The Fifth Estate Theatre Company was based at the Netherbow Theatre in

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. The company was established by Allan Sharpe and Sandy Neilson, performing 26 productions between 1990 and 1996. Fifth Estate won several awards and received much popular and critical acclaim. The company toured many of their productions to theatres around the

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in Glasgow. Documents relating to Fifth Estate have been archived at the National Library of Scotland.

Productions

The company's main productions were: * ''The Blasphemer'' by George Rosie, (1990). * ''Buchan of Tweedsmuir'' by Trevor Royle, (1991). * ''Carlucco and the Queen of Hearts'' by George Rosie, (1991). * ''The Archive of Countess D'', adapted by Allan Sharpe from the short story by Alexis Apukhtine, (1991). * ''We, Charles XII'' by Bernard Da Costa, translated and adapted by Allan Sharpe, (1991). * ''The Jesuit'' by Donald Campbell, (1992). * ''The Ballachulish Beat'' by Cecil P Taylor, (1992). * ''Country Dance'' by James Kennaway, (1992). * ''Kepler'' by Robert Forrest, (1992). * ''Seven Characters Out of the Dream'' by Joan Ure, (1992). * ''Lambrusco Nights'' by Kathleen Crombie, (1992). * ''The Consul of Butterflies'' by Bernard Da Costa, translated and adapted by Lorna Irvine, (1992). * ''Where Love Steps In'', (La Serva Amorosa) by

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, translated and adapted by Antonia Stott and Marjory Greig (1992/1993). * ''The Ould Fella'' by Donald Campbell, (1993). * ''The Straw Chair'' by

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, (1993). * ''The Last of the Lairds'' by Allan Sharpe, from the novel by

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, (1993). * ''The Scapegoat'' by C B Paton, (1993). * ''The Burgher’s Tale'' by Allan Sharpe, (1994). * ''It Had To Be You'' by George Rosie, (1994). * ''Lucia'' by Robert Forrest, (1994). * ''Playing Sarajevo'' by Allan Sharpe, (1995). * ''Nancy Sleekit'' by Donald Campbell, (1995). * ''Howard’s Revenge'' by Donald Campbell, (1995). * ''The Albright Fellow'' by Stanley Eveling, (1995-6). * ''Nova'' by Robert Forrest, (1996). * ''Better Days, Better Knights'' by Stanley Eveling, (no date).

References

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