Cumbernauld Theatre to stage a new adaptation of Rona Munro’s BOLD GIRLS
A new re-imagined production of Bold Girls by Rona Munro will run from 24 September-1 October at Cumbernauld Theatre Trust’s new home at Lanternhouse.
It’s 1991 in West Belfast. Despite the bombs, the soldiers, and their husbands being either locked away or killed, Marie, Cassie, and Nora are determined to get on with their lives. That is, until a mysterious young woman turns up on Marie’s doorstep, disrupting their girls’ night out and bringing devastating revelations that threaten to leave their friendships changed forever.
Sharply funny, moving, yet never shying from the harsh realities of life during the Troubles, Bold Girls is a celebration of women’s strength under siege.
The new production is being directed by Michael Duke, former Tinderbox Theatre Company (Belfast) Artistic Director, originally from County Down and now based in Glasgow. It will star Pauline Goldsmith (Muster Station: Leith, Edinburgh International Festival) as Nora, Katya Searle (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate) as Dierdre, Julie Martis (Retribution Day, Blueberry Goose Theatre) as Marie, and Leigh Lothian (The Da Vinci Code, UK Tour) as Cassie.
Cumbernauld Theatre Chief Executive, Sarah Price said: “With this new production of Bold Girls we celebrate one of Scotland’s greatest female theatre writers, we celebrate our strong theatre tradition in Cumbernauld and we look ahead to engaging our schools and younger adult audiences in the stories that have shaped our world.”
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