Birds of Paradise Theatre Company

Scotland's touring theatre company promoting disabled artists and supporting the arts sector

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Two middle aged men leaning on a table. The one on the left is wearing a white shirt and the one of the right is wearing a white robe, he is holding one of his hands to his face and looks distressed.

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In An Alien Landscape

An ironic and humorous journey entering the world of brain injury, consciousness, memory and creativity

Albie is an ordinary man who experienced ‘a scuffle with death’ which unleashed his creative genie. He can’t stop painting since he emerged from a coma. The extraordinary chaos of Albie’s life and the sound of a continuous rushing white noise in his head drives his compulsion to paint. What is happening to him? There’s no escaping who he was as his past still haunts him; but what lies ahead?

Inspired by a true story, Birds of Paradise Theatre Company’s latest production takes you on an ironic and humorous journey entering the world of brain injury, consciousness, memory and creativity!

All performances are surtitled.

Written by Danny Start

Directed by Julie Ellen

THE PROGRAMME

The Team

Paul Cunningham – Albie
Morag Stark – Suzie / Dr Jill
David Toole – Klang / Dad
Danny Start – Writer
Julie Ellen – Director
Kenny Miller – Designer
Sergey Jakovsky – Lighting Designer
Ross Brown – Composer

Tour Dates

Fri 1 – Sat 2 February 2013
The Beacon

Greenock

Thu 7 February 2013
Byre Theatre

St Andrews

Fri 8 February 2013
macrobert

Stirling

Sat 9 February 2013
The Brunton

Musselburgh

Mon 11 – Wed 13 February 2013
The Arches

Glasgow

Fri 15 February 2013
Cumbernauld Theatre
Tue 19 February 2013
Mull Theatre

Druimfin

Thu 21 February 2013 at 8pm
Dornie Hall

Nr Eilean Donan

Tue 26 February 2013
Paisley Arts Centre

Photos & Videos

A man with a shaved head in a white shirt and a white robe sits in a very white bathroom on a toilet. He is holding a newspaper and wincing.
A man in a white rob lies on a bathroom floor with his pants around his ankles and his head in his hands
A middle aged man wearing a white polo shirt and black shorts gives a thumbs up. He has no legs and is sat up on the floor.
A thin and muscular man with a shaved head. He is wearing a white vest and is pumping his fist in victory. He looks very serious and the veins in his forehead are very pronounced .
The entire set is white: the walls, the floor, the shelves, the books and lamps on the shelves. A man with a shaved head, wearing a white robe, pushes another man in a white shirt on a wheeled hospital bed.
Two men sit opposite each other in a white room. Behind them, there are white shelves with empty white picture frames. The middle aged man on the left is wearing a white shirt and pointing at the man opposite him, he is wearing a white robe and both are smiling widely
Two middle aged men leaning on a table. The one on the left is wearing a white shirt and the one of the right is wearing a white robe, he is holding one of his hands to his face and looks distressed.
A purple glow covers a white set. 3 people are on stage. To the left, there is a man in a white robe staring into the distance. In the middle there is a man in a white shirt sitting up in a hospital bed beside some lamps and cabinets. On the right and in the foreground there is a woman with mid length hair, wearing a green patterned dress. She is holding her hands together.
Two men hold their faces very close together and look at each other intimidatingly. One is sitting up in a wheelchair and the other is lying in a hospital bed. A woman in a green patterned dress is leaning next to the man in the hospital bed.
A close up of a woman talking and gesticulating with her hands. She appears to be in her mid-thirties. She has a medium length blonde bob, large pearl earrings and is wearing a leafy patterned dress.
A close up of two men. The one sat on the left is wearing a white vest and a white robe. He has a shaved head and is holding his hands together, he appears to be in the middle of talking. The man on the right is wearing a brown flat cap and a white shirt. He is clutching at his chest and has a pained expression on his face.
Two men sit in a bathroom on a raised platform section of the stage. One man is sitting on the toilet, holding a newspaper and looking at the other man as he speaks. The other man is in a white vest and boxers and appears to be shouting angrily.
A view of the whole stage. It is entirely white, in the back there are two raised compartments, one is a bathroom and one is a small desk area. In the foreground there is a hospital bed on the left and a wheelchair on the right. A man is standing at the sink in the bathroom compartment, washing his hands. A woman stands waiting by the desk area. She is wearing a black dress with a red cardigan and red shoes.