Introduction to The Radicals
Who are the Radicals?
We are an amateur production company committed to putting on stage the classical heritage of the Scottish Radical Enlightenment through David Hume and his legacy relevant to our needs and those of others in our world. We seek to abide by the four words on the Scottish Mace in the Scottish Parliament: Wisdom – Justice – Compassion – Integrity.
Some of us have performed with other drama groups. Some of us find this to be our first experience on stage. We come from an increasing number of countries (so far, the United States, South Africa, Italy, England and, of course, Scotland). We are international and multi-cultural, and we hold no conditions of faith or mental or physical ability. All of us live on stage the lives of great philosophers and their friends to enhance our own well-being with increasing recognition of the needs of the world. We call ourselves “The Radicals” in the sense of the philosophical radicals of the enlightenment, the poetic radicals such as Milton and Coleridge, and the political radicals, such as Wilberforce and Gandhi. We are looking for others to join us and for help with the casting to produce the plays in other venues in Scotland and in other countries. For expansion, we are also looking for sponsorship. For example, we would like to produce all three plays at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Other plays are in preparation, including one tentatively entitled Immanuel Kant – Seeking Responsible Freedom.
We currently are in production for this Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 with a play reading of "Adam Smith - Making Poverty History". At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 on these Sundays in August: 3rd (5.00pm), 10 th (5.00pm), 24 th (5.00pm) and Sat 16th (5.00pm) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Venue 125 (St. Mark's artSpace, Castle Terrace, Edinburgh).
We are happy to anounce that we have been awarded a grant from Scotland UnLtd to help with the development of our web site, to help with costs for this coming Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 and to lay the foundation for expanding its contribution to the arts.