NEW SHOW CELEBRATES WORK OF BURNS
A TALENTED Scots Army Colour Sergeant is set to launch an
exciting new one-man show celebrating the work of Robert Burns.
Cameron Goodall, who has served in Kosovo and Iraq, will perform
Immortal Memory - A Passionate Portrayal of an Immoral Immortal
at various shows throughout the country.
The two-hour show will see Goodall recite well-known Burns poems,
including The Twa Dogs, Tam O' Shanter and The
Cotter's Saturday Night, with the aid of quick-change costume,
puppetry, props and big-screen projections.
As an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and powerful singer,
Goodall will also perform the songs There Was A Lad, Scots
Wha Hae, My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose and A Man's A
Man For A' That, among others, while accompanying himself on a
variety of instruments.
The audience will experience the highs and lows of emotions present
in Burns' work as they are led through the areas where he lived and
the places he visited on his tours of Scotland, taking in Alloway,
Ayr, Tarbolton, Edinburgh, Inverness and the Highlands.
Goodall, 39, of Midlothian – who is a published composer and
arranger – said: “I've loved Burns' work since I was very young. My
dad was a keen reciter of his poems but, even as a child I wanted to
be better.
“I addressed my first haggis at the age of eight and, since then,
I've never been to a Burns Supper that I didn't perform at. I'm used
to appearing on stage, as I play in the Band of the Royal Regiment
of Scotland, but people were always telling me I should be doing
something on Burns, so I took the plunge and created this show.
“I wanted to make it a bit out of the ordinary and present not just
the serious side of Burns' work, but the comedy within it as well.
So, for example, during The Twa Dogs – which is about civil
iniquities in 18th century Scotland – I will use two glove puppets
to lighten the mood and get some laughs during a poem which deals
with a serious subject.
“I hope that, by doing something different with Burns, I can bring
his work to a new audience, as well as further enthuse those who are
already fans of his.”
The show will raise money for various military charities.
For further information, or interviews, please contact:
Antonia Paterson
Phn: 07776 212 097
Email:
apaterson@strangelovemusic.co.uk
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