A man in a red and black tartan trousers and leather jacket gesticulating at a man with red hair, black and white checked scarf, and a black shirt patterned with red skulls.
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The Shadow of a Pie

4 – 22 September 2007, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and across Scotland

Presented by Lung Ha Theatre Company, in collaboration with dramaturg Douglas Maxwell

It’s going to be a night to remember down at the club.

Tullulah wants to worship her favourite band – twanging chart toppers from the 60s, The Shadows; she dreams of an evening filled with sophistication, laughter and romance. Buck, on the other hand, has paid for mad punk rock pogo-ing mayhem from his idols, The Mince Pie Bashers, in their full pie-bashing glory.    

Will this dangerous double booking bring these two loners together, or will fate have to join the band like everyone else in this wild, rock’n’roll romantic comedy. 

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Work began on the ideas for ‘Shadow’ in 2005 when Douglas Maxwell, dramaturg, took part in some script ideas for development days with members of Lung Ha’s Theatre Company. ‘The Shadow of a Pie’ was born then but quietly waited in the Lung Ha’s administration office for a year or so – at which time ‘Shadow’ was rediscovered and the Company approached Douglas to see whether he would be happy to work on the original script again with a view to a full production. Happily he agreed.

North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh: 4 September 2007 

Platform – The Bridge, Glasgow: 10 September 2007

Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer: 12 September 2007

Aros Centre – Portree, Isle of Skye: 14 September 2007

Corran Halls, Oban: 19 September 2007 

Nevis Centre, Fort William: 22 September 2007

The Shadow of a Pie

A person wearing dark clothes, a red waistcoat, and a fez speaking with a woman dressed as a police officer. Behind them there is a red curtain and of top of it black letters on yellow background spell the name Madison.
The Shadow of a Pie
A person wearing dark clothes, a red waistcoat, and a fez showing the contents of a booklet to another man wearing a white shirt and smiling.
The Shadow of a Pie
A woman dressed as a police officer looking left.
The Shadow of a Pie
A man in a white shirt and striped shirt inside a red and black striped tickets' booth. The hands of another person can be seen grabbing the edges of the booth from behind.
The Shadow of a Pie
A man in a red and black checked scarf and leather jacket pointing his finger to a blonde woman wearing a red dress.
The Shadow of a Pie
A man in a red and black checked scarf, leather jacket, and sunglasses crossing his arms.
The Shadow of a Pie
A man in a red and black checked scarf and leather jacket pointing his finger to a a person wearing dark clothes, a red waistcoat, and a fez.
The Shadow of a Pie
A man in a red and black tartan trousers and leather jacket gesticulating at a man with red hair, black and white checked scarf, and a black shirt patterned with red skulls.
The Shadow of a Pie
A blonde woman wearing a red dress holding up the silhouette of a person with the black and white photograph of a woman attached to it.
The Shadow of a Pie
A man with red hair, black and white checked scarf, and a black shirt patterned with red skulls playing the guitar. Five people stand in the background: a blonde woman in a red dress, a man in a leather jacket, red and black checked shirt and tartan trouser, a man in a white shirt and striped tie, a woman dressed like a police officer, and a person wearing dark clothes, a red waistcoat, and a fez.
The Shadow of a Pie
A man with red hair, black and white checked scarf, and a black shirt patterned with red skulls playing the guitar. Two men wearing respectively a leather jacket and a white shirt sing behind him. A woman dressed like a police officer stands in the background.
The Shadow of a Pie

Reviews

“Clark Crystal’s production boasts neat choreography from Ethelinda Lashley Johnstone and nifty set and costumes by Jessica Worrall. The show’s message is explicit, unarguable and obvious as it is hilarious – difference is cool.”

Keith Bruce – The Herald

Cast

Alan SimpsonAl the Barman / Jake Bullet

David BrownBuck Rodgers / Cliff

Cathy SmileyPC Joy

John EdgarHank / Frankie Nails in the Teeth

Kay Ann Jacobs Tullulah Bum / Mum

Peter WatsonAlfred Hitchcock / Bird

Crew

Clark CrystalDirector

Jessica WorrallSet & Costume Designer

Douglas MaxwellDramaturg

Ethelinda Lashley-JohnstoneChoreographer

Ruth HazlehurstProduction Manager

Kate BonneyLighting Designer

Nathalie IbuAssistant Director

Kate TempleWardrobe Assistant and Scenic Artist

Matilda BrownComposer

Daniel DixonDeputy Production Manager

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