Appointment with the Wicker Man
National Theatre of Scotland’s Appointment with the Wicker
Man. A comedy reworking of the famous
70s horror movie set on a remote Scottish isle. Written by Greg Hemphill and
fellow chewin’ the Fat writer Donald McCleary.
The lead of The Loch Parry Players in their latest show, The
Wicker Man, has gone AWOL and they've had to draft in ‘real-life actor’ Rory
Mulligan, realising he’s in over his head, the star tries to pull the show
together. Only to discover there may be more sinister forces at work
I found this an odd one for NTS to undertake, but laughed
from start to finish. A romping farce
with ‘Carry On’ gags throughout, not normally my cup of tea but the gusto and enthusiasm of the actors really
made this work.
Would have been ideal for rural touring, with a ready-made
audience drawing similarities to village hall antics. Unfortunately this was a huge production both
technically and set design.
Steph Hand
Birnam Arts
Steph Hand
Birnam Arts
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