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Canned Laughter, Theatre Royal 15 – 19 March, 2016

CANNED LAUGHTER

A funny play about being funny

Theatre Royal,  282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA

Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 March, 2016

 Directed by Ed ‘i dreamed a dream’ Curtis, written by Ed Curtis with Allan Stewart and starring Scotland’s finest comic geniuses: Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott
 
Canned Laughter is a brand new Scottish play especially written for three comedians about three comedians on a hilarious journey from the 1970s to now
 
Canned Laughter brings together the talents of master impressionist and dame-playing panto star Allan Stewart (The Allan Stewart Tapes, Go For It, Jolson & Co) with comedy virtuoso Andy Gray (City Lights, Kiss Me Honey Honey, Time Teens: The Beginning) and local hero Grant Stott (Edinburgh Panto, Forth Radio and STV) to give audiences across Scotland a chance to see a seriously funny new play, written by Ed Curtis with Allan Stewart and directed by Ed Curtis.  Ed – who for the last three years has directed Allan, Andy and Grant in the Edinburgh King’s Theatre panto – is best known for his work on I Dreamed a Dream, Never Forget and Jolson and Co.

It’s the 1970s and funny men Alec, Angus and Rory are one of Scotland’s top comedy acts. Are they about to hit the big time? Having topped the bill at the biggest theatres in the country, it looks like they’re getting a TV show. This comedy trio are riding high and nothing’s going to stop them. Or is it?
Fast forward to today and the three find themselves together again for the first time in decades.  What happened to break the group up?  Will they be able to put their past differences behind them?  And why do they still care who gets the biggest laugh?

Allan said, “The joy of working with Andy and Grant is that the fun we have backstage translates on to the stage and the audience can see that we love our work.”
Andy said, “The chance to work with Allan, Grant and Ed on a new play is the best way, I feel, to start 2016! What fun we’ll have and we’ll share that fun with our audiences!”
Grant said; “To take the relationship formed over years of doing panto together into a play across Scotland just seems like a dream to me.  I can’t wait to get started on it”.
Neil Laidlaw, Co-producer said, “When Ed came to me with the idea of Allan, Andy and Grant being in a play together I jumped at the chance.  I’ve seen them on stage together many times before and I know the chemistry the three of them have together is going to create a hilarious night at the theatre”.
 
Listing Information
Canned Laughter
Theatre Royal Glasgow
Tue 15 – Sat 19 Mar 2016
Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm
Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm
Box Office 0844 871 7647 (bkg fee) Calls cost 7p per minute, plus your phone company’s access charge
www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkg fee)
 

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