No! Here it is! 82 and 85 he played the Abbot. It was a Scottish Theatre Company production, Tom Fleming producing. I think possibly associated with the EIH? Certainly Cruikshank was involved with the latter. It was wonderfully well done.
I can’t remember. When I was teaching church history to adults, we used parts of the script (the Kemp version) to discuss the pressure for Reformation, and staged a tiny bit of it, with an Ulsterman as the Pardoner. He asked about accents, and I said ‘Those words in your richest Ulster’ and it worked like a dream. The whole thing came alive for everyone, audience and actors. It was glorious.
Thanks. It was done in the Assembly Hall in maybe 1990 or so I think - or around then - my uncle has the poster on his wall so I can check. I was at that one and I was very inspired by John the Commonweal. I wonder if that was an influence on John Knox?
Yes, I saw one of the many revivals (must be a long time ago because an elderly Andrew Cruikshank was in it) and it really really worked.
Cruikshank died in 88 so either my memory is inventing or it was before that. Even I forget how old I am!
I think the poster is from a production in Warsaw
No! Here it is! 82 and 85 he played the Abbot. It was a Scottish Theatre Company production, Tom Fleming producing. I think possibly associated with the EIH? Certainly Cruikshank was involved with the latter. It was wonderfully well done.
That sounds terrific
Well done! Was it at the Assembly Hall?
I can’t remember. When I was teaching church history to adults, we used parts of the script (the Kemp version) to discuss the pressure for Reformation, and staged a tiny bit of it, with an Ulsterman as the Pardoner. He asked about accents, and I said ‘Those words in your richest Ulster’ and it worked like a dream. The whole thing came alive for everyone, audience and actors. It was glorious.
Thanks. It was done in the Assembly Hall in maybe 1990 or so I think - or around then - my uncle has the poster on his wall so I can check. I was at that one and I was very inspired by John the Commonweal. I wonder if that was an influence on John Knox?
Fascinating. Thank you.
Thank you very much, Jackie, I've just listened to the first one, and it's extremely well done!
Thanks for this insight Jackie, both into Scottish history and theatre.