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There Was a Man was a ground breaking piece when Tom Wright created it over thirty years ago. It helped create the vogue for one-man biographical plays for stage and television. The play itself has been performed throughout the world to great acclaim not only as a tribute to the genius of Burns, but as a play in itself. Mull Theatre is delighted to create the first new production of the script this century and the first in this country for many years. We will take a fresh look at the play, the man, poet and at his importance to post-devolution Scotland. "Tom Wright s dramatisation of Robert Burns is a glorious work" The Herald "What is left to be said? A brilliant piece by a brilliant writer... the words sound fulsome, but are inadequate... There Was a Man wasn t a play, it was an experience" Robert Burns is one of the great romantic poets and one of the world's great songwriters. He is also Scotland's national bard and the hero of the Scots and people of Scottish descent everywhere. The play traces his life through an exciting part of the eighteenth century and provides not only an insight into the man, but presents some of the best known works of the artist. An atmospheric and exciting production for audiences of all ages.

Creatives/Company

Author: Tom Wright
Company: Mull Theatre