Reasons to be Cheerful is based on the memoir of political comedian Mark Steele - with a very Scottish twist by writer Martin McCardie (Tinsel Town). The play is an uplifting chronicle of three people who journey through the years of Thatcher, the dawn of new Labour and the murky world of party politics we now find ourselves in. Brought together years later they are forced to ask each other if all the shouts were falling on deaf ears. Is it time to put away your Clash albums and get real or stick to your guns and fight on? With a rollicking soundtrack from the past thirty years, this is a thoughtful, passionate and hilarious story that will light your spark (or rekindle one that never quite went out).| 6 Apr 04 to 10 Apr 04 | Traverse Theatre Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Apr 04 | Lanternhouse Arts Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Apr 04 | Lemon Tree Aberdeen Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Mar 04 | Eden Court Theatre Inverness, Highlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Mar 04 to 13 Mar 04 | Brunton Theatre Musselburgh, East Lothian Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Mar 04 | Carnegie Hall Dunfermline, Fife Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Mar 04 | Howden Park Centre Livingston, West Lothian Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Feb 04 to 28 Feb 04 | Dundee Repertory Theatre Dundee Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Feb 04 to 21 Feb 04 | Paisley Arts Centre Paisley, Renfrewshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
