Karen Pirie is a brand new drama coming to ITV this September, and features BAA’s Barrie Hunter and Antony Strachan.
Based on acclaimed author Val McDermid’s The Distant Echo, Karen Pirie centres around a cold case – the murder of Rosie Duff in 1996. Twenty-five years later, Rosie’s unsolved murder has become the subject of a provocative true crime podcast and Detective Sergeant Karen Pirie is put in charge of the cold case review.
Karen Pirie starts on ITV on Sunday 25th September.
Shetland – BBC One
Shetland returns for its seventh series this August, and this series features BAA’s Antony Strachan, Michael McCardie and Tim Licata.
Douglas Henshall’s last outing as DI Perez is a thrilling new six-part series which sees the team investigate the mysterious disappearance of a vulnerable young man. The investigation draws Perez into the secret past of a family new to Shetland, revealing an unimaginable threat to the community.
Shetland begins on BBC One on Wednesday 10th August and will be available on iPlayer thereafter.
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All My Sons – Dundee RepDundee Rep Ensemble’s production of All My Sons opens in February and features Brennan Artists Barrie Hunter and Antony Strachan.
A gripping story of a family in crisis, All My Sons is a timeless classic from one of the 20th century’s greatest playwrights, Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman, A View from the Bridge), and is directed by Stellar Quines’ Artistic Director Jemima Levick (The Lover, Great Expectations, The Glass Menagerie).
The previews begin on 19th February and the run includes a post-show discussion with members of the cast and creative team following the evening performance on Tue 26 February.
TalkFest Perth is Playwrights’ Studio Scotland’s public celebration of new writing in Perth, and features a host of Brennan Artists in rehearsed readings and public rehearsals.
Firstly, Simon Macallum‘s new play in development, A Single Good Hour, will be performed script-in-hand and directed by Cross Trust Young Director Award recipient Shilpa T-Hyland. The cast features Alison Peebles, David Rankine, Antony Strachan, Stephanie McGregor and Natali McCleary.
Then, Deirdre Davis will be performing in an open rehearsal of Lesley Wilson’s Lips That Touch Liquor, directed by Brennan Artist, Peter Arnott. Set in Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century, Lips That Touch Liquor is a tale of love, loss and sacrifice and tells the story of one woman’s determination to improve the lot of her family and those around her.
A Single Good Hour – Thursday 25 October – 7.30pm – Perth Theatre
Lips That Touch Liquor – Friday 26 October – 2pm – Perth Theatre
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The Story of the Little Gentleman
All the Little Gentleman wants is a friend…
A friend he can sit in the sun with and listen to the birds
A friend to walk with and share his cookies
But nobody seems to like the Little Gentleman and nobody wants to be his friend…
Featuring our client, Antony Strachan.
The tour which runs from the 22 September. Suitable for age 5 and above! More information can be found here.
Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery
Antony Strachan can be seen in Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery by Morna Pearson and presented by Grid Iron, Lung Ha Theatre Company, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo & Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Dr Vivien Stirlingshire is a cryptozoologist. Yes, that’s right, a cryptozoologist! She travels the world seeking out hidden and, as yet, undiscovered “animals” – the ones that they tell you aren’t really there – you know the type: the Yeti or that Loch Ness Monster.
Dr Stirlingshire is unveiling her latest discovery at the world famous RZSS Edinburgh Zoo. Her brother Henry, the Zoo Manager, has organised a grand welcoming party but really he believes his sister has an overactive imagination – “she’s not a proper scientist; after all she believes in The Wild Haggis, no really she does!”
This family friendly show takes you on a journey through RZSS Edinburgh Zoo, where you will meet various characters and forms of life, from squabbling Zoo guides to dancing penguins (not real ones of course) to…. Well, the truth is Dr Stirlingshire doesn’t know what to call it yet.
Suitable for ages 5+