I went to A Play, a Pie and a Pint today at Oran Mor. It was their 500th play and they had chosen to repeat an old favourite this week - Casablanca. I got myself an excellent seat on the raised bit at the back which had a great view and settled down with my soda water and lime and a sandwich I brought with me * to enjoy the show. Well it was fantastic. Easily the best play that I have ever seen at A Play, a Pie and a Pint, and that’s saying something, because they are all good and the Chic Murray play was great. This was a homage to the film Casablanca, and it was brilliant. It was written by Morag Fullerton in 2011 and is an affectionate and comical tribute, a miniature version of the film. As usual there were only three actors. Kevin Lennon and Clare Waugh were so talented, both playing multiple characters. Gavin Mitchell played the Humphrey Bogart character, Rick. He is the actor who played Boaby the barman in Still Game, and looks quite similar to Bogart in a rubbery featured sort of way. More importantly he has Bogart’s accent and ironic delivery down to a tee. The performance is a parody but still does a great job of telling the story. The audience absolutely loved it and the cast had us all singing the Marseillaise at one point!
* I don’t like the mutton pies provided (although I used to when I was a child) nor do I particularly relish the vegetarian option of quiche, so I have got into the habit of smuggling in something more to my taste.
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