{"id":10982,"date":"2023-06-14T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/?p=10982"},"modified":"2023-06-20T17:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T17:24:18","slug":"pucks-players-presents-nicholas-stuart-grays-the-seventh-swan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/2023\/06\/14\/pucks-players-presents-nicholas-stuart-grays-the-seventh-swan\/","title":{"rendered":"Puck\u2019s Players Presents: Nicholas Stuart Gray\u2019s The Seventh Swan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>You never know where magic can be found, even in the Lowlands\u2026<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Puck\u2019s Players Presents: Nicholas Stuart Gray\u2019s <em>The Seventh Swan<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>July 7<sup>th<\/sup> and 8<sup>th<\/sup>, Govanhill Parish Church<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/seventhswanflat-copy-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10983\" width=\"674\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/seventhswanflat-copy-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/seventhswanflat-copy-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/seventhswanflat-copy-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/seventhswanflat-copy-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/seventhswanflat-copy-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/seventhswanflat-copy-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Poster design by Georgia Zachari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amateur theatre company Puck\u2019s Players present a stage production of Nicholas Stuart Gray&#8217;s <em>The Seventh Swan<\/em>. Puck\u2019s Players was originally formed in 2020 by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/schools\/critical\/research\/researchcentresandnetworks\/fantasyatglasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic<\/a> members Marita Arvaniti and Chris Lynch-Becher with the aim to stage and perform fantasy theatre. This is their second production, after a successful staging of Terry Pratchett\u2019s <em>The Truth<\/em>, adapted by Steven Briggs in the summer of 2022. <em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by beloved Scottish fantasy novelist and playwright Nicholas Stuart Gray in 1962, <em>The Seventh Swan<\/em> tells the story of Alasdair, a young man cursed with a swan&#8217;s wing for a right arm. This unique sequel to Hans Christian Andersen&#8217;s beloved fairytale &#8220;The Wild Swan&#8221; relocates the story to the clan times of 16th Central Scotland. Could Alasdair ever feel human again? Could he forget the freedom of the sky? Mixing witchcraft, family drama, and high adventure, the exploits of Alasdair, Fenella and the mercenary Ewen are a poignant blend of humour, excitement, and tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puck&#8217;s Players promise audiences a classic family tale filled to the brim with adventure and romance, tragedy and heroism! Get your free ticket here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/the-seventh-swan-tickets-612262663107\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/the-seventh-swan-tickets-612262663107<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This production is <strong>free, or pay what you can<\/strong>. Any proceeds will be used to cover production costs\/pay toward future productions. If you are getting a free ticket, and want to support Puck&#8217;s Players, please visit our Ko-fi page to donate: <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/pucksplayers\">https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/pucksplayers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ewen &#8211; Diego Benedetti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alasdair &#8211; Meg MacDonald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lady Agnes &#8211; Gabi Matic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranald of Kinrowan &#8211; Nathan Protopapas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fenella &#8211; Lark McManus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hudart &#8211; Chris Lynch-Becherer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bocan &#8211; Anika Klose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black Fergus &#8211; Grace Worm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Spaewife &#8211; Laura Lynch-Becherer &amp; Amber Pasternack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by Marita Arvaniti&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex 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Puck\u2019s Players was originally formed in 2020 by Centre for Fantasy &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/2023\/06\/14\/pucks-players-presents-nicholas-stuart-grays-the-seventh-swan\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Puck\u2019s Players Presents: Nicholas Stuart Gray\u2019s The Seventh Swan&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[123,124,122,125],"class_list":["post-10982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-fantasy-theatre","tag-nicholas-stuart-gray","tag-pucks-players","tag-the-seventh-swan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10982"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11030,"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982\/revisions\/11030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}