The Rhinestone Cowboy

The Rhinestone Cowboy er glænýtt leikverk eftir skáldið Hjarta unnið í samstarfi með tónlistarmanninum Harry Bongo. Þessi fyndni og hrái einleikur segir frá stormasömu ferðalagi ungs manns frá Skotlandi til Íslands.

Verkið er framleitt af mæðgina-tvíeyki og byggt á sannri sögu, skrifaðri til heiðurs aðalsöguhetjunar, Dan the Man. Verkið er óður til hæfileikaríks, ungs manns sem hóf líf í nýju landi fullur af bjartsýni og eldmóð, sem faldi innri baráttu sína bakvið húmor og persónuleika. Verkið er knúið raftónlist eftir skoskt og íslenskt listafólk, áhrifamikla myndvörpun og útkoman er sviðsheimur sem fangar síbreytilegt líf aðalpersónunnar af mikilli nákvæmni.

Following on from acclaimed performances in Edinburgh, The Rhinestone Cowboy is a brand-new play written and performed by Leith-based poet Hjarta and co-produced with musician Harry Bongo. This darkly humorous, raw and emotive one-woman show charts the life of a young man’s tumultuous journey from Scotland to Iceland.

Featuring a pulsating electronic score with music from contemporary Scottish and Icelandic artists, diverse original sound design, and bold visual projections, the production delivers a visceral, high-octane backdrop to capture a chameleon-like life with a sharp focus.

“An unflinching portrait […] a moving experience”

★★★★ – The Herald

Produced by a real-life mother and son duo, The Rhinestone Cowboy is based on a true story, told through a blistering trip from one emotional landscape to another, and written as a tribute to its lead character, Dan The Man. The work celebrates a bright young man with a glittering start to a new life in a bold new country, whose humour and charm masked the demons that lived in his head.

Content warnings:  contains themes and references to suicide, schizophrenia/mental disorders, substance abuse and strong language, loud noises and strobe effects