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Theatre listings > Katie Morag. - Tour & World Premiere. Playwright - Lisa Grindall adapted from the stories by Mairi Hedderwick. Director - Gordon Dougall. Assistant Director - Fletcher Mathers. Designer - Robin Peoples. Costumes - Andrea Macphail. Lighting Designer - Mick Andrew. Songs - Lisa Grindall and Gordon Dougall, arranged by Gordon Dougall. Company - Mull Theatre Company Company Website. Cast - here . 2005 Tour Dates and Times - here . Seen to review at Citizens Theatre Glasgow on 23 September 2005. Run Time - 1hours 45 mins including Interval. Reviewer - Thelma Good. Not quite as charming. Mull theatre's a great wee company and now they are touring Lisa Grindall's play based on Mairi Hedderwick's Katie Morag stories round Scotland. The production doesn't quite have the charm of the original Island based Katie Morag yet. Kirstin McLean energentically plays Katie the red haired girl who's waving off her Mum, Dad and wee brother as they take him off for a check-up in Glasgow. She's left in the tender care of her two contrasting grannies - Posh Granny Mainland and dungareed Grannie Island. Off the ferry comes some Americans, Lauren's brought her children Dude and Princess given by Kevin Lennon and Claire Dargo all the out of place graceless, raw charm of these urban USers. Katie's appalled to find they're related and then she finds she's got to be socialable with them too! It's a fresh story different from those in the books but it keeps the flavour of them well. It's a pity that the songs aren't more memorable and it's a mistake to teach one carefully and then use a different one for the reprise. Though Robin Peoples' shape changing set becomes 3D versions of Hedderwick's affectionate drawings and the pony Eriskay is soft delight there are problems with the feel of the production elsewhere too. The handling of the audience is just too old fashioned and arch, sapping the audience's desire to take part. With some better songs and more inviting audience participation this wee show would have us all taking Katie and her US pals even more to our hearts. © Thelma Good 23 September 2005 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com Theate Editor's Note - The Katie Morag books written and illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick are published by Bodley Head and are great fun to read and share with young people and people who love islands and or Scotland everywhere. Cast - Katie Morag - Kirstin McLean, Grannie Mainland - Anne Kidd, Grannie Island - Ann Scott-Jones, Lauren - Beth Marshall, Dude - Kevin Lennon and Princess - Claire Dargo. 2005 Tour Details of Mull Theatre's production of Katie Morag. Tour begins 25 - 29 Aug at Isle of Mull Tobermory Aros Hall 01688 302 828. 30 Aug at Isle of Mull Bunessan Hall 01688 302 828. 1 Sept at 7.30pm at Campbeltown Grammar School 0186 553 462. 2 Sept at 7.30pm Lochgilphead High School 01546 602 445. 3 Sept at 7pm Garelochead Gibson Community Centre 01436 810 403. 6 Sept at 7pm Colonsay Hall Tkts at hall. 8 Sept at 9.30am/1pm Bute Rothesay Pavilion 01700 504 250. 9 Sept at 1pm/8pm Oban Corran Halls 01631 567 333. 10 Sept at 7pm Cairndow Village Hall 01499 600 260. 12 Sept at 1.30pm Benderloch Victory Hall 01631 720 498. 13 Sept at 6pm Easdale Island Community Hall 01852 300 113. 15 Sept at 7pm Tiree High School Tkts at hall. 16 Sept at 7.30pm Coll Village Hall Tkts at hall. 20 - 24 Sept at Glasgow Citizens Theatre 0141 429 0022. 27 Oct at 6.30pm Strathpeffer Pavilion 01688 302 828. 28 Sept at 8pm Glenmoriston Hall 01688 302 828. 29 Sept at 7pm Sleat Sabhal Mor Ostaig 01471 844 207. 30 Sept at 7pm Kyle Auchtertyre Primary School 01599 534 702. 1 Oct at 2pm/7pm Portree Aros Centre 01478 613 750. 3 Oct at 7pm Clashmore Carnegie Hall 01862 811 068. 4 Oct at 7.30pm Resolis Memorial Hall 01381 610 204. 5 Oct at 6.30pm Ardross Hall 01349 880 591. 6 Oct at 6.30pm Culloden Academy Community Complex 01463 792 794. 8 Oct at 7pm Carrbridge Village Hall 01479 841 211. 24 Oct at 6.30pm Arisaig Astley Hall 01687 450 263. 25 Oct at 7pm Ullapool Macphail Centre 01854 613 336. 26 Oct at 7pm Lochinver Hall 01571 844 262. 27 Oct at 1.30pm Rosehall Village Hall 01549 441 291. 28 Oct (times tbc) Thurso High School. 29 & 31 Oct (time tbc) Lyth 01955 641 270. Tour ends. Theatre Editor, Thelma Good's e-mail is thelma@edinburghguide.com Although every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in these pages, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Theatre listings >
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