A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce the cast of Variant, the 50th professionally produced play by Peter Arnott who returns to Òran Mór after The Signalman, winner of Best Production at the 2020 CATS awards. Directed by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir (Sandcastles, hang), this new play stars Meghan Tyler (Pride […]
We’re delighted to announce the cast of our new comedy-drama Write-Off, co-presented with Traverse Theatre, in association with Dundee Rep. This witty show exploring the conflicting beliefs of two equally stubborn gay men from diffrerent generations stars Richard Conlon (My Left Right Foot, Spuds, The Whip Hand) and Bailey Newsome (1902, Oor Wullie: The Musical). […]
Áine King, winner of our David MacLennan Award, describes her experience writing this dark comedy and about the award process: “So, what’s your play about?” someone asks… And I know if I say the Climate Crisis, their eyes will glaze over… I almost didn’t write Burning Bright. I was working on something else entirely when […]
We’re delighted to announce the cast of our new mini-musical The Worm Who Turned, co-presented with Aberdeen Performing Arts and Ayr Gaiety. This show about marrows, mayhem and murder will star George Drennan (Dracula Revamped), Helen Logan (The Golden Rage, Jack and The Beanstalk) and Clare Waugh (Karen Pirie, River City). Written by Kim Millar, […]
Our second of the show is Burning Bright, the winner of the David MacLennan Award 2022. Hannah Jarrett-Scott (Pride & Prejudice* (sort of*), Alright Sunshine), Suzanne Magowan (The Steamie, Fibres) and Adam Buksh star as three people entangled in the world’s climate crisis. Written by Áine King and directed by Roxana Haines, this powerful drama […]
We’re very excited to reveal the cast of Until It’s Gone, the first show of our Spring 2023 season! This new dark comic-drama stars Sean Connor, best known for playing series regular Dylan Christie in River City, and Billy Mack who returns to PPP after The Scurvy Ridden Whale Men and Divided in 2019. Written […]
*** APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED *** We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our small but dedicated team at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. The role would suit a new graduate or early career Producer who is keen to support the development of more than 30 plays per year […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce its Spring 2023 season of 19 productions themed around Fresh Perspectives. Lunchtime theatregoers will be able to see PPP in action all across Scotland in this season co-presented with Traverse Theatre, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Ayr Gaiety, Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival, Mull Theatre […]
We are delighted to reveal the finalists of this year’s David MacLennan Award 2022. The final shortlisted plays are Not Much Here on The Way To Heaven by Ellen Bannerman, Witches by Fiona Barry and Burning Bright by Áine King. The three Scottish based writers will join us for a day each of R&D on […]
With Òran Mór‘s announcement today, A Play, a Pie and a Pint are delighted to confirm to our audience & partners that with the Scotsman Group investment in Skerryvore Ltd, (the company which owns and operates Òran Mór in Glasgow’s West End) future production of our internationally award winning plays presented in Òran Mór’s theatre, […]
Hollywood’s Golden Age, Baba Yaga, and Ukraine’s premier playwright feature in a globe-trotting season that will tell tales from across the world, as the finalists of The David MacLennan Award are announced. From Hungary to China, through Pakistan and France, before visiting the Golden Age of Hollywood and the far-flung reaches of the Siberian wilderness – this Autumn, A Play, A Pie and A Pint is travelling the world, with tickets now on sale! What’s more, PPP’s upcoming Autumn Season will feature a broadcast from Palestine as well as the Scottish premiere of He Who […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint is seeking a highly motivated, experienced individual to be the organisation’s new Producer. The successful candidate will work alongside the Artistic Director, producing more than 30 new plays a year – the most new-writing of any theatre in the UK – presenting them at Òran Mór in the […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced individual to be the organisation’s new Communications Officer. The successful candidate will work alongside the Producer and Artistic Team, leading on the development and delivery of an effective marketing strategy for the organisation, as well as the promotion of more than 30 new […]
Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th July 2022 In collaboration with Scottish Casting Workshop we will be hosting open call auditions for prospective performers who would like to be considered for A Play, a Pie and a Pint productions. Over the two days we will run six sessions, each session lasting 2 hours. The sessions will […]
Goldilocks Goes To Greece by Andy McGregor Goldie and her mum Pat are heading oot on holiday, and they’re aff to the glorious sunshine of Greece! But on their way to the airport they are spotted by the ferociously jealous Daddy Bear, who still hasn’t forgiven Oor Goldie for her outrageous porridge-based misdemeanours. Soon, a […]
A Play, a Pie and a Pint are delighted to announce the 51 longlisted submissions for The David MacLennan Award 2022 selected from 132 entries. Christine Hoy A Lap to Go Sophie Jacome All The Breathless Douglas Yannaghas Blacklist Michael Monroe Bulletproof Aine King Burning Bright Bryony Robinson Bust and Boom Corinne Salisbury Cruelty Free […]
Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd February 2022 In collaboration with Scottish Casting Workshop we will be hosting open call auditions for prospective performers who would like to be considered for A Play, a Pie and a Pint productions. Over the two days we will run six sessions, each session lasting 2 hours. The sessions will […]
Adam & Eve, an Acid Bath Killer and a Doric Jukebox Musical feature in a season that will tell stories from across Scotland, as the David MacLennan Award for New Writing is relaunched. From the Highlands to the Islands, through Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, across The Borders, via Perth & Kinross and Dumfries and Galloway […]
Cinderella 2: I Married A Numpty by Morag Fullarton Cast: George Drennan, Craig McLean, Hannah Howie, Kevin Lennon and Clare Waugh Well, she married Prince Kelvie, a G-Twelvie, (aka Prince Charming) but what happened once the ball was over? Turns out Princes ain’t what they used to be and life at the Palace was pure murder. With […]
After the break that nobody wanted, A Play, a Pie and a Pint is absolutely thrilled to welcome audiences back to Òran Mór for a full season of 12 dazzling productions. We will be throwing our doors open for plays, pies, and those much-needed pints from September 6th – and tickets are on sale now! Honouring the season-that-never-was, […]
A Play, a Pie and a Pint is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to be the organisation’s new Production Coordinator [fixed term]. The successful candidate will work collaboratively and across departments to help realise all A Play, a Pie and a Pint productions at Òran Mór in the West End of Glasgow, and […]
A Play, a Pie and a Pint is seeking a highly motivated, experienced individual to be the organisation’s new Producer. The successful candidate will work alongside the Artistic Director, producing more than 30 new plays a year, the most new-writing of any theatre in the UK, presenting them at Òran Mór in the West End […]
An empty theatre, a script, eight characters in search of an audience… from the shadows a mysterious figure emerges and a magical adventure begins. We are delighted to announce our first film Play On! will premiere on 5th May. Devised by Morag Fullarton, Play On! is a theatrical adventure through the building of Òran Mór. […]
This weekend only, we’re delighted to bring you a special reprise of Stuart Hepburn’s critically acclaimed ‘The Beaches of St Valery’. Starring Ron Donnachie, Ashley Jade Smith & James Rottger, Hepburn’s powerful play recounts one man’s experiences during the betrayal and surrender of the 51st Highland Division at St Valery en Caux in June 1940. […]
