A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) has introduced the solid of The Sheriff of Kalamaki by acclaimed Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell.
The Sheriff of Kalamaki is the subsequent extremely anticipated PPP play by Douglas Maxwell, following viewers favorite ‘Man’s Best Friend’ in 2022, which is able to star performing brothers Paul and Stephen McCole.
This new comedy-drama will transport theatregoers to Kalamaki, a vacationer lure on Zante, the place expat Dion (Paul McCole) has discovered his good job maintaining a tally of troublesome Brits as ‘The Sheriff’. When his brother (Stephen McCole) from Scotland arrives searching for assist, Dion might must sacrifice his future and
return to a really totally different life.
Paul has starred in a number of of Douglas Maxwell’s exhibits, together with National Theatre of Scotland’s musical
model of ‘Orphans’ by Peter Mullen which Maxwell did the guide for. Stephen not too long ago starred in ‘Anna Karenina’ on the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and has featured in quite a few tv exhibits includingShetland, Vigil and Band of Brothers.
The Sheriff of Kalamaki might be directed by Jemima Levick, the Artistic Director, following approval for her course at this 12 months’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe for ‘SCOTS’ by Noisemaker on the Ghillie Dhu.
Douglas Maxwell mentioned:
“This play has been a long time coming. My wife and I went to Zante way back in 2004 and I got talking to a bloke who said he was paid by the taverns to keep an eye on Brits abroad which I knew would be a fun character to write. What started as a comic premise has developed into the story of what we do as we get older and how to live a good life. Paul’s been in a couple of my shows, he’s fantastic, and I can’t wait to get to work with Stephen.”
Jemima Levick added:
“Douglas is one of PPP’s and Scottish theatre’s most treasured playwrights. He tackles familiar worlds with a laser sharp perspective and with heartwarming integrity which is no different in this play. We’re especially pleased that real-life brothers Paul and Stephen have agreed to come on board for this production. What a joy to have their sibling connection and shared life experience to lend to the characters.”
The Sheriff of Kalamaki will run at Oran Mor, Glasgow from 25-30 September 2023 and can go on tour and carry out at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (5-7 October), The Gaiety, Ayr (12-14 October), and The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen (17-21 October)
