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Astonishing Archie

Astonishing ArchieLeslie Black Photography

Ronnie and Alan are bothers, with a war between them. The Second World War. Read more …

When a dear friend dies we see how this great event affected their lives, their attitudes and their record collections.


The critical consensus

Not only is Bill Paterson's three-hander perfectly pitched at a sell-out audience, but it is witty, self-aware and quietly observant about the way death makes us reflect on life.

***(*)(*)Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 22/11/2012

The play is canty and couthy and kindly, in other words, and it won’t set the heather on fire; but in its own way, Astonishing Archie is also the best.

****(*)Joyce McMillan, 22/11/2012


Features about Astonishing Archie

Richard Wilson teams with Bill Paterson in Glasgow lunchtime theatre

Alan Chadwick, STV, 15/10/2012

Where and when?

A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday November 19, 2012, until Saturday November 24, 2012. More info: http://playpiepint.com

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