▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁Mac L enn an ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁David ▁Mac L enn an ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁operated ▁throughout ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁it ▁split ▁into ▁ 7 : 8 4 ▁( Eng land ) ▁and ▁ 7 : 8 4 ▁( Sc ot land ). ▁The ▁English ▁group ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁having ▁lost ▁its ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁The ▁Scottish ▁group ▁lost ▁its ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Arts ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁though ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁Lorenzo ▁Me le ▁successfully ▁secured ▁fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁year ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁commission ed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁four ▁plays , ▁W ound ▁by ▁Nicola ▁McC art ney , ▁Eclipse ▁by ▁Har esh ▁Sh arma , ▁A ▁Time ▁To ▁Go ▁by ▁Sel ma ▁Dim it ri jev ic , ▁and ▁Do ch - An - D oris ▁( A ▁Part ing ▁Dr ink ) ▁by ▁L inda ▁Mc Le an . ▁T ogether , ▁these ▁short ▁plays ▁formed ▁Re : Union , ▁a ▁production ▁which ▁tou red ▁Scotland ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁Ram an ▁M und air ' s ▁The ▁Al gebra ▁of ▁Fre edom , ▁which ▁also ▁tou red ▁extens ively ▁throughout ▁Scotland . ▁This ▁production ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁ 7 : 8 4 '