1000 AIRPLANES ON THE ROOF
Composer: Philip Glass
Script: David Henry Hwang
Original projections by: Jerome Sirlin
Red Note in collaboration with the National Theatre of Scotland
Directed by James Brining
Conducted by Jessica Cottis
Judith Howarth, Soprano
Colin Richmond, Designer
Simon Wilkinson, Lighting Designer
John Harris, Sound Designer
Premiered in 1988 in Vienna Airport’s Hangar No 3, 1000 Airplanes on the Roof combines a dramatic text with hypnotic music. Described by its cult American composer Philip Glass as “a science fiction music drama”, this unique production will visit the Concorde Hangar at the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune, Woodend Barn in Banchory, and the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
An actor plays the mysterious ‘M’ who recalls his encounters with extraterrestrial life-forms and their message to him: “It is better to forget, it is pointless to remember. No-one will believe you”. Did he really meet them? Was it a drug-induced nightmare – or the beginning of a mental breakdown?
The performance in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall will include the original 3-dimensional projections from the first production by Jerome Sirlin.
Sunday 18th September, 8pm
Lammermuir Festival
Concorde Hangar
National Museum of Flight,
East Lothian
Booking: 0131 473 2000
Friday 21st October, 7:30pm
sound Festival
Woodend Barn
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
Booking: 01330 825431
Sunday 30th October, 6pm
minimal
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Booking: 0131 353 8000
