Forced out of Fringe
their long-running panto double act and a series of hit plays at the Fringe.
Stott and Gray’s latest “dark comedy”, written by co-star Ruaraidh Murray, was expected to see the pair play secondhand junk dealers. The venue said it would be refunding tickets for the entire run.
Gray has also been forced to withdraw from filming on the BBC drama series River City, in which he has played Pete Mclean for the past two years.
A statement from Gilded Balloon said: “Due to medical circumstances, Andy Gray has regrettably had to withdraw from appearing in ‘The Junkies’. Unfortunately, as a result the decision has been made to cancel the rest of the run.
“Grant Stott and fellow cast members Ruaraidh Murray and Ryan Dewar, along with Karen and Katy Koren, all agree this is absolutely the right decision to make at this time. They all look forward to seeing Andy back on the stage where he belongs very soon.”
A spokeswoman for BBC Scotland said: “Due to medical reasons, Andy Gray has regrettably had to withdraw from appearing in the coming series of River City which begins filming on Monday.
“We are currently in the process of re-working stories Andy’s character was involved in and amending scripts accordingly. All of the River City family send Andy our very best wishes.”