Pass the spoon nominated for Creative Scotland Theatre Award 2012

Pass the Spoon, the sort-of opera by David Fennessy, David Shrigley and Nicholas Bone, has been nominated for the inaugural Creative Scotland Awards 2012 it has been announced today.  The nomination is for the theatre category, which promises to ‘bring the curtain up on an outstanding individual performance or production which made a significant impact on the stage this year.’

First performed at Tramway, Glasgow in November 2011 to sell out audiences and great acclaim, Pass the Spoon has since been performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and at London’s Southbank Centre in the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Hall.  It was also the first live performance to be streamed from the Arts Council England and BBC new digital platform The Space.  The show is available to watch free and on-demand on www.thespace.org.