August 2022 - The Diary

End of rehearsals in Glasgow and off to the stunning Beacon Arts in Greenock for a final dress rehearsal and then our first performance of PORNO on the main stage to a rocking, full house and our first sold out show! A great send off and we headed through to Edinburgh for the start of the run massively enthused

by the audience reaction in Greenock. Was a special night and thank you to everyone who came along. In between this show and our opening night at The Pleasance Beyond I was back in Glasgow shooting scenes for another Bollywood Feature Film, entitled CAPGRAS with a great cast and crew, including Alex Reece

pictured above and the lovely Sobhita Dhulipala (below). Had a great time working on this film in which I play Dr Allan and was my third Indian feature, having worked on 83 and Sardar Udham previously. 

Then back to Edinburgh and a full 4 week run of PORNO at The Pleasance. The show went down really well

with audiences and critics alike and we got some fantastic reviews for the show. Really enjoyed finally getting the chance to play Simon 'Sick Boy' Williamson after all these years and every moment on stage

felt quite special. I revelled in this role and every audience we had was brilliant and we played to packed out crowds every day. This was my 4th Edinburgh Fringe, having been in Glasgow Hard Tickets (1995) Singin I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim (2005) Letters To Aberlour (2015) and the most memorable.

We got great press coverage and lovely catching up with so many pals during the run in Edinburgh and delighted to have been filmed as part of another documentary I AM IRVINE WELSH on our last night at The Pleasance, in the company of the great man himself and Emma. Thanks to LS Films for coming along

and helping end our run on a huge high and very much honoured to be a part of their brilliant project. The full length version of PORNO will go on tour at some point in 2023. Delighted to have been a part of it.

Also this month a book I helped to research and voiced has been released. JUMP! by JG Nolan is out now and tells the story of Robbie Blair and features a certain Celtic FC legend and of course, my beloved Cathkin Park features heavily in this inspirational novel for children of all ages. Delightful. There was

just time to fit in another couple of roleplays this month for NHS Lanarkshire, before heading back to Glasgow and back on the audition trail once more! A tiring but satisfying month and pleased to have been back on a Scottish stage again, and to complete another run of the International Edinburgh Fringe.