Arcade Trilogy: Big Wheel, FunCity and Amusement Caterers, three site-specific, interactive performances
Roll up! Roll up!
The Showmen’s Theatre Company celebrates Scottish Showpeople’s largely undocumented, tantalising history. They aim to humanise an often misunderstood minority group, the only way they know how: by putting on a show.
The Showmen’s Theatre Company invites you behind the scenes. Come and hear of Portobello’s entertainment industry from the entertainers themselves. Framed by their vintage showfront, the company presents Arcade Trilogy: Big Wheel, FunCity and Amusement Caterers, three site-specific, interactive performances celebrating the history of seaside amusements. From music hall to side-show, from FunCity to Noble’s arcade, these performances theatrically explore Portobello’s many links to the Scottish Travelling Showmen community.
About
The Showmen’s Theatre Company is a Showmen’s artist collective creating theatre and workshops. Graduates of The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Yana Harris, Bailey Newsome and Ava Hickey come from many generations of Showpeople. Attributing their adaptability, work ethic and storytelling to their heritage, together they are using these skills to celebrate the community and preserve their history.