7. The First of the Last
1914 - Eleven years have passed on Hirta. Evie tries to rein in her daughter, Skye, as the island mourns a difficult loss. Carey and Ms Cameron both pack up for the mainland. And as Evie and Quinn continue to write their letters, the rumble of war looms over them both.
1963 - Skye and Quinn make the final crossing to St Kilda.
Featuring:
Kirsty Findlay as Evie Mccormick
Sebastian Lim-Seet and David Hayman as Quinn Whyte
Danielle Fiamanya as Skye Sinclair
Richard Rankin As Sloane Sinclair
Kate Dickie as Ms Cameron
Lawrence Smith as Arlo Mccormick
John Kielty as Carey Whyte
Stefan Deiters as U-Boat Captain
Ainsley Hamill as The Voice Of Hirta
Also featuring John Gilmour, Tommy Ga-Ken Wan, Katie Lundie, Eleanor Gilmour, Finn Anderson and Lauren Gilmour as Islanders
Live Musicians:
Sally Simpson, Matthew Howells, Marissa Waite and John Kielty
Atlantic: A Scottish Story was written and created by Scott Gilmour & Claire McKenzie.
Produced by Noisemaker and The Big Light. For more information about the cast, band and creative team, go to: www.thebiglight.com/atlantic
Atlantic: A Scottish Story
Atlantic: A Scottish Story is an 8-part musical drama inspired by the true stories of Scotland’s most remote and forgotten island - St Kilda.
St Kilda now lies deserted, but it was once home to a remarkable community. For hundreds of years, islanders endured extraordinary conditions and built a unique society. On 29 August 1930, the entire island boarded a ship and left their home, forever. The series tells that story, through the eyes of two young islanders and the paths they both choose. Home and heritage, identity and belonging, stretched across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
The series was written by award-winning musical theatre partnership, Noisemaker - bookwriter/lyricist Scott Gilmour and composer, Claire McKenzie - and produced by The Big Light. Atlantic features a soaring original score, traditional Gaelic song and real location recordings from St Kilda itself, immersing listeners in a story about a community out on the edge of the world.
For more information, go to: thebiglight.com/atlantic
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