Edinburgh Zoo to host promenade theatre for the first time

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jan 2017, 22:49 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2017, 04:42 BST
Dr Stirlingshire's Discovery will be staged promenade-style at Edinburgh Zoo in April.Dr Stirlingshire's Discovery will be staged promenade-style at Edinburgh Zoo in April.
Dr Stirlingshire's Discovery will be staged promenade-style at Edinburgh Zoo in April.
It has already staged shows in the middle of Edinburgh Airport, the heart of a department store on Princes Street and a haunted underground street beneath the Royal Mile.

Now one of Scotland’s leading theatre companies has revealed plans to take audiences on a theatrical experience around the grounds of Edinburgh Zoo.

Grid Iron, the Edinburgh-based company which has been specialising in site-specific productions for two decades, will be creating a family-friendly show for the famous attraction for the Easter holidays in April.

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It is joining forces with the Lung Ha Theatre Company, which works with performers with learning disabilities, and the Royal Lyceum Theatre to create a new show which will be staged after the zoo has closed to the general public.

Up to 100 audience members per performance will be gathering for the production, which will focus on the “cryptozoologist” who is about to unveil a brand new creation discovered during her worldwide travels.

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