George & Joy Adamson, like many others before and since, loved the animal kingdom as much, probably more, than their fellow humans. They camped for years – decades – in areas where humans were few, but dangerous wildlife teemed around them. With no mobiles, or skype, to relieve isolation, how did they react to the wilderness? When night fell, and they sat with a tilley lamp and a whisky for company, did they conduct themselves like civilised human beings? Draw on the wise intuition of big cats? The family loyalty of elephants, or apes? What furies and feelings surfaced under the stars? Read more …
An interesting production which is perfect for its lunchtime slot, but which skates across surfaces that would take much greater inspection.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday April 8, 2019, until Saturday April 13, 2019. More info: http://playpiepint.com