There’s a Place
The Scotsman 8 October 2024 In Perth Theatre’s rehearsal room, they have made a display of early-1960s paraphernalia. It is to get the cast in the mood for There’s A…
Chemo Savvy
The Guardian 19 August 2024 What a lovely thing to have done. When the great actor Andy Gray was being treated for leukaemia before his Covid-related death in 2020, his…
Douglas Maxwell on The Sheriff of Kalamaki
The Scotsman 19 September 2023 The story goes that Douglas Maxwell was on holiday in Greece when he met a man in a bar. The guy was a DJ with…
Shirley Valentine
The Guardian 24 October 2022 Willy Russell’s 1986 monologue is addressed to a kitchen wall. Stuck with domestic chores and a rigid catering schedule – if it’s Thursday, it must…
Sally Reid on playing Shirley Valentine
The Scotsman 4 October 2022 The first thing actor Sally Reid and director Elizabeth Newman had to decide on was the accent. Would Reid play Shirley Valentine with her native…
James Ley on Sally
The Scotsman 30 August 2022 It is turning out to be the summer of James Ley. First, the Traverse decided to revive its production of the playwright’s Wilf for the…
The Bookies
The Guardian 9 May 2022 Is it a sitcom? A Narnian fantasy? A Tarantino-esque bloodbath? This new play by Mikey Burnett and Joe McCann has not made up its mind…