Small-town

Before seeing this play, I had the pleasure of visiting the The Pantheon one Sunday afternoon.  I saw a glimpse of the play in rehearsal and was immediately sucked into the storyline of this extremely funny and witty play, originally written as 3 plays.  As Pantheon says it is an outrageous wee Scottish comedy telling the story of what happens when contaminated water (Rabbie Juice) causes extraordinary events to happen to ordinary people.

Set in Ayrshire, the stories told through the talented cast brought laughter, tears and pathos as they played out their stories through the 3 quite separate tales linked with the common thread of Rabbie Juice.    A simple yet effective set and use of props, not to mention tails, ears and zombies locked in freezers brought the stories to life.  Tales, which tested relationships as well as an understanding of friendship and life.  The ending of the play is left up to the audience to decide, and whatever storyline is chosen the cast have to be ready.  The vote at the performance I attended was almost unanimous, but I think the audience would have liked to see all three endings.

As this was an afternoon performance, there were a number of schools there and along with them I was invited to stay at the end of the play for the Q and A session with the cast.  This gave an opportunity for students to dig a bit deeper into the characters in the play, and it gave them the opportunity to understand the challenges in rehearsing and working on a piece such as this.  Director, David Wood also gave of his time and was able to add his own particular thoughts, given that he is from Ayrshire.

Well done to all involved in this quirky production!

 

 

 

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