Now to Build On the Success of a Tasty Helping of Dramathe Popularity of Oran Mor's Lunchtime Theatre Is No Surprise, but Long May It Continue, Says Neil Cooper
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FOR the past 14 weeks, Glasgow's Oran Mor venue has played host to the second season of A Play, A Pie And A Pint, a series of new dramas performed at lunchtime. Readers of this page's review section will, hopefully, recognise the season's format, whereby a world premiere, usually by a well-kent figure of Scottish letters, is given in the west end venue's speakeasy confines, with a beverage and a light lunch thrown in with the ticket price.
Each play is introduced by producer David MacLennan, whose sponsorship deal with mobile-phone giants Orange provides commission fees for writers and rehearsal wages for actors without any box- ticking complications required by public funders. Cutting a dash in his trademark salmon-coloured trews, MacLennan becomes our Master of Ceremonies for what he calls "A Play, A Pie And A Pint sponsored by Orange". "And if you do have a mobile phone, " he joshes, "now might be a good time to switch it off."See the full content of this document
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Now to Build On the Success of a Tasty Helping of Dramathe Popularity of Oran Mor's Lunchtime Theatre Is No Surprise, but Long May It Continue, Says Neil Cooper
Anyone who's casually attended even one A Play, A Pie And A Pint will recognise it as a success story.
Given Oran Mor's prime location on the corner of Byres Road an...See the full content of this document
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