Underwood Lane by John Byrne, The Tron

14 – 30 July, 2022
Tron Theatre Company in a co-production with Renfrewshire Leisure presents
Underwood Lane – new musical play by John Byrne.
Director: Andy Arnold
‘Underwood Lane – the Winter sun hangs like a suppurating boil glued to a giant sheet of dirty asbestos above the blackened tenements that rear up from the cobbled street like a row of broken teeth…’
So sets the scene for a new John Byrne musical play written in the vintage style that audiences have come to love through his classic masterpieces The Slab Boys trilogy and TV hits Your Cheatin’ Heart and Tutti Frutti.
Telling the tale of a young skiffle band trying to make it, Underwood Lane has it all: style, fierce love rivalry, broken hearts, dodgy dealers, religion, sex, death, and is written in memory of John’s Paisley buddy, Gerry Rafferty, who was born and brought up on the titular street.
Brilliantly funny and packed with iconic songs from the early sixties played live by a cast of ten actor-musicians (including Scott Fletcher, Julia Murray and Reuben Joseph) under the musical direction of Hilary Brooks (Sunshine on Leith, Glasgow Girls), Underwood Lane, with set and costume design by Becky Minto and John himself, promises to be a very special production for all lovers of Scottish theatre.
A co-production between Tron Theatre and OneRen supported by Future Paisley
Written by John ByrneDirected by Andy Arnold
Set & Costume Design by Becky Minto & John Byrne
Musical Direction & Arrangements: Hilary Brooks
Illustration: John Byrne
Cast:
Simon Donaldson, George Drennan, Scott Fletcher, Dani Heron, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Marc McMillan, Julia Murray, Santino Smith, Harry Ward and Dylan Wood.
Tickets
£11/£17
Tron Theatre Ltd., 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB
READ THE REVIEW: JOHN BYRNE’S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH
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