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The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart embarks on New York residency
At The McKittrick Hotel from 16 November 2016 to 8 January 2017
The McKitrick Hotel and the National Theatre of Scotland present the New York premiere
of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Created by David Greig (Writer) and Wils Wilson (Director) with Designer Georgia McGuinness ,
Composer Alasdair Macrae and movement by Janice Parker.
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart is set to return to the USA in 2016, embarking on a six-week
run at The McKittrick Hotel in New York over the Christmas period. The hotel’s bar and music venue,
The Heath, will become home to the show between 16 November 2016 and 8 January 2017.
One of the National Theatre of Scotland’s most beloved and iconic productions, the show takes over
and transforms non-traditional performance spaces to weave an innovative and immersive theatrical
experience. Returning ensemble cast members Annie Grace, Alasdair Macrae, and Paul McCole will
be joined by Peter Hannah, most recently seen in The 306: Dawn, and Melody Grove who returns to
the eponymous role of Prudencia Hart, which she originally played in 2014.
The McKittrick Hotel is also the home of Sleep No More, Punchdrunk Theatre Company’s highly
acclaimed site-specific take on Macbeth. The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart will be performed
concurrently with Sleep No More, which continues its performance run at the venue.
The run also marks a welcome return to New York for the National Theatre of Scotland. Since touring
the critically acclaimed Black Watch to St Ann’s Warehouse in the Autumn of 2007, the Company has
subsequently returned to the city with the productions The Wolves in the Walls (2007), The Bacchae
(2008), Beautiful Burnout (2011), Let the Right One In (2015) and Macbeth (2012). As well as
presentations at St Ann’s Warehouse, previous productions have played at the Lincoln Center as well
at the Broadway venues the New Victory Theater and the Barrymore Theater.
“my heart is lost to Prudencia Hart. ” ***** The Guardian (Adelaide)
“it should tour for eternity” **** The Guardian (London)
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart takes theatre into pubs and other non traditional venues,
where stories are told, re-told, sung and passed on. Audiences are invited to share a lock-in with the
National Theatre of Scotland's company of actors and musicians and to indulge in an evening of
supernatural storytelling, music and theatre inspired by the Border Ballads, Robert Burns and the
poems of Robert Service.
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One wintry morning, Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, sets off to attend a conference in Kelso in
the Scottish Borders. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits her there.
Unfolding around and amongst the audience, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart weaves an
ingenious, lyrical, and enchanting story throughout its intimate and supernatural setting.
The full cast is Annie Grace, Melody Grove, Alasdair Macrae, Peter Hannah and Paul McCole
Join the conversation: #PrudenciaHart
Performing at The Heath, The McKittrick Hotel, New York City.
Previews from 16 November 2016
Opening performance 13 December 2016, running until 8 January 2017
On sale: Book online www.mckittrickhotel.com/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESS OFFICE CONTACTS:
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NOTES TO EDITORS
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The National Theatre of Scotland is dedicated to playing the great stages, arts centres,
village halls, schools and site-specific locations of Scotland, the UK and internationally. As
well as creating ground-breaking productions and working with the most talented theatremakers, the National Theatre of Scotland produces significant community engagement
projects, innovates digitally and works constantly to develop new talent. Central to this is
finding pioneering ways to reach current and new audiences and to encourage people’s full
participation in the Company’s work. With no performance building of its own, the Company
works with existing and new venues and companies to create and tour theatre of the highest
quality. Founded in 2006, the Company, in its short life, has become a globally significant
theatrical player, with an extensive repertoire of award-winning work.
The National Theatre of Scotland is supported by the Scottish Government.
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
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The McKittrick Hotel, curated by the NYC-based producing team Emursive, is home to the
immersive theater spectacle Sleep No More, the rooftop bar and oasis Gallow Green, the
jazz-infused nightclub Manderley Bar, the winter rooftop hideaway The Lodge, and the finedining restaurant and concert space The Heath. Jonathan Hochwald, Arthur Karpati and
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Randy Weiner formed Emursive in 2010 to create immersive experiences in extraordinary
places. Emursive’s first ever production is Sleep No More, Punchdrunk’s New York debut at
The McKittrick Hotel, and the most monumental immersive installation ever presented in
New York. For more info, visit www.mckittrickhotel.com.
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THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART ARTISTS BIOGRAPHIES 2016
David Greig – Co-creator of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
David is a playwright, screenwriter and director. His work for the National Theatre of Scotland
includes The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, One Day in Spring, Glasgow Girls, Dunsinane, Peter
Pan, The Bacchae, Futurology: A Global Review and Gobbo. His production of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory opened in the West End in 2013 and his new play The Events premiered at the
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in August 2013. Other theatre highlights include The Monster In The
Hall, Midsummer, Yellow Moon, Being Norwegian, Damascus, Pyrenees, San Diego, The American
Pilot, Outlying Islands and The Cosmonaut’s Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the
Former Soviet Union. David Greig is the Artistic Director of the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.
Wils Wilson – Co-creator of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Wils’s recent work includes Wind Resistance (Edinburgh International Festival), I Want My Hat Back,
a musical show for families (National Theatre, London), Gastronauts (Royal Court), an edible
performance exploring our complex relationship with food, Praxis Makes Perfect (National Theatre
Wales) a theatre event/gig created with electro-pop duo Neon Neon, and Anon (WNO), a new opera
by Errollyn Wallen. Other work for National Theatre of Scotland includes Ignition, Gobbo (Best
Production for Children & Young People, Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland) and HOME Shetland
(also winner of a CATS Award). Wils was co-founder and co-Artistic Director of wilson+wilson (19972007), creating site-specific art, installation and theatre. Work included HOUSE, Mapping the Edge,
News from the Seventh Floor and Mulgrave, which took audiences to locations including a derelict
house, a tram, woods, a ballroom and a department store at night.
ENDS
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