New comedy set in Ayrshire

Published 25 Aug 2010 16:30

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THE CHOOKY BRAE

BY D.C. JACKSON

DIRECTED BY KENNY MILLER

Borderline Theatre Company is touring Scotland from Thursday 2 September to Saturday 2 October with DC Jackson’s The Chooky Brae, directed by Kenny Miller.

The follow up to 2008’s award winning production The Wall and 2009’s hit The Ducky, The Chooky Brae is a new comedy, set in the small Ayrshire town of Stewarton, written by D C Jackson

It’s Christmas day in Stewarton and Irene Gordon is struggling to get in the festive spirit. Her 18-year-old daughter Norma has just had a baby; her ex-husband Gordon’s just had a stroke and her eldest, Barry is having a break down.

Even the Dr Who Christmas special is disappointing. If this was a wonderful life she would receive some angelic intervention - instead she gets Rab McGuire and an escaped chicken that won’t be stuffed.

The Chooky Brae is a poignant and very funny comedy about love, duty, free-range fowl and realising that what you’ve got isn’t necessarily what you want.

Scotsman Fringe First winner for My Romantic History at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, writer D C Jackson is one of Scotland’s most exciting young playwrights. He is currently under commission to the Royal Court Theatre, London, the National Theatre of Scotland, The Comedy Unit and BBC Radio Scotland.

My Romantic History is playing at the Traverse Theatre as part this year’s Festival Fringe and then moves to England in a production by the Bush Theatre and Sheffield Theatres in association with Birmingham Rep.

Director, Kenny Miller is known for his stunning work as both a director and a designer. He won the Manchester Evening News Best Production Award for 10 Rillington Place, won CATS Awards for Best Ensemble for his Little Bit of Rough season, Best Technical Production for Smoking with Lulu and Best Production for Scrooge. He recently directed and designed The Seagull, Company Policy and Romeo and Juliet for Oran Mor and co-directed Autobahn for his own company Theatre Jezebel.

After The Chooky Brae he will be designing Douglas Maxwell’s new musical The Bookie, for Cumbernauld Theatre, which will be touring across Scotland.

Members of the hugely talented cast of The Chooky Brae are; Sally Reid (Norma), Anita Vetesse (Irene Gordon), Stewart Porter (Gordon Gordon), Scott Hoatson (Barry) and Jordan Young (Rab).

From Inverness to Stranraer, Borderline tours entertaining theatre across Scotland to audiences who want a good night out.

Borderline Theatre Company is one of Scotland’s longest established touring theatre companies, having played to over 850,000 people in the last 36 years. .

For press information & images please contact: Liz Smith

Tel: 0141 423 4373 mobile 07971 417210 email daisy.ben@live.co.uk

Press performance: Tuesday 7 September Tron Theatre, Glasgow. For press tickets please contact Laurie McCormack 0141 559 5314

Tour schedule

Venue: Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock

Dates/times: Thursday 2 & Friday 3 September 7.30pm

Box Office: 01563 554900

Venue: Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Dates/times:Tuesday 7 - Saturday 11 September 7.30pm

Box Office: 0141 552 4267

Venue: Ryan Centre, Stranraer

Date/time: Tuesday 14 September 7.30pm

Box Office: O1776 703535

Venue: Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh

Date/time: Wednesday 15 September 7.30pm

Box Office: 0131 665 2240

Venue: Eden Court, Inverness

Dates/times: Friday 17 & Saturday 18 September 7.30pm

Box Office: 01463 234 234

Venue: macrobert, University of Stirling

Date/time: Tuesday 21 September 8.00pm

Box Office: 01786 466666

Venue: Eastwood Theatre, Giffnock

Date/time: Wednesday 22 September 7.30pm

Box Office: 0141 577 4970

Venue: Howden Park Centre, Livingston

Date/time: Thursday 23rd September 7.30pm

Box Office: 01506 274059

Venue: Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine

Date/time: Friday 24 & Saturday 25 September 7.30pm

Box Office: 01294 274059

Venue: Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Date/time: Tuesday 28 September 8.00pm

Box Office: 01334 475000

Venue: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline

Date/time: Wednesday 29 7.30pm

Box Office: 01383 602302

Venue: Town Hall, Rutherglen

Date/time: Thursday 30 September 7.30pm

Box Office: 0141 613 5700

Venue: Cumbernauld Theatre

Date/time: Friday 1 & Saturday 2 October 7.45pm

Box Office: 01236 732887

This article appeared in Cumnock Chronicle 25 Aug 10

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