A Play, A Pie and A Pint Volume Two (paperback)

A Play, A Pie and A Pint Volume Two

Over 20 years, A Play, A Pie and A Pint has famously commissioned and produced more than 600 plays, providing countless opportunities for writers, actors and directors to develop their craft and try out new ideas. Productions are simple, rehearsal times short and the subject matter diverse. Audiences at Glasgow’s Òran Mór get a new play at lunchtime every week lasting no more than an hour, accompanied by a pie and a pint.

To celebrate the beloved theatrical institution’s 20th anniversary, this second collection includes critically acclaimed plays and favourites as voted by the public and members of the theatre company. Includes the plays:

ROSE
by Lorna Martin

The incredible, uplifting and inspiring story of an underdog, working-class teenager from Ayrshire who refused to play by society’s discriminatory rules, and who overcame numerous obstacles, including a lifetime ban in her home country, to become a professional footballer in Italy who was voted the greatest female footballer in the world.

FLEETO
by Paddy Cunneen

A dark, visceral and highly intelligent play that parallels a story from The Iliad, couched in the violent street code and brutally coarse language of gangland Glasgow.

ONE DAY IN SPRING
by various playwrights

One Day in Spring, written by multiple playwrights from across the Middle East, curated by playwright David Greig, encapsulates the spirit of internationalism, political awareness and enquiry.

Tír na nÓg
by Dave Anderson

Tír na nÓg is “The Land Of The Young” in Celtic Mythology, where, if you’re heroic, or lucky enough, you go never to grow old. In the modern world, where everyone seems to be searching for Eternal Youth, our Poet goes looking for…she doesn’t know what. Tall Tales from the High Seas, Improbable Adventures and songs…

STORYTELLING
by Oliver Emanuel

A comedy-drama about how the power of stories can overcome the darkest moments in life. Two people are trying to tell the story of Robert, who isn’t sure who is in charge of his own narrative and whether he even wants to be in the story of his life anymore…

THE GREAT REPLACEMENT
by Uma Nada-Rajah

A darkly comedic romp through intergenerational politics and the absurdities and peculiarities of race.  Fi and and her daughter Lu have never seen eye to eye but Lu’s ovaries are Fi’s last remaining hope of a grandchild.  When avowedly single Lu presents some ‘interesting’ choices of sperm donor, Fi knows she should probably keep her mouth shut.  When a DNA test reveals some surprising results, Fi needs a new game plan.

WRITE-OFF
by Aodhan Gallagher

Two equally stubborn gay men from different generations face off with words and wits in this comedy-drama. Freddie is a gay man who writes gritty psychological thrillers and refuses to compromise his storytelling approach for the sake of representation or political correctness.  However, due to rising public criticism that his stories are inherently problematic, Freddie cracks under his publisher’s pressure and hires a young sensitivity reader named Ben to keep him in check.

RACHEL’S COUSINS
by Ann Marie Di Mambro

Rachel is a professional, successful woman and, frankly, a bit of a snob.  She wants nothing to do with her mother’s side of the family whom she thinks of as a reckless bunch of benefit cheats.  But when she discovers she has the BRACCA2 gene, which means an increased risk of breast cancer, she feels duty-bound to let her cousins know and advise them to get tested.  She didn’t mean to let them into her life but they come barging in anyway.

‘a bedrock of the Scottish theatre industry’
The Guardian