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New play imagines what happened when Billy Connolly met Alasdair Gray

THEY are two of Scotland’s greatest cultural exports of the 20th century.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 theatre shows to see this summer

Peter Pan has a pop fantasy, Faustus is in Africa, Brian Cox leads a banking satire and Billy Connolly meets the late Alasdair Gray. Elsewhere, the joy of pickling, a landmark jazz album and Elton John’s libel case take centre stage

The Guardian - UK

The Moira Trilogy review – Alan Bissett’s cleaner-cum-cannabis-farmer tells it like it is

The well-crafted jokes are a cover for reflections on sectarianism, asylum seekers, Scottish independence, inequality, Covid conspiracy theories and pandemic isolation

The Guardian - UK

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Playwright's character takes on everything from the independence referendum to Trump

PLAYWRIGHT Alan Bissett is set to perform a “Moira Marathon” across Scotland this year in a celebration of three modern classics of Scottish…

The National (Scotland)

Playwright's words from 2015 perfectly sum up Scotland's economy in the Union

A PLAYWRIGHT’S prophetic words from 2015 are being applauded for perfectly summing-up Scotland’s financial situation within the Union.

The National (Scotland)

Alistair Heather and Robyn Stapleton join roadshow celebrating Scottish creatives

ONE of Scotland’s leading cultural organisations has announced a nationwide Roadshow celebrating creative talent and encouraging engagement.

The National (Scotland)

Tommy Sheppard and other prominent Scots sign Scottish republic declaration

A group of prominent Scots – including politicians, musicians, playwrights and trade unionists – have signed a declaration calling for an…

The National (Scotland)

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Alan Bissett brings back much-loved Moira character for Edinburgh Fringe festival

HOW did the hardest woman in Falkirk handle lockdown? Did she party like Boris Johnson? Have a suitcase full of booze like they did in Downing…

The National (Scotland)

Award-winning playwright celebrates Scottish feminist in new musical

SCOTTISH feminist hero Caroline Phillips is being celebrated in a new musical created by award-winning writer Alan Bissett.

The National (Scotland)

Renowned Scottish playwright hosting creative writing sessions in Barrhead

Alan Bissett will be taking part in a series of free sessions alongside East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure.

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