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Putting the Dram into Drama
 Benromach Single Malt Whisky is building
on its successful partnership with the
National Theatre of Scotland as it
continues to sponsor a UK tour of the
Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart 2012
tour, following its support of the
production at the Edinburgh Festival
Fringe last year.
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
takes theatre into pubs and other
unlikely venues, where stories are told,
re-told, sung and passed on. It’s an
evening of supernatural storytelling,
music and theatre inspired by the Border
Ballads, Robert Burns and the poems of
Robert Service.
The show opens at the Adam Smith Theatre
Kirkcaldy on Wednesday 11 April before
moving on to Blair Atholl, Nethy Bridge,
Edinburgh, Torry, Kippen, Crianlarich,
Kilcreggan, West Kilbride, Carlops and
Kelso.
Their sponsorship is part of Benromach’s
venture into the arts and will enable
each audience member in Scotland (18
years and above) to share a dram of
Benromach Whisky during the show.
Commenting on the sponsorship, David
Urquhart Joint Managing Director of
Gordon & MacPhail, owners of the
Benromach Distillery in Forres, said:
“We’re excited to be continuing our
sponsorship of the arts as The Strange
Undoing of Prudencia Hart grows in
popularity across Scotland and the rest
of the UK. It’s a pleasure to be
associated with such an individual and
artistic performance, which we feel
reflects many of the distinctive
qualities of the various expressions of
our malt whisky.”
The tale of Prudencia Hart, an uptight
academic, follows her as she sets off to
attend a conference one wintery morning
in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. As the
snow begins to fall, little does she
know who or what awaits her there. Her
wild journey through the night takes her
into and out of different supernatural
and natural realms looking for folk
songs.
The production will also appear at UK
festivals; including the Norwich and
Norfolk Festival, Mayfest, Bristol and
the Brighton Festival. The Strange
Undoing of Prudencia Hart will then tour
the UK and internationally until 2013.
Those attending the performance will be
invited to sample Benromach 10 Years
Old, Benromach Organic or Benromach Peat
Smoke at the bar after the performance.
Elly Rothnie, Development Director,
National Theatre of Scotland said: “The
Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart was a
huge success at the Fringe last year and
our audiences loved sampling one of
Scotland's finest malt whiskies as part
of the experience. We are thrilled to
continue this important partnership in
2012 where we will take the production
and Benromach whisky to new audiences
throughout the country.”
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
originally toured Scotland in February
2011 subsequently playing at Latitude
Festival, Ňran Mór, Glasgow, and the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August
2011. The production has won two awards,
a CATS Award for Best Music and Sound
and a Herald Angel.
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