King of Scotland
Iain Heggie
King of Scotland is an award-winning, dark comedy and a free adaptation of Gogol's A Diary of a Madman.
Long-term unemployed Tommy McMillan joins a government-funded retraining scheme, "Up the Ladder". Cited as a shining example of the government's employment policies and chosen for a media profile, Tommy is taken on by the Department of Upward Mobility. The department gets more than they bargained for; however, when they discover just how far up the ladder Tommy is expecting to go.
Featuring trouserless bankers, talking dogs, flying taxis, and a razor-sharp parody of the workings of politics, King of Scotland is an outrageous Fringe First-winning monologue.
About the author: Award-winning playwright Iain Heggie is one of Scotland's leading playwrights. His plays include the Mobil prize-winning play A Wholly Healthy Glasgow (1988) and the John Whiting Award-winning play American Bagpipes (1989). His other plays include An Experienced Woman Gives Advice, Don Juan, Love Freaks, and Wiping My Mother's Arse.
Duration - 52m.
Author - Iain Heggie.
Narrator - Liam Brennan.
Published Date - Thursday, 11 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2011 Iain Heggie ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
King of Scotland is an award-winning, dark comedy and a free adaptation of Gogol's A Diary of a Madman. Long-term unemployed Tommy McMillan joins a government-funded retraining scheme, "Up the Ladder". Cited as a shining example of the government's employment policies and chosen for a media profile, Tommy is taken on by the Department of Upward Mobility. The department gets more than they bargained for; however, when they discover just how far up the ladder Tommy is expecting to go. Featuring trouserless bankers, talking dogs, flying taxis, and a razor-sharp parody of the workings of politics, King of Scotland is an outrageous Fringe First-winning monologue. About the author: Award-winning playwright Iain Heggie is one of Scotland's leading playwrights. His plays include the Mobil prize-winning play A Wholly Healthy Glasgow (1988) and the John Whiting Award-winning play American Bagpipes (1989). His other plays include An Experienced Woman Gives Advice, Don Juan, Love Freaks, and Wiping My Mother's Arse. Duration - 52m. Author - Iain Heggie. Narrator - Liam Brennan. Published Date - Thursday, 11 January 2024. Copyright - © 2011 Iain Heggie ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:24
Chapter 1
Duration:00:07:39
Chapter 2
Duration:00:05:00
Chapter 3
Duration:00:10:45
Chapter 4
Duration:00:09:55
Chapter 5
Duration:00:06:39
Chapter 6
Duration:00:06:58
Chapter 7
Duration:00:03:54
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:59