Gaelic Play-in-a-Day Workshop with Artair Donald
University Of Aberdeen
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3FX
Were putting on Shrapnel, the award-winning Gaelic play adapted from Tormod Caimbeuls novel of the same name but we have one day only! We are delighted that actor Artair Donald will be directing this bi-lingual drama workshop From theatre games to scene staging, Artair will guide us through the world of Gaelic theatre with expertise and humour.The day will begin with a few games and a bi-lingual read-through of the script. In smaller groups, we will work on scenes of your choice, staging them for one other at the end of the workshop all while benefitting from Artairs expert direction!
Shrapnel is Catriona Lexy Campbells adaptation of the seminal Gaelic novel of the same title by renowned novelist, Tormod Caimbeul. With anarchic humour and powerful narrative tension, 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 Leith, the novel draws on Tormod Caimbeul's first-hand experience of living in Edinburgh in the 1970s, but the piece also has a timeless quality. The story moves at an energetic pace as 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.Theatre Gu Ler won the Arts and Culture Award at the Scottish Gaelic Awards 2016 for Shrapnel.Video and further information on the play:https://www.theatreguleor.com/shrapnel
No theatre experience necessary to take part! The workshop is suitable for Gaelic speakers and learners of all levels. Through this event, we hope to strengthen connections between Gaelic community groups in Aberdeen, bring multiple generations of speakers together, and open a window into the world of Gaelic drama.There will be free coffee, tea, sandwiches and snacks available for participants.
Please enter via the main doors of the MacRobert building and check-in with our volunteers in the lobby.
Artair Donald grew up on the beautiful Isle of Tiree and has been acting professionally for over 30 years. He has performed on radio, stage, television and film. He is known for his regular appearances on the Gaelic TV soap Machair. Recent credits include Outlander, Mary Queen of Scots, Priseact Pligh and OMC. He regularly leads drama workshops with secondary and primary schools culminating in public performances.
Shrapnel: Dealbh-chluich ann an Aon Latha le Artair Donald
Bidh sinn a cur na deilbh-chluich Shrapnel air digh, bho thoiseach gu deireadh ach ann an aon latha a-mhin! Tha sinn air ar digh glan gum bi an cleasaiche Artair Donald a stiireadh a bhth-obrach d-chnanach seo Bho gheamannan drma gu seallaidhean air an rd-rlar, bidh Artair gar stiireadh tro shaoghal drma na Gidhlig le ealantas agus bhachdas!Tisichidh sinn le geamannan drma agus leughadh d-chnanach an sgriobt. Bidh cothrom againn seallaidhean snraichte a thaghadh airson obair a dhanamh ann am buidhnean beaga. Aig deireadh an tachartais, cuiridh sinn na seallaidhean againn air digh dha chile, agus bidh cothroman gu ler ann gus buannachdan fhaighinn bho stiireadh ealanta Artair!
Na ath-sgrobhadh le Catrona Lexy Chaimbeul, tha an dealbh-chluich Shrapnel stidhichte air an nobhail leis an sr sgrobhaiche, Tormod Caimbeul (Tormod a Bhocsair). Le fealla-dh is dith-bhearsain gu ler agus le sgeulachd a tha cumhachdach is teannaichte, tha sinn a leantainn aithrisear neo-aithnichte s e air teicheadh bho chasaid murt. Air a stidheachadh ann an dorchadas dubh Lte, tha Caimbeul a cleachdadh seallaidhean bho bheatha fhin a fuireach ann an Dn ideann sna seachdadan san sgeulachd, ach fhathast dhfhaodar gun robh e stidhichte aig m sam bith. Tha an sgeulachd a gluasad gu sgiobalta leis an aithrisear a siubhail air feadh a bhaile; a coinneachadh ri iomadach charactar annasach agus a seachnadh a phoilis bhrideil, Walter Shrapnel.
Bhuannaich Theatre Gu Ler an Duais Ealain is Chultarach aig Duaisean Gidhlig na h-Alba am-bliadhna airson na deilbh-chluich Shrapnel.
Bhideo agus barrachd fiosrachaidh: https://www.theatreguleor.com/shrapnel-1Aig an tachartas seo, tha sinn airson ceanglaichean a neartachadh eadar na buidhnean coimhearsnachd ann an Obar Dheathain, ginealaichean eadar-dhealaichte a chruinneachadh cmhla, agus uinneag fhosgladh air saoghal drma na Gidhlig. Tha an tachartas seo freagarrach airson gach re - luchd-labhairt agus luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gidhlig.Bidh cofaidh, t, ceapairean agus greimean-bdh ann (saor an-asgaidh) airson com-pirtichean.Ged a tha an tachartas saor an-asgaidh, feumaidh sibh clradh. Bio (Gidhlig):
Rugadh agus thogadh Artair Dmhnall ann an Tiriodh, agus tha air a bhith na chleasaiche phroifeiseanta airson deich air fhichead bliadhna. Tha e air nochdadh air an ridio, an rd-rlar, an telebhisean agus ann am filmichean. Tha e aithnichte mar chleasaiche anns na prgraman Machair, Outlander, Mary Queen of Scots, Priseact Pligh agus OMC. S bhaist do Artair a bhith an ss ann an leasachadh drma agus bidh e a ruith priseactan drma airson igridh ann an sgoiltean.
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Dates & Booking
Oct. 04, 2025 11:00am
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Standard - £10.00
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