Jacobite Country is a scintillating comedy with live music, sitting on the edge of Europe and sanity. Selling his soul and his Highland roots, burned out TV comic Haggis McSporran has become a King of Comedy in the fleshpots of London. Read more …
Deracinated, homogenised and out of drugs, he returns to the Highlands looking for his mojo, Old pal Craitur Face, Granny’s cancer cure, cannabish? and a visit to Craig Dunain Mental Hospital, might help. Along the way, they meet the Loch Ness Monster and prevent Uncle Angus from invading England (again).
The play is directed by Dogstar founder member, Fringe First Winner and 2009 CATS Best Actor Matthew Zajac and will be performed in repertoire with Dogstar’s international smash hit The Tailor of Inverness. The cast features Sarah Haworth (Haggis McSporran) Annie Grace (Uncle Angus), Fiona Morrison (Craitur Face) and Mairi Morrison.
Born in Caithness, Henry Adam has had a number of notable successes in recent years, including the internationally acclaimed post-9/11 satire The People Next Door, Petrol Jesus Nightmare No. 5 and Among Unbroken Hearts, all staged by the Traverse Theatre and ‘e Polish Quine staged by Dogstar.
The story is rather missing in action and the script feels unfinished.
It is painful to watch and has no redeeming qualities.
You yearn for [it] to run riot even more.
This does not come across as the play of an award-winner.
The pedigree of this new play was highly promising--which makes the disturbingly unfunny result all the more disappointing.
Over-the-top characters and a collection of jokes carry the weight of a script that makes little sense.
The result is a memorable shambles of a show that throbs with life even when it seems to be falling apart.
Haggis McSporran's travels
Underbelly's Pasture, Edinburgh from Friday August 6, 2010, until Monday August 30, 2010. 3.50pm. More info: www.underbelly.co.uk
On Tour, from Thursday September 2, 2010, until Saturday October 2, 2010.
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