A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Volume One: Toy Plastic Chicken; A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity; Chic Murray: A Funny Place for A Window; Ida Tamson; Jocky Wilson Said; Do Not Press This Button

by Douglas Maxwell, Morag Fullarton (Editor), Uma Nada-Rajah, Stuart Hepburn, Jane Livingstone

Overview

‘a bedrock of the Scottish theatre industry’ The Guardian

‘a major part of Scotland’s new playwriting landscape’ The Scotsman

After running for fifteen years, the founding principles of A Play, a Pie and a Pint remain steadfast – a new play at lunchtime every week that lasts no more than an hour, accompanied by a pie and a pint. As well as producing thirty-three new plays per year, Òran Mór also biannually hosts its much-adored pantomimes for grown up kids – both Summer and Winter – which have become a staple of the Glasgow theatrical calendar.

This first volume collects some of the most popular and critically acclaimed plays from the phenomenal back catalogue.

Includes the plays: 

A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity (Douglas Maxwell)

Toy Plastic Chicken (Uma Nada-Rajah)

Chic Murray: A Funny Place for A Window (Stuart Hepburn)

Ida Tamson (Denise Mina)

Jocky Wilson Said (Jane Livingstone and Jonathan Cairney)

Do Not Press This Button (Alan Bissett)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781913630232
Publisher:	Salamander Street Ltd.
Publication date:	08/27/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	244
File size:	548 KB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

A Play, A Pie and A Pint is proud to have worked with thousands of creatives over the years both from within Scotland and from across the world, producing work from first-time and emerging writers, as well as more established playwrights. A Play, A Pie and A Pint supports playwrights, directors and actors at every stage of their career.

A Play, A Pie and A Pint works regularly in association with other theatre venues in Scotland to present our works to a wider audience, including the Traverse Theatre, Aberdeen Performing Arts and more recently, the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock.

Over the years the audiences have grown as the ‘lunchtime phenomenon’ (The Guardian) has become established and the model has even been replicated across the globe.

AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS:

• WINNER: Special Contribution to Scottish Culture, The Herald Culture Awards 2019
• WINNER: Best Male Performance, John Michie ‘The Mack’ CATS 2019
• An Early Day Motion was tabled in the House of Commons in April 2019 recognising the achievement of A Play, a Pie and a Pint having produced 500 plays
• WINNER: The Cats Whiskers ‘For outstanding achievement for 250 plays in eight years’
• WINNER: The Stage 100: Producer of the Year, 2013
• WINNER: Inspiring City Awards: People Make Glasgow – Arts and Culture

 

Table of Contents

Foreword by Morag Fullarton pv

Introduction by Joyce McMillan pvii

A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity by Douglas Maxwell p1

Toy Plastic Chicken by Uma Nada-Rajah p37

Chic Murray: A Funny Place for A Window by Stuart Hepburn p83

Ida Tamson by Denise Mina p127

Jocky Wilson Said by Jane Livingstone and Jonathan Cairney p165

Do Not Press This Button by Alan Bissett p195

Editorial Reviews

'...an extraordinary engine of new writing and new talent. For established writers it's a chance to experiment ... new writers it's a chance to be heard. The restrictions of the form are simple - small cast, 45 mins, limited set; but, within those restrictions, a whole world is possible. A Play, A Pie and A Pint is one of those simple ideas that changes everything.' David Greig

'A major part of Scotland's new playwriting landscape' The Scotsman

'A bedrock of the Scottish theatre industry' The Guardian

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