Chic Murray: Funny Place for a Window

When A Play, a Pie and a Pint decided to celebrate its 15th anniversary by reviving some of its audience’s favourite shows, it was almost inevitable that last year’s smash hit play about the life and art of great Scottish comedian Chic Murray would be high on the list. Written and directed by Stuart Hepburn, and starring a superb Dave Anderson, the show’s flashback structure is tinged with a melancholy that often haunts the lives of great comic artists. Yet it still richly celebrates Murray’s wonderful, wry brand of Scottish surrealism; and there’s brilliant and witty musical accompaniment from Brian James O’sullivan thrown in for good measure.

Oran Mor, Glasgow, 25-30 March, 0141-357 6200; and Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 9-13 April, 0131-228 1404