McCreadie, Linzi

Six Black Candles

Six sisters,their maw and granny gather to kill by witchcraft the mistress of CarolineCs wayward husband. Six black candles, one black affronted maw, two gallons of vodka, one crazy old Irish granny, a pile of burning boxer shorts, barrels of bickering, a hit-man, a pentangle and a frozen head in the fridge, plus one adulterous husband and one unsuspecting Catholic priest. In a nutshell - these are the ingredients for Six Black Candles.




Steel Magnolias

The action is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle who is not sure whether or not she is still married; the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's rich curmudgeon; Ouiser an eccentric millionaire; Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M ‘Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby the prettiest girl in town, is about to marry a "good ole boy." Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when the spunky Shelby, who is a diabetic, risks pregnancy and forfeits her life.



Daisies

Daisies is a straightforward, heart-on-sleeve double monologue for a young couple who become parents of a much-loved and long-awaited baby daughter, Daisy, only to face the horror of losing her in a sudden cot death; the play achieves a real tear-jerking power without ever sliding into soap-opera sentimentality.




Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves

The story centres on Ali Baba a poor barber living with his son, Rhum.

Although poor he is very happy, except when he is trying to avoid the romantic advances of his neighbour, Fatima Kebab.

The happiness does not last, however, as evil appears in the form of El Scorpio, a mysterious character, and his band of thieves who are after all the riches in the land.

But will everything go to their evil plan? This pantomime had lots to offer with laughs, goodies to cheer and as ever, baddies to boo.




The Legend of Cinderella

Set in a Scotland "lost in the mists of time", this new version of the familiar story uses elements of ancient Celtic folklore and the supernatural as its main themes. Calluna, Queen of the Faeries, finds a way to rid the land forever from the evil influences of Queen Thron and her Hobgoblins. Her son, prince Alban, must marry a Mortal Bride! The wisest of the Faerie Godmothers, Dalriada, sets out from the Faerie Glen to find a suitable candidate, eventually choosing Cinderella, the kind-hearted daughter of the daft Laird of Clartystanes Castle. Queen Thron, learning of this, worms her way into the Laird's affections and marries him. Unwittingly getting caught up in her evil machinations are her silly and somewhat "photogenically challenged" daughters. When Calluna announces "The Great Gathering", where Alban will choose his bride, Thron does everything in her power to ensure her daughters are well to the fore!

Narrated and told in "flashback" by Buttons, "The Legend of Cinderella" is an affectionate variation on the classic Panto tale beloved of generations of theatregoers



Alice in Wonderland

This children's classic is brought to life in the adaptation by Kate Parry. All your favourite characters were there; The Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter and many more. We followed Alice's adventure to find the secret to freeing Wonderland and as in every good panto - good prevailed over evil and a happy ending was of course the outcome.




Chase Me Up Farndale Avenue, S'il Vous Plait

Oo la la! A farce francais to make any Frenchman twiddle his moustache! The women of Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society bring a little 'je ne sais quoi' to a door-slamming farce full of surprises!



The Yellow On The Broom

Betsy Whyte was born into a traveller family in 1919 and brought up in the age old tradition of the 'mist people' - constantly moving around the country and settling down in one place only during the winter. It was while the family were 'housed up' at this time of the year that she received her education, attending a number of village schools before winning a scholarship to Brechin High School, where she was the only traveller child. She gave up the traveller life when she married in 1939 and started writing about her childhood in the 1970s.

The Yellow On The Broom is the first part of her autobiography. Not only is it a fascinating insight into the life and customs of traveller people in the 1920s and 30s, it is also a thought proving account of human strength and weakness, courage and cowardice, understanding and prejudice by a sensitive and entertaining writer.




Too Much Punch For Judy

PunchJudy RehearsalToo Much Punch for Judy tells the true story of an incident which happened on May 20th 1983.

Using only the words of those involved or closely affected, the play explores the problems surrounding the death of Joanna when her sister was at the wheel in a drink-drive incident. The play looks at the sisters relationship with each other and their mother. It then concentrates on the actual crash and immediate aftermath, mainly through the eyes of one the first witnesses at the scene. PC Chris Caten, in real life a good friend of the family, then has to break news of Joanna's death to her mother and Judy in turn, before the mother and daughter are left to deal with their loss.