National Theatre of Scotland

Black Watch

Sunday 1pm matinee performance just added!

Gregory Burke, writer; John Tiffany, director

U.S. Premiere

“An astonishing artistic whirlwind. The world must see this play. Immediately.” -The Herald, U.K.

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When:

INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Sep 18-Oct 14; Remaining performances: Fri, Oct 12 at 8pm; Sat, Oct 13 at 2 & 8pm; Sun, Oct 14 at 1pm (JUST ADDED!) & 7pm

Where:

Freud Playhouse
Special Venue Seating

Price:

$46 (Fri-Sun), $38 (Tue-Thu)
($15 UCLA students)

“One of the clearest artistic statements yet on the futility of war” [The Herald], Black Watch took the 2006 Edinburgh Festival by storm, playing to sold out crowds and garnering unanimous critical acclaim. Now, the most talked about production on the international theater circuit hits U.S. shores in the first of only two U.S. engagements.

Based on recent interviews with former soldiers who served in Iraq, this taut and uncompromising piece of theater tells the story of Scotland’s legendary 300 year-old Black Watch regiment, whose disbandment was announced in 2004 just before its 800-man battalion replaced some 4,000 U.S. Marines in one of the bloodiest areas of Iraq. Magnified by recent events, Black Watch reveals the harsh reality of the “war on terror” and its impact on those who serve.

“John Tiffany’s storming, heart-stopping production is all disorienting blood, guts and thunder, threaded through with the history and songs of the regiment and intercut with lyrical moments of physical movement, like some great dirty ballet of pulsating machismo and terrible tenderness” [The Guardian]

Read the rave reviews!

THE BUZZ ON BLACK WATCH FROM AUDIENCE MEMBERS

UCLA Live audiences were ecstatic about National Theatre of Scotland's U.S. premiere of Black Watch, which opened last Wednesday. Here's what some of you had to say:

"Black Watch is extremely watchable - gripping drama, provocative content, yet also beautiful." -Heather C.

"I have thought about the play a lot since last night, and that for me is the highest recommendation." -Kim A.

"I left the theater in tears." -Victoria M.

"I thought it was a very special production. The first thing I did this morning was to send out messages and emails to family and friends to encourage them to see it. I wish I could make this mandatory viewing." -Gregory M.

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