It's 1955 and The Pallas Players, an all-female Theatre company are putting on a play, Whisky Galore.
They transport us back to 1943 and the Scottish Islands of Great and Little Todday where the whisky supply has dried up because of the war, leaving tensions running high. Relief seems to be at hand when a ship carrying 50,000 cases of whisky is wrecked just offshore. Then it's every thirsty man for himself as the islanders try to rescue as many bottles as possible before stuffy Captain Waggett of the Home Guard can put a stop to their fun.
Combining physical theatre, panto and farce and with an array of hilarious characters performed by a hard-working cast of seven, Whisky Galore is a bright and breezy retelling of a Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic.
They transport us back to 1943 and the Scottish Islands of Great and Little Todday where the whisky supply has dried up because of the war, leaving tensions running high. Relief seems to be at hand when a ship carrying 50,000 cases of whisky is wrecked just offshore. Then it's every thirsty man for himself as the islanders try to rescue as many bottles as possible before stuffy Captain Waggett of the Home Guard can put a stop to their fun.
Combining physical theatre, panto and farce and with an array of hilarious characters performed by a hard-working cast of seven, Whisky Galore is a bright and breezy retelling of a Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic.
