A Citizens Theatre production in association with the National Theatre of Scotland
Small Acts of Love
09 Sep - 04 Oct
Event details
A powerful new play that celebrates love, resilience, and community.
In the wake of the Pan Am 103 atrocity in December 1988, the people of Lockerbie responded with heartwarming acts of kindness for the relatives of people who died on board. In the face of the most extraordinary adversity, these two distant communities from Southwest Scotland and New York State built a lasting connection through friendship, compassion and humanity.
Small Acts of Love is a compelling, true story based on meticulous research from acclaimed playwright Frances Poet (Fibres, Still ). The production is brought to life with original songs by Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue, creating an ambitious blend of theatre and music that will leave audiences moved and uplifted.
This landmark production will reopen the Citizens Theatre.
Supported by The Hunter Foundation. Developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme.
Citizens Theatre - Main Theatre
09 Sep - 04 Oct
2 hours 15 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
£13.50 - £41.50
Fees
Booking fee: £1.50 per transaction
Find out more about our fees
Discounts
Individual and joint Theatre Passes apply.
Access, Gorbals, Under 30s and Low Income passes apply.
Age recommendation
12+
Content note
Contains scenes and images that some people may find distressing, including descriptions and depictions of death in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
Event details
A powerful new play that celebrates love, resilience, and community.
In the wake of the Pan Am 103 atrocity in December 1988, the people of Lockerbie responded with heartwarming acts of kindness for the relatives of people who died on board. In the face of the most extraordinary adversity, these two distant communities from Southwest Scotland and New York State built a lasting connection through friendship, compassion and humanity.
Small Acts of Love is a compelling, true story based on meticulous research from acclaimed playwright Frances Poet (Fibres, Still ). The production is brought to life with original songs by Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue, creating an ambitious blend of theatre and music that will leave audiences moved and uplifted.
This landmark production will reopen the Citizens Theatre.
Supported by The Hunter Foundation. Developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme.
Citizens Theatre - Main Theatre
09 Sep - 04 Oct
2 hours 15 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
£13.50 - £41.50
Fees
Booking fee: £1.50 per transaction
Find out more about our fees
Discounts
Individual and joint Theatre Passes apply.
Access, Gorbals, Under 30s and Low Income passes apply.
Age recommendation
12+
Content note
Contains scenes and images that some people may find distressing, including descriptions and depictions of death in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
Creative Team
By Frances Poet with music and lyrics by Ricky Ross
Director
Dominic Hill
Set Designer
Tom Piper
Costume Design
Jessica Worrall
Lighting Design
Bruno Poet
Sound Design
Susan Bear
Movement Director
Emily Jane Boyle
Musical Director/Musician
Gavin Whitworth
Assistant Director
Laurie Bayley-Higgins
Casting Director
Michael Howell
Dialect Coach
Carol Ann Crawford
Cast
Ewan Donald
Simon Donaldson
Blythe Duff
Lewis Fleming
Holly Howden Gilchrist
Barrie Hunter
Robbie Jack
Hilary Maclean
Beth Marshall
Nicholas Marshall
Jayne McKenna
Jo Servi
Naomi Stirrat
Mandi Symonds
Roots Band
Louis Abbott
Jessica Kerr
Cammy Maxwell
Jill O’Sullivan
Gavin Whitworth
Children
Ivy Anderson
Zoe Clark
Beth MacKinnon
Ethan MacKinnon
Elizabeth Poet
Peter Poet
Reviews
“a captivating performance”
A Young(ish) Perspective
“Poet and Ross’s play itself brings a heartbreakingly recent tragedy to the stage in hugely ambitious fashion”
The Herald
“the Citz has rolled out its A-team for its reopening production”
What’s On Stage
“a mighty ensemble and choir”
The Scotsman
“In Dominic Hill’s consummate production, Tom Piper’s bare-bones set is dynamically lit by Bruno Poet”
The Guardian
“a sensitive meditation on grief and the inevitably imperfect and incomplete nature of healing”
The National / Plays International
“a sensitive and stylish staging of a powerfully poignant play, and a welcome return for the Citz”
The Stage
“a production as ambitious as the building it now inhabits”
Corr Blimey
“This is an impressive and painstaking bit of work, ambitious in scale and full of humanity”
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Small Acts of Love in rehearsals
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Stay for our public post-show talk and hear the writer, Frances Poet, and the cast talk about the development of the show.
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