The Legend of Davie McKenzie
The Guardian 5 March 2026 The title is ironic. There is nothing legendary about Davie McKenzie. Scarcely out of prison after doing time for possession, the fictional hero of this…
Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door
The Guardian 25 February 2026 Milly Sweeney is a young writer gaining traction. Staged in Pitlochry last year, her play Water Colour, about the changing states of mind of two…
Maybe Tomorrow
The Guardian 7 October 2025 Imagine spending a career wanting to play the lead in Annie, to eventually realise you are only good for Miss Hannigan. That is the fate…
Our Brother
The Guardian 10 September 2025 If you met a genocidal dictator how would you react? For the Scottish academic who is granted an audience with Cambodia’s Pol Pot in Jack…
Dancing Shoes
The Guardian 26 March 2025 Your standard group-therapy drama involves people sitting in a circle revealing the trauma that put them on the path to addiction. Playwrights Stephen Christopher and…
Anna/Anastasia
The Guardian 1 October 2024 Anastasia is attempting to look regal in her mother’s tiara and her father’s military medals. Beneath her tunic, however, she wears no trousers. The look…