Details

A darkly comic musical about family, grief and forgiveness, based on the much-loved cult film. Set in 1998, Orphans follows the Flynn siblings on a stormy night in Glasgow after the death of their mother. Thomas won't leave the church, Michael is bleeding and roaming the streets, John has a gun and is set on revenge while Sheila wants to live life on her own terms. But will the siblings survive the night to get to their mother's funeral? World Premiere

Cast/Performers

Robert Florence (Michael), Amy Conachan (Sheila), Reuben Joseph (Michael), Chloe Hodgson (Bernadette), Amber Sylvia Edwards, Louise McCarthy, John McLarnon, Patricia Panther, Paul McCole, Martin Quinn, Betty Valencia, Harry Ward, Dylan Wood

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Roddy Hart, Tommy Reilly
Lyrics(s): Roddy Hart, Tommy Reilly
Book by: Douglas Maxwell
Producer: National Theatre of Scotland
Director(s): Cora Bissett, Niloo-Far Khan (assistant), Vicki Manderson (movement), Jade Adamson (associate movement director)
Design: Emily James
Costume: Emily James
Sound: Pippa Murphy
Lighting: Lizzie Powell
Other: Kerry Michael (cultural consultant)
Musical Director: Shonagh Murray (associate musical director)