Grant Stott, voice-over artist, actor and regular panto villain at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre is stepping down from his hugely popular daytime radio show on Forth 1, which he has hosted for the past 17 years, to take his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit solo show Tales from Behind the Mic on the road. Directed by long-time collaborators Andy Gray and Ryan Dewar and produced by The Gilded Balloon, the newly extended and re-structured production will tour to 12 venues across Scotland from Sunday 26 February to Sunday 7 May 2017 (see venue listings below).
With a mix of funny, awkward and embarrassing stories, outrageous radio clips, video, offensive reactions on social media and his own cult songs, Grant Stott lifts the lid on his 27-year journey in radio, TV and panto from the moment he left Lothian and Borders Police, pounding the beat as PC Stott to treading the boards as a King’s Theatre Panto baddie.
Highlights of his working life spanning three decades to life including falling foul of his bosses for moonlighting while in the force, challenging phone-ins live on air, inappropriate song choices from him and other DJ’s, unedited news bulletins, TV shows that he’s successfully killed off, dealing with Ofcom regulations and, of course, what it’s actually like to scare children at Christmas will be brought to life on stage. All that and other surprises will be revealed in Grant Stott’s new 12-inch version of Tales Behind the Mic.
Stott also appeared with legendary Scottish comedy actor Andy Gray in the sold-out Fringe First Winning Kiss Me Honey, Honey in 2013 and the altogether darker Willie and Sebastian in 2015 before stepping out on his own at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2016 with his first ever one man show Tales from Behind the Mic .
45 mins interval 45 mins(subject to change)
14 + / PG Strong language / adult content
Tour dates:
Sunday 26 February Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Rd, Giffnock, G46 6UG
Friday 10 March Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness, IV3 5SA
Saturday 11 March The Byre Theatre, Abbey St, St Andrews, KY16 9LA
Friday 24 March Howden Park Centre, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AE
Saturday 25 March Macphail Centre, Mill Street, Ullapool, IV26 2UN
Saturday 01 April The Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Rd, Dundee, DD5 1NY
Friday 07 April Falkirk Town Hall, Westbridge Street, Falkirk, FK1 5RS
Saturday 15 April (part of That’s Fife Festival) Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Rd, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1ET
Saturday 22 April The Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA
Friday 28 April Carnegie Hall, East Port, Dunfermline KY12 7JA
Saturday 29 April Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE
Sunday 07 May Kings Theatre, 2 Leven St, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ