THE third tour of Scottish Opera’s popular 2021 Pop-up Opera tour kicks off this month, visiting venues in Glasgow, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway. The final leg also includes performances for children in primary schools, for the first time since before the pandemic.
The 30-minute performances of A Little Bit of The Pirates of Penzance and A Little Bit of Bubble McBea are al fresco with a covered stage and audiences out front in the open air. Beginning on Monday, September 13 with an evening performance at The Buttery Restaurant car park in Glasgow, the tour then goes to New Rotterdam Wharf as part of Glasgow Canal Festival on Saturday, September 18, Kirkcudbright Primary School on Thursday, September 23, and Wigtown Book Festival on Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26. On the Saturday in Wigtown, there is an-hour long drawing and illustration workshop for parents and children aged four to nine, led by artist and Bubble McBea illustrator Iain Piercy.
School pupils will also be able to enjoy the fun-filled shows with free performances throughout September in Kilmacolm Primary, Riverbank Primary, St Saviour’s Primary (both in Glasgow), Lawhead Primary, Canongate Primary (both in St Andrews), Gatehouse of Fleet Primary in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright Primary and Wigtown Primary (at the Wigtown Showground).
Scottish Opera’s director of education, Jane Davidson, said: “Our Pop-up Opera tour has been a tremendous success this summer, and we are delighted to be able to round it off in style with these final dates in Glasgow, Fife and Dumfries & Galloway.”
For more details, go to www.scottishopera.org.uk
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