The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns – King’s Head Theatre
A heartbroken young woman (Emily Ashton) retreats into a cottage, frantically trying to rearrange it. As the realisation of being alone on Burns Night dawns upon her, she sinks into her chair. Little does she expect to be joined by Robert Burns (Kieran Francis Begley) himself! After testing whether he is the ghost of the real man himself through a laboured quiz on dates of publication of his plays, she is somewhat satisfied. Interspersed with song, which brings a lovely energy to the show, he tries to give her dating advice and ends up taking her through a, (again) quite laboured, practice date which only increases her frustration. The story ends with him literally ghosting her (though, to be fair, with warning) and some new insights spark for this young woman.
From the outset, Begley p...