One of the outstanding theatrical successes in Scottish theatre is to be performed in Asia for the first time.
This autumn, the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) is to tour Black Watch in Korea – the first time it will be performed with screens showing a translation – and also show a play by David Greig in China.
Black Watch will be staged by the National Theatre of Korea in October and The Monster in the Hall, produced by the Citizens Theatre, will tour in China in October and November.
Black Watch, written by Gregory Burke and directed by John Tiffany, is currently touring in the US, including stops in Chicago and Washington, with later performances in 2013 in Seattle and San Francisco.
It has now played to over 200,000 people across three continents.
The production is being presented by the National Theatre of Korea in their main theatre space in Seoul.
Ahn Ho-sang, the president of the NTK, said: "The reason why we especially chose Black Watch from all of the National Theatre of Scotland's extraordinary original performances is because of the theme of the Iraq war.
"Korea has established a conscription system which will see almost all young men serve in the military and some troops have been dispatched to Iraq."
The Monster in the Hall will tour to the Shanghai Grant Theatre, Nanjing University Theatre, Xian Musical Hall and Nine Theatre, Beijing.
The tour is supported by Made in Scotland, a Scottish Government programme, and UK Now.
Neil Murray, the executive producer of NTS, said: "We are thrilled to be taking work to Asia for the first time.
"Amazingly, in the case of Black Watch, after six years of touring, it will be the first time that it has been presented with subtitles."
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