Angus, Horse & Bamboo

Barbara Slack, Highlights.  Edinburgh Village Hall 2012

Genre	Puppetry/mask
Venue	Netherbow
Date	21 Aug 2012

Review Based on the true story of a crofter from South Uist who was traumatised during the war and spent 50 years in a psychiatric unit in Inverness, during which time he didn’t speak a word but wove fantastical hats and garments from grass.  The show used puppets and masks to convey the story and was accompanied by beautiful gaelic singing  and narration, with the odd English word thrown in.  Some really lovely  poignant moments  but I found my attention wandering, possibly because I was due somewhere else 5 mins after the end.  The show will have more of a resonance north of the border,  but could work anywhere

Why is the work suitable or not suitable / ready for rural touring ?	Would work as a family show with older children but aimed more at adults
Why would you book them ?  or  Why wouldn’t you book them ?	Difficult to sell puppets and masks to adults.
Why would it be worth pursuing this company to consider work in the future? Or not  ?	Horse &Bamboo are well known and  worth pursuing.  It's some time since they've done rural touring so we'd need to build our audiences again for their work.  We're playing safe with a children's show first