Written by Gary McNair after Charles Dickens Directed by Andy Arnold Tickets from £15.50 ★★★ With a gloriously apt title to capture the Scots' more cynical outlook (or perhaps something more earnest), Gary McNair’s new incarnation of Charles Dick’s literary epic Great Expectations condenses the beats of the story into a slow-burning and infectiously Glaswegian Nae Expectations, which … Continue reading Nae Expectations – Tron Theatre, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/jPr7wLXy084 Written by David Ireland Directed by Andy Arnold ★★★★ The cautionary content warnings which come alongside Tron Theatre’s production of David Ireland’s Cyprus Avenue are not to be ignored. This is stated more for those unfamiliar with Ireland’s award-winning productions, which range widely in their use of violence, humour, and the discomfiting to drive home aspects … Continue reading Cyprus Avenue – Tron Theatre
Written by John Byrne Directed by Andy Arnold ★★★ Love, life, death, and a poke of chips; it’s the 60s in Scotland, West Coast Johnstone and Paisley, where the weather is temperamental, and the unshackled restrictions and attitudes of the Swinging Sixties hadn’t quite made it north of the border. But there was one thing … Continue reading Underwood Lane – Johnstone Town Hall
