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The National Theatre of Scotland presents family show Rocket Post

National Theatre of Scotland cast Christina Gordon, Harry Ward, MJ Deans, Gavin Swift and Ceit Kearney rehearsing Rocket Post, which will be on at Portsoy in October.
National Theatre of Scotland cast Christina Gordon, Harry Ward, MJ Deans, Gavin Swift and Ceit Kearney rehearsing Rocket Post, which will be on at Portsoy in October.

A globally-renowned theatre company is bringing a new touring production of Rocket Post to Banffshire next month.

The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) will visit Portsoy’s church hall on Wednesday, October 4 with the family show.

Rocket Post, written and directed by Lewis Hetherington, is based on the true story of “eccentric” rocket engineer Gerhard Zucker who launched a dramatic experiment to send two rockets full of letters 5,000ft between the isles of Harris and Scarp.

A spokeswoman for the National Theatre said: “It’s a fantastically fun new show for everyone aged six plus and Rocket Post is full of humour, heart and hope for the future.

“It’s a tale of miscommunication, vaulting ambition and the joyous discoveries that can happen when everything goes wrong.”

The NTS was set up in 2006 as a “theatre without walls”, touring unusual locations across the country including airport, schools, ferries and forests.

There will be an opportunity for Rocket Post tickets holders to take part in a free workshop with NTS in the run-up to the show.

Children will have the opportunity to become a rocket scientist for a day and build a new rocket.

The play is at Portsoy Church Hall on Wednesday, October 4 from 7.30pm. The free pre-show workshop is at the Scout Hut by Loch Soy at 4.30pm.

Tickets are £4 for children and £7 for adults.

NEAT Deveron (North East Arts Touring) is organising the events with NTS. For more information on both the show and the workshop, visit www.facebook.co/neatdeveron