Ivan is a writer with a deadline but he’s blocked. Ten years ago to the day his mother passed and a phone call from his brother has him reliving the last chaotic months of her life. He reviews his own journey from deepest Govan to the privileged nirvana of Glasgow’s west end. Read more …
Pattison and Clyde handle the subject with such lightness of touch, such wry humour cut with real emotion, and such a feeling for the poetry of everyday language, that the effect is both entertaining and moving.
The sterling efforts of Peebles and Clyde – particularly the way that the actor managed to finish the first performance so effectively after an unavoidable delay in proceedings – mean that this is an impressive production on several levels.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday October 2, 2017, until Saturday October 7, 2017. More info: http://playpiepint.com
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday October 10, 2017, until Saturday October 14, 2017. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
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