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When Billy Met Alasdair review – two Scottish giants happily collide

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Alan Bissett embodies both the expansive Big Yin and the detached author of Lanark in a thoughtful, entertaining search for their connection

There is a scene in Alasdair Gray’s landmark novel Lanark in which the author himself makes an appearance. He startles the eponymous hero, one of the book’s twin protagonists, by explaining he is a work of fiction.

It is an authorial intervention too brazen for Alan Bissett to ignore. In this charming and light-footed tribute to two towering cultural figures, the actor-playwright steps out of character to fill us in on what is going on.

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