“I always describe (the music) as a mixture of classical and techno. Alan Cumming talks Burn, post-show ritual and magicįeaturing an emotional score by talented Scottish composer Anna Meredith, stripped-back set design and attention-grabbing video, Alan says theatre fans may be surprised to see a bit of magic in the production, too. The award-winning actor told us more about the unique piece of theatre – including the sneaky way he made sure he got choreographer Steven Hoggett on board with the project. “I wanted to show that behind these iconic men, there’s a lot more going on and there’s a lot more fragility there.” “I found out he had a much tougher life – he was much less robust than our image of him would suggest,” said Alan who’ll also bring the show to Eden Court in Inverness. The P&J entertainment team caught up with Alan just before the Aberdeen premiere of Burn – a one-man dance theatre show that aims to challenge the tartan box image of Scotland’s National Bard. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner.Īlan Cumming brought his wit, charm and brand new show Burn to Aberdeen’s His Majesty’s Theatre… or should it be Their Majesty’s? Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right.
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