Tuesday, October 15

Tag: Louise McCarthy

Blame It On The Bucky – Reconnect Regal Theatre
Scotland

Blame It On The Bucky – Reconnect Regal Theatre

This new play has the potential to become one of Scotland’s classics.  It’s advertised as ‘an uproarious comedy’ – that, it most certainly is.  It’s billed as ‘a hilarious night’ – oh yes, that’s for sure.    However, it’s more – it’s a depiction of family dynamics, of fear and frailty, life and death.  The balance between its comedic quirkiness and its unexpected depth is what makes this play so exciting. It affords the great spectacle of farce.  Two men, hungover from a night on the ‘rambo juice’, have no memory of what on earth they did with Granny’s corpse when they were on the razz.  Well, it must’ve seemed like a good idea at the time … but hurry … the funeral’s fast approaching ... there's a baby on the way … … get a move on … tick tick...