Cinderella – aye, very good: Cinderella. Read more …
She's pretty. She has a hard time - for about half an hour. But she has a Fairy Godmother. Everybody loves her. She has Magic on her side. She marries the prince. She lives happily ever after. Blah, blah, blah.
But with whom do we really identify?
Sorry, did you say "Buttons"? That wimp?
No, let's be honest - we most resemble the Ugly Sisters, don't we? We are destined never to be Happy. (Though maybe that's another story)
The Òran Mór present the classic Cinderella story, told from the viewpoint of the much maligned "ugly" (how cruel is that?) sisters. Maybe this time, things won't turn out so badly for The Uglies.
Maybe...
By the end we find ourselves wiping away tears of naughty lunchtime laughter, as grown-up and republican as you like.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday December 2, 2013, until Saturday December 21, 2013. No performances on Sundays.. More info: http://playpiepint.com