FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Summer 2009
Three Musketeers to battle for honour in
the Italian Garden
Following its critically acclaimed sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh
Festival, the Livewire Theatre Company, a specialist open air touring group,
will perform the romantic drama, "The Man in the Iron Mask" in Cannizaro
Park on
14th, 15th, and 16th August. Shows start around 8.15pm.
Moonlight...a lonely road..hoof beats...a naked blade...betrayal!
The court whispers of the madness of King Louis...and his brother, the lost
prince, is hidden where no man may see his face...yet he must be found. The
Three Musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, together with D’Artagnan, will
fight for the honour of France against their old enemy Cardinal Richelieu, The
Fox, in this high octane, rip-roaring, romance based on Alexandre Dumas' classic
tale.
The Livewire Theatre Company has played at
National Trust properties and historic homes for the last ten years. It is the
only group ever to have been given the opportunity to perform on the
atmospheric Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh. This year the company is embarking on a
nationwide tour of "The Man in the Iron Mask" with each show devoted to a
different ecological or children's charity.
Performing on the grass in Cannizaro's Italian Garden, one of the three
performances in August will be dedicated towards raising funds for park.
The production will be timely in view of the cancellation of this year's
Cannizaro Park Festival following the financial difficulties that have dogged
the event for many years. Unlike the last three festivals, "The Man in the
Iron Mask" will be performed without costly seating or all-weather
infrastructure. Audiences will be encouraged to enjoy picnics on the lawn
while watching the show.
Producer Jessica Tate said: "We
will bring all our own technology and require no electricity or facilities.
The staging will be minimal and cause no damage to the park. On Arthur's
Seat we performed in an area of rare natural grasses and were able to stage
the play without harming any of the plants."
Tickets, available both at the gate and in
advance, will cost £12 per adult, with £8 concessionary price, £6 for children
and a family ticket (two adults an two children) of £35.