Whisky Galore
by
Compton MacKenzie
adapted by
Philip Goulding
Directed by Victor Hassan
7th - 14th December 2019
It's 1955 and the Pallas Players, an all-female theatre company, are
putting on a play. They show us how the islanders of Great and
Little Todday are dismayed to find their whisky supply dwindling as
the government diverts the precious stuff to the Americans. Relief
seems to be at hand when a 50,000 bottle cargo shipwrecks close by,
until stuffy Paul Waggot takes it upon himself to prevent them taking
advantage of their good fortune.
This new adaptation is a tribute to the feisty, fearless all-female
touring companies of the post-war years. Witness the Pallas Players
as they play all the hilarious characters from Mackenzie's tale in an
innovative and beguiling play that breathes fresh life into a
well-loved masterpiece.
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