strides Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
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Synopsis: | Letters to Aberlour draws upon the letters that "old boys" from the Aberlour Orphanage wrote to Aberlour Orphanage in Moray during the First World War. The letters show that the soldiers writing back to the Orphanage considered themselves members of a single extended family, a sentiment which was reciprocated by the Orphanage staff. However, unlike a conventional family which might have perhaps three or four members involved in the war, the Aberlour family shared the experiences of its hundreds of family members. In the letters the Aberlour soldiers express their concerns not only for their fellow "old boys" serving in the war but also for what is happening "at home" in Aberlour. They write about the war but they also write of their longing to return to Aberlour. Taken together the letters provide a powerful narrative of the First World War which is both poignant and moving. As this narrative is drawn from so many individual stories it also provides, without artificial contrivance, an account of the war from its first days through to the occupation of the Ruhr. The Orphanage war memorial in Aberlour provides a striking testament to the relationship between the "old boys" and the Orphanage. Unlike so many war memorials erected by institutions, the Aberlour Orphanage identifies each of its lost old boys by name. The 62 deaths that are recorded are the deaths of members of the Aberlour family. The play explores how, for the old boys of Aberlour, each death was the death of a brother. | |||||
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