‘Philip Goulding’s adaptation retains the authenticity of Mackenzie’s mellifluous prose and wittily divvies up twenty-five characters among a hard-working cast of seven. This edition includes an introduction by Philip Goulding, notes on the characters, and the original music by Alan Edward Williams that accompanied the premiere production. First performed in a touring production by Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre and New Vic Theatre, Whisky Galore combines rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company. Philip Goulding’s stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie’s comedy classic is a tribute to the feisty all-female touring theatre companies of the post-war years. Then it’s every thirsty man for himself as the islanders try to rescue as many bottles as possible before stuffy Captain Waggett of the Home Guard can put a stop to their fun. Compton MacKenzie (a co-founder of the Scottish National Party). Relief seems to be at hand when a ship carrying 50,000 bottles of whisky is wrecked just offshore. First up was Whisky Galore (1949) a most famous comedy with a sterling reputation and. They transport us back to 1943 on the Scottish islands of Great and Little Todday, where the whisky supply has dried up because of the war, leaving tensions running high.

'Philip Goulding's adaptation retains the authenticity of Mackenzie's mellifluous prose and wittily divvies up twenty-five characters among a hard-working cast of seven.It’s 1955 and the Pallas Players, an all-female theatre company, are putting on a play: Whisky Galore. 'Captures the absurdity of Mackenzie's story and retains its joyful sense of mischief' ~ The Reviews Hub Philip Goulding's stage adaptation of the comedy classic is a tribute to the feisty all-female touring theatre companies of the post-war yearsĬan be All-Female (F7) or any number M/F playing 25 parts In so doing, they transport us back to 1943 and the Scottish islands of Great and Little Todday, where the whisky supply has dried up because of the warīut relief seems to be at hand when a ship carrying 50,000 bottles of whisky is wrecked just offshoreĪnd now it's every thirsty man for himself as the islanders try to rescue as many bottles as possibleīefore stuffy Captain Waggett of the Home Guard puts a stop to their fun It's 1955 and the Pallas Players, an all-female theatre company, are putting on their stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's much-loved classic novel Whisky Galore Whisky Galore combines rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters, perfect for any female-led theatre company

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