Man’s Best Friend is a one man present, carried out by the extremely proficient Jordan Young, enjoying the function of Ronnie. Poor Ronnie has actually been by it, and after a tough lockdown he has been strolling his neighbours’ canines to maintain him from dropping himself and giving up on life. The canines and their quirky characters are his every day companions and distraction, however when the inevitable occurs and catastrophe strikes with the canines making a run for it and disappearing off into the woods, Ronnie is pressured to take chase and confront some exhausting truths alongside the best way.
Jordan Young is a well-liked Scottish actor well-known for his lead function of Alex Murdoch in River City in addition to collection common PC Jack McLaren in BAFTA-winning comedy Scot Squad. Jordan additionally has a protracted listing of theatre, TV and movie credit together with Vigil, Doctors, Shetland, Still Game and Rebus (BBC), A Scottish Love Scheme (Hallmark), Filth (Logie Pictures), Chemo Savvy (Gilded Balloon); News Just In (Random Accomplice); Black Watch (National Theatre of Scotland), What the Animals Say (Òran Mór).
After virtually precisely 25 years for the reason that world premiere of Douglas Maxwell’s very first present on the Tron, Our Bad Magnet, it’s a deal with to open Man’s Best Friend on the identical stage with this humorous story of affection, loneliness, and fluffy companionship.
Writer Douglas Maxwell says of the play:
‘I had my debut play staged in the Tron, way back in 2000. Since then, every time I’ve had work on there it’s felt particular. The humour, unhappiness and hope in my writing tends to ring a bell. A one particular person present is an intimate factor. But it might create a strong theatrical connection between a talented storyteller and an viewers, in-built empathy, creativeness and shared expertise, which ultimately turns into one thing a lot greater. That’s additionally what Man’s Best Friend is about. Our want to attach with the world, to be of use, to be greater. And canines. It’s additionally about canines.’
Originally staged at Òran Mór as a part of A Play, A Pie and a Pint, this can be a new longer and totally staged incarnation on the primary Tron stage and directed by the Tron Theatre’s Jemima Levick.
Artistic Director Jemima Levick says:
“The first play I ever saw in the Tron Theatre was as a drama student in the year 2000. It was called Our Bad Magnet by Douglas Maxwell, and I completely loved it. So, to present one his plays in my first season, really is an honour. Douglas is undisputably one of Scotland’s leading playwrights – his work speaks to audiences on a profound level. His humour and depth of feeling is hard to compete with, so it felt right to turn to his back catalogue when looking for a show we might tour nationally and reach audiences across Scotland. Set in Glasgow, Man’s Best Friend has a universality to it; a heart that speaks to dog lovers, to people living with loneliness and loss, and to anyone that needs to settle into where they belong.”
After the run on the Tron Theatre the manufacturing will head out on tour to Ayr, Dumfries, Inverness, Dundee, Aberdeen, Greenock, Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh from 03 – 27 September.
#Man’sBestFriend
Running time approx. 80 minutes no interval.
Recommended age – 14+ Contains grownup themes.
Leave a Reply