Glasgow Musical Hit Lands Starring Role in New York
- Submitted by: Annie Wells, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-08387
That the Parliament congratulates Noisemaker’s writers, Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie, graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, on their acclaimed show, SCOTS, heading to the prestigious Tony award-winning cabaret venue, 54 Below, in New York; understands that the play was first performed in Òran Mór’s lunchtime theatre series, "A Play, A Pie and A Pint"; notes that SCOTS is a musical that retells 1,200 years of Scottish history in 50 minutes; understands that Glasgow audiences will get the chance to see SCOTS again when it returns to Òran Mór on 3 April 2023, and notes that the 2023 cast sees seven of the eight original members return from its debut run in 2022.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Brian Whittle