Event details - Earls, Engineers and Entrepreneurs - outdoor theatre in Alloa Old Kirkyard
Alloa - Thursday 5th November 2009
Theatre performances will take place in the atmospheric surroundings of the old kirkyards of Alloa, Alva and Tullibody. The events will be staged by award-winning 'The Walking Theatre Company', which is based in Argyll and committed to creating theatre work that gives access to Scotland's dramatic landscapes and amazing history for all people in all locations. They encourage their audience to get involved in the performances. The performances in our kirkyards will focus on some of the people who are buried there and who are 'brought back to life' to tell their stories.
Exciting events in Alloa
The Earls of Mar and many other people were buried in and around the old medieval church of St Mungo.
The church was enlarged and the tower built in c.1682 by the mason Tobias Bauchop, whose house still stands in Kirkgate.
The Old Kirk was condemned in 1816 and mostly demolished. The Mar & Kellie Mausoleum was built on the site of the Mar Aisle of the Old Kirk and the Erskine family are still interred there.
Of the many people who helped Alloa to become one of the first industrial towns in Britain, this performance will 'bring to life' the visionary 6th Earl of Mar; Robert Bald, the enlightened mining engineer and some of his contemporaries; the Paton family of Kilncraigs Mill and one or two others who also have their stories to tell!
- Venue: Alloa Old Kirkyard
- Limited tickets
- Booking essential
See the events diary for our theatre events in Tullibody Old Kirkyard and Alva Old Kirkyard and Greenside Cemetery.
- Time
- 3.00 and 7.00 pm
- Charge
- £7.00 (£5.00 access)
- Contact information
- To book tickets, please call the Leisure Line, Tel: 01259 213131
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