Shining Souls 20th – 22nd October 2016 St Lukes Music/Arts Centre
Shining Souls
October 20th – October 22nd 2016
St Lukes Music/Arts Centre, Glasgow
presented by Sweets For Addicts
“Think of the carnival atmosphere of the Day of the Dead transferred to the streets of Glasgow.”
At half six in the morning Charlie, who’s homeless, turns up at his wife’s door to borrow some dough. When his wife is reluctant to part with any of the small amount of cash, he pitches her the story that his mother is dying and he needs the money to get to the hospital – a story which has him in tears. Later, on this metaphysical day, he finds out his mother really is dying. Instead of going to see her he spends the day losing himself among strangers. Meanwhile its Ann’s wedding day. She’s haunted by the double-suicide of her sons and can’t decide which of the two men who love her she will choose. Her past is a Pandora’s Box of horror and loss and today is the day it gets opened. Eleven weird and wonderful characters – including Charlie – get caught up in the ensung pandemonium. All day they seem compelled to invoke a world beyond this one – until finally, before dusk, they cross to the other side.
The result is a play that transcends lunacy.
Venue: St Lukes Music & Arts Venue, Calton, 17 Bain Street, Glasgow, G40 2JZ.
Reviews
SHINING SOULS is a joy – Daily Telepgragh.
SHINING SOULS leaves a lasting light in the mind unlike that cast any other play I can recall – Financial TImes.
The performance is interrupted by rounds of applause for the drop-dead funny dialogue – Herald
Hannan’s achievement is to combine hilarity with heartache – New York Times
After its acclaimed premier in 1996 at the Traverse, Edinburgh, this award-winning play went on to further productions in London at the Old Vic and in Chicago. In 2003 it was produced in Glasgow by V.amp Productions and the Tron Theatre Company.
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