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GLASGOW Theatre Royal
02 Mar 11 to 05 Mar 11

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"It succeeds brilliantly.
Working in the collective spirit that characterised the National Youth Theatre in its heyday, Bourne has turned a worthy community enterprise into a raw and shocking piece of dance theatre. If this is work in progress, I can’t wait to see the finished article.
_{The Express}

"A remarkable achievement by any standards, but even more so when you consider that some of the boys had never been inside a theatre before, let alone performed in one....Bourne and his fellow creators have managed to pull together something rather wonderful"
_{The Scotsman}

"A superbly visceral version of Golding’s novel....
The energy that builds is pulverising, unnerving – not just because the entire cast hurl themselves into the fierce physicality of these scenes but because the anarchy is meticulously detailed and totally inclusive. Bourne’s own male dancers might be Golding’s “biguns”, but they share the action, the responsibilities of driving the piece forward, even the same school uniform, with the young amateur recruits. And without the latter, all plunging so wholeheartedly into war-painted anarchy, there wouldn’t be quite the harrowing yet terrifying edge to this drama of unfettered impulses and brutal instincts.
Astonishing, memorable – what next, please?"
_The_Heralda

"The great accomplishment of the production is its seamless integration of amateur and professional dancers...an impressive achievement"
_{The Guardian}

"An enjoyable, memorable and thought-provoking production"
_STV