All aboard, me hearties!
Published: 01 April, 2007
Captain Blackbeard and his crew of pirates took visitors at Ocean Terminal shopping centre on a high sea adventure last week when students from Queen Margaret University's School of Drama and Creative Industries performed their swashbuckling spring production, Pirates!!!, at the Leith-based shopping and leisure destination.
Pirates!!! has been specially created for Ocean Terminal and combines the talents of students from three of the University's courses. Twice a day Ocean Terminal was overrun by pirates seeking treasure and adventure. Across the centre mini scenes were enacted and shoppers were able to join the pirates in their quest to plunder or follow the admiral and his trusty cabin boy as they nobly defend the seven seas.
Meanwhile, a deep-sea diver fell in love with a mermaid and on a nearby island two ragged men made a meal out of the world's smallest fish.
The shopping centre had a ship-like feel to it, capturing the visitor's imagination. The ground floor was converted into the depths of the ocean with under-water scenes, pirates clashed cutlasses and sea battles were fought by shopping trolleys.
Fay Jameson, marketing manager for Ocean Terminal said: "This interactive production fits perfectly with Ocean Terminal's ever-growing reputation as a vibrant leisure destination, where something different happens."
