Random Accomplice in association with Tron Theatre presents
promises promises
By Douglas Maxwell
Directed by Johnny McKnight
2 - 13 March 2010

7.30pm

Given her disreputable past, retired teacher Maggie Brodie knows she was a last minute choice for supply cover. Being patronised by the idiotic young headmaster is an indignity she can just about endure. But her frustrations increase when a silent Somalian child in her class, whom Maggie is inexplicably drawn to, is believed by her family and community to be possessed. Maggie seems to be the only one who is outraged and protective of the girl. And if they don’t listen to her, she will be forced to take action. Drastic action.

A gripping new thriller from prolific Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell.

'A 90-minute text of such sustained brilliance, in its effort to confront some of the deepest problems facing our society, that it sometimes threatens to take the breath away... performed by Joanna Tope and with an intensity, an allure, and a technical brilliance that is beyond praise'
***** The Scotsman
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‘Tope rides the transitions superbly in Johnny McKnight's haunting production for Random Accomplice, leaving us unsettled by a class act’
**** The Guardian

‘It takes a considerable performance and a very good script for a single actor to hold the stage on their own for fully 90 minutes. But... Joanna Tope, as Miss Brodie, does exactly that. Johnny McKnight gets the dramatic art just right.’
**** The Times

‘TERRIFIC… Audiences are in for something exceptional’
Sunday Herald on Douglas Maxwell

Supported by Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Arts Council and the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council.

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