Written by Éimi Quinn Directed by Maureen Carr Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ There are few things more appropriately Scottish than baring down something like cancer or the prospect of an early death, than with little more than a smirk, pals, and plans for one last grand adventure. Taken from actor and writer Éimi Quinn’s experiences as a … Continue reading Review: The Funeral Club – A Play, a Pie, and a Pint at Òran Mór, Glasgow
Written by Raymond Wilson Directed by Fiona Mackinnon Tickets from £16.00 ★★★ Every rock star has a certain want: jewel-encrusted watches, historical artefacts, and less savoury substances. And then there’s Scotland’s own Lewis Capaldi. That loveable scamp, world-class songwriter and vocalist, and renowned for a cracking sense of humour, so what is it that Capaldi wants? Well, it would appear to … Continue reading Review: Lewis Capaldi Goes Tropical – Òran Mór, Glasgow
Written by Ellen Ritchie Directed by Becky Hope-Palmer Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ Not only located in the Play, Pie, and a Pint spring collection, the suppressed anger of women has had a steady and strong presence through the past month’s shows – showing no signs of halting with Ellen Ritchie’s Hotdog, co-presented by the Traverse Theatre and Macrobert Art Centre. … Continue reading Review: Hotdog – A Play, Pie, and a Pint at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written & Directed by Lewis Baird Choreographed by Aidan O'Brien & Amy Campbell Musical Direction & Original Music by Tommie Travers Tickets from £15.50 ★★★ With the Portobello Town Hall once more erupting with a thriving sense of life and community (following the group's critical success with Oliver!) Stage Door Entertainment sets its eyes on casting magic … Continue reading Cinderella – Portobello Town Hall
Written by Johnny McKnight Directed by Martin McCormick ★★★ It’s hard enough getting one maw a gift for their Christmas, let alone seven. So thank heavens that the Òran Mór's Winter Pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Maws, from Scotland’s panto maestro Johnny McKnight, makes the perfect pre-stocking stuffer for audiences in Glasgow and Scotland. … Continue reading Snow White and the Seven Maws – Oran Mor, Glasgow
Written by Meghan Tyler Directed by Dominic Hill Tickets from £14.00 ★★★★ ”Flag Wanker” If you’ve been on social media for more than an hour you’re likely familiar with the charming turn of phrase for those who utilise their personal biographies to plaster it, instead, with a smattering of nationalist flag emojis. But this latest … Continue reading FLEG – A Play, A Pie, and a Pint
Written by Brian James O'Sullivan Directed by Laila Noble Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ Brian James O’Sullivan’s one-hander seems to be a herald of the more adventurous nature in this A Play, A Pie, and a Pint season’s roster – pieces which relish the opportunity to manipulate the meta-theatrical boundaries (the upcoming Playthrough looks to push this line … Continue reading Meetings With The Monk – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Douglas Maxwell Directed by Jemima Levick Tickets from £12.00 ★★★ It was a big ol’ year, 1994. The world of entertainment was changed with the PlayStation, and it was shocked with the tragic suicide of Kurt Cobain and the arrest of O.J. Simpson. Pulp Fiction, The Lion King, and Friends dominated the big and small screens, … Continue reading The Sheriff of Kalamaki – A Play, A Pie, and a Pint
Written by Alice Clark Directed by Laila Noble ★★★★ Between the recently touring King and I in Edinburgh and now Alice Clark’s Ship Rats docking in Oran Mor as the newest part of the A Play, a Pie and a Pint season (and the Traverse Theare’s Autumn PPP opening), the historical relationships of the West and East couldn’t be … Continue reading Ship Rats – A Play, A Pie, and A Pint
Written by Pauline Lockhart Directed by Niloo-Far Khan Music by Alan Penman ★★★ Home is where the heart is, so the idiom goes. But when your heart just isn’t ‘in it’, where do you call home? Struggling at school, frustrated with life, and without a source of understanding to turn to, Caitlin begins to act out more … Continue reading Forever Home – A Play, A Pie, and a Pint
