Holyrood Amateur Theatre Society stage rare production of Gray’s McGrotty and Ludmilla
Alasdair Gray's poster for the production
By Thom Dibdin
An amateur production of Alasdair Gray’s early play McGrotty and Ludmilla, to be staged this week at the Roxy Arthouse, has benefited from personal input from the playwright.
HATS, the Holyrood Amateur Theatre Society, are staging the production from tonight (Thursday) to Saturday. Loosely based on the Aladdin story, the play follows the adventures of the uncouth and unpolished young Scot Mungo McGrotty amongst the Machiavellian civil service mandarins of 1980s Whitehall. … Continue reading Æ News – HATS doffed to Alasdair Gray
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Review by Thom Dibdin
Hot ideas and cool jazz are the main ingredients of the Winter Show mix from the Holyrood Amateur Theatre Society – but what should be a memorable evening of new work is let down by an overpowering stench of self-indulgence that is nothing to do with the theatre on display. … Continue reading Review – HATS Winter Show
By Thom Dibdin
A generally quiet January begins to hot up on Thursday, with three short-running productions opening on the same night. The RSAMD come to town with a big scale opera, the Traverse opens its season with some small scale works and the Holyrood Amateurs let us in on a pair of new one-act plays. On the main stages the depth is still there with a pair of top-rated sparklers at the Lyceum and the Playhouse. … Continue reading Preview for the week: 25 – 31 January, 2010