Dundee Rep Theatre Launches Instagram Competition To Reflect Scotland's History

Dundee Rep Theatre are launching a nationwide photographic Instagram competition in advance of the autumn tour of their hugely successful production of THE CHEVIOT, THE STAG AND THE BLACK, BLACK OIL.

Two winners - one chosen from each age category - will receive four tickets to see the show at a venue of their choice (subject to availability), as well as having their photographs displayed at all five venues. They will also each receive a year's subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan, including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.

Ten of the best photos will be displayed at Dundee Rep Theatre as part of The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil exhibition which opens on the 12th August - just in time for the start of the game shooting season!

Joe Douglas, Associate Artistic Director of Dundee Rep Theatre and director of the production says: " The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil touches on so many stories, themes and issues across Scotland - from crofting communities to riggers in the North Sea. I'm looking forward to being inspired by some creative photographs from this beautiful country of ours."

To enter the competition all you have to do is take a digital photo and upload it to Instagram using the hashtag #cheviotphoto. The subject of the photo can be up to you but the image should reflect Scotland's historical and/or current political and economic story. Thematic examples include images of, derelict landscapes, land ownership, Scotland's resources, The Clearances or Scottish cultural identity.

The competition will be divided into two categories (12-16 year's old and 16+) with one winner selected from each category. The competition will end at Midnight, 25th of July and be judged by Joe Douglas, Associate Artistic Director of Dundee Rep Theatre and Director of The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil and Nicola Young, photographer and Communications Director at Belgrade Theatre.

The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil was written by renowned British playwright, director and political theorist John McGrath, who often took up the cause of Scottish independence in his plays.

Many of the issues and themes covered in The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil are as topical today as they were back in the 1970s, such as, the North Sea oil industry and the treatment of working people in the Highlands and Islands.

For more information about the terms and conditions of the competition, visit http://www.dundeerep.co.uk/article/cheviotphoto

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