Beauty and the Beast will never get on. 
Beast licks his hands, stands on the toilet and runs through the woods. 
Beauty is the kind of girl who knows how to behave. Be polite, always smile, and never let anyone know what you're thinking.
No. Beauty and the beast will never get on. 
 
So why, when she sees him run like that, when he brings down a deer, when they sit at night just watching the stars, why does she feel like that?  Why does her heart start racing, thumping on the walls inside, beating behind her eyes? And why does he look at her like that?
 
A story about two people trapped together, and finding more freedom than they've ever known.

This is not a fairytale.  This is a story about a beauty and a beast.




Caged was a new version of the classic tale Beauty and the Beast, created for Catherine Wheels  which toured throughout Scotland in Spring 2011.

Created by Rob Evans, Andy Manley, Gill Robertson and Ros Sydney 
Performers - Ros Sydney and Andy Manley
Script - Rob Evans
Director - Gill Robertson
Designer - Karen Tennant
Lighting Designer - Lizzie Powell
Music - David Paul Jones
Production Manager - Craig Fleming
Stage Manager - Suzie Normand
Producer - Paul Fitzpatrick

Nominated CATS Award - Best Show for Children and Young People 2011

"a superbly clear-sighted two-hander that cuts to the chase " **** Mary Brennan, The Herald 

"...a thrilling, gripping, moving performance...leaves you with the deep sense of satisfaction of an archetypal tale being vividly retold." (Full Review) Mark Fisher, Northings

"a fine balance between the sinister and the beautiful" **** Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

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Photographs by Douglas McBride