Edinburgh, Scotland, 2014 Read more …
Mary is making stock again. Daughter Sheena is no help, as usual – she never could stand the smell of chicken on the boil. Granddaughter Ally was always much more use around the kitchen, but she seems more concerned about her Gran’s state of mind today. And nobody is talking about what’s happened to Grampa Jimmy. Time tae poap the kettle oan, likes.
Somewhere between a dark comedy of family manners, and a surreal meditation on domestic violence.
This is a surreal and at times funny look at family life.
While a little filling out of the back story and ironing out of tone changes would have been welcome, the general tenor and delivery hang together well. This sinister Andy McNamee-directed piece sends this A Play, A Pie and A Pint season out on a creatively, if not emotionally, positive note.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday April 6, 2015, until Saturday April 11, 2015. More info: http://playpiepint.com
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday April 14, 2015, until Saturday April 18, 2015. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
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