From his bum? You're going to put bits of his bum on his face...?! Oh Tony... what a terrible situation...

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Mistaken identity and chaotic confusions abound when, after an industrial accident, the head of a large corporation is mistakenly surgically reconstructed as one of his employees, and finds himself chief suspect in a kidnap plot against himself!

Some production photos from Trumpets and Raspberries. Images copyright Alan McCredie
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First performed in 1981, under its original Italian title, Clacson, Trombette e Pernacchi (Claxons, Trumpets and Raspberries) Dario Fo’s political satire on the perils of surgical procedures and the politics of pain is guaranteed to have you in stitches! So crack open the laughing gas and let the fun commence in this rib-tickling farcical comedy from a Nobel Prize winning writer.

Some rehearsal photos from Trumpets and Raspberries. Images by Michael Thomas
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Fo’s political comedies have long struck a chord with audiences in Scotland, with recently acclaimed productions of Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, Mistero Buffo and Accidental Death of an Anarchist.

Tony Cownie directs a superb cast, including Jimmy Chisholm, Kath Howden and Steven McNicoll, and lends his renowned comic touch to our final show of the year.

What the critics thought:

"...the laughs come thick and fast... wonderful comic performances... hugely entertaining..."
FOUR STARS - Metro

"...cracking performances from Jimmy Chisholm and Kathryn Howden..."
The Herald

"...accurate and astute comedy..."
Evening News

Already seen Trumpets and Raspberries? Interested in discussing the show with a few fellow Lyceum goers? Then come to our Theatre Discussion Group, led by Rod McAra, on Tuesday 6 May at 7pm - click here to find out more.