Bennachie and me: a site-specific, promenade, interactive community drama project, devised and performed in the North-East of Scotland

This is the first qualitative research study undertaken which discusses the drama aspect of a community led research project based on the history of an informal nineteenth-century colony Bennachie, in the north-east of Scotland. The study applied an open-ended questionnaire gathering data on participants’ reasons for participating, their contribution towards and evaluation of a site-specific promenade performance. Research findings offer theatre practitioners guidance for: selecting sites to attract and engage audience as participants; devising with a community group to create a site-specific performance; promoting performance skill development during a site-specific community drama project. This research contributes to increased understanding of the practicalities for generating site-specific promenade theatre
with community participants that are transferable to global community performances.