THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
2011
TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY
A play by Jo Clifford
DIRECTOR
Ben Harrison
SOUNDTRACK INFO
Programmed digital soundscape fusing 18th-century instrument samples (harpsichords and spinnets) and ambient strings. At times the soundworld hints at techno/house dance music, symbolising the surreal rebirth of David Hume and Adam Smith in modern society.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
The Tree Of Knowledge performed throughout Dec 2011 at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
RELATED WORKS
Soundtracks for other Traverse Theatre Company productions include:
Bloody Trams (2014)
Tracks Of The Winter Bear (2015)
Right Now (2016)
Soundtracks for other Jo Clifford plays include:
Great Expectations (2015)
Extracts from the theatre soundtrack to The Tree Of Knowledge (2011).
Written & Produced by David Paul Jones
© ℗ 2011 Blue Banyan Music
Features in the album:
’Theatre Works Vol 1 - Instrumentals’
“backed by the shimmering, thoughtful undertow of
David Paul Jones’s score”
THE SCOTSMAN
CREDITS
The Tree Of Knowledge by Jo Clifford
Director: Ben Harrison
Composer & Sound Designer: David Paul Jones
Set Designer: Ali MacLaurin
Video Designer: Tim Reid
Lighting Designer: Jeanine Davies
Cast: Joanna Tope | Gerry Mulgrew | Neil McKinven
Images © Laurence Winram | Robbie Jack