‘Roghainn nan Daoine’ ~ ‘The People’s Choice”

'Roghainn nan Daoine' ~ 'The People's Choice''

'Roghainn nan Daoine' is a project that reflects how love divides and was inspired by the social and political background of the emergence of the Free Church in Lewis in the 1840’s. Two powerful stories are intertwined in Na Daòine. The first is based on the true story of a young island woman’s life, which begins with the excitement of her engagement followed closely with the devastation of her fiancé being called to armed service. Her emotional journey continues with elation of having him return, only to be heartbroken again to find that events have led him to another life that doesn’t include her. The second storyline encompasses the desperate social and political circumstances that provoked the emergence of a new spirituality based belief system in the 1840’s. Na Daòine is inspired by this time period and depicts how a people oppressed by landlords, compulsory army subscription and poor economy, rebelled and placed their allegiance in God.

Date: 19/06/10
Start Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, TDC main hall
Audience Numbers: 34
Type: Theatre Adult