Clockwork Sporran
- 1998 - Last Tango in Powis
- 1999 - Where Seagulls Dare
- 2000 - Clockwork Sporran
- 2001 - All Quiet on the Westburn Front
- 2001 - Prime Cuts
- 2002 - The Madness of Kingswells
- 2004 - The Hunchback of Walker Dam
- 2004 - Best Back
- 2005 - The Seagull Has Landed
- 2007 - Desperate Fishwives
- 2007 - The Flying Pigs Radio Show - Series 1
- 2008 - The Flying Pigs Radio Show - Series 2
- 2009 - How To Look Good Glaikit
2000
H'min, were you in 'at show at i Lemon Tree?
�#@!$$ brilliant! I hinna laughed 'at much in years!
Following yet another sell-out success in 1999, Flying Pig Productions returned to The Lemon Tree in June 2000 with their third show, Stanley Cooslick's Clockwork Sporran
.
Dedicated to the memory of Stanley Cooslick, the famously reclusive North-East auteur, Clockwork Sporran
has been unseen in British theatres for over 20 years, primarily because it's only just been written.
Conceived, written and performed by alumni of Aberdeen Student Show, Clockwork Sporran
was packed with Flying Pig Production's now-customary blend of satire, irreverence and local humour, and was really quite good, if you like that sort of thing.
The Inside Story
Resplendent in bright orange, Clockwork Sporran
built on the success of Seagulls
, held a Teuchtervision Song contest, put Robbie Shepherd into a Jane Austen novel and gave Maurice a bad case of Liar's Block.
More high sales and good notices resulted, for which we can only apologise, as a reversal of fortune would clearly have made for more exciting reading.
The party venue this year was Greg's city centre batchelor pad, with newly fitted kitchen, leather suite and perforated roof. Susan created a number of elegant puddings, which eventually provided some of our number with a high sugar breakfast the following morning. We were also graced by a guest appearance from Oli's parents, the Commander and Mrs Knox, who provided words of wisdom and encouragement, as well as a reprimand for John for eating stovies straight out of the pan.
Cast & Production Team
Cast
- Shirley Cummings
- John Hardie
- Oli Knox
- Craig Pike
- Steve Rance
- Susan Webster
Written by
Directed by
- John Hardie
Properties & Set Design by
- Susan Ball
- Christine Murphy
Stage Managed by
- Alan 'Ox' Webster
- Graeme 'Wellies' McIntosh
Sound by
- Steve Fleming
Lighting Design by
LX Operated by
- Pete 'Legs' Thompson
Sponsors
- Raeburn Christie
- Lefevre Litigation
What the Papers Said
Review by Roddy Phillips
Aberdeen Press & Journal
Pigs were flying again at the Lemon Tree last night, powered by hail and hearty laughter from an enthusiastic audience.
The long-awaited Flying Pig production of Stanley Cooslick's Clockwork Sporran was unleashed with a distinctly tangy, orange flavour, right down to MC John Hardie's boots.
Although not sponsored by Orange, the show featured a flock of welcome mobile phone jokes, and some lively stabs at Grampian TV.
However, the flying piglets are in no way discriminating about their vicitms, most people from most walks of life in the North-east, including myself, gets comically abused in this hilarious show.
The Aberdeen Pavement Dances were a personal favourite and although all the piglets were uniformly brilliant, Craig Pike was more brilliant that most - in his orange shirt and socks.
Written by Greg Gordon and Andrew Brebner, Clockwork Sporran is sharp, witty, irreverent, and essential comedy viewing at the Lemon Tree until Saturday.
Review by Sonja Rasmussen
Aberdeen Evening Express, 4/6/99
Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab! How do they do it?
Another evening of pure unadulterated fun from the writers of Student Show - only this time, it may be even better.
If you consider yourself an old-timer - if you have performances of Last Tango In Powis and Where Seagulls Dare under your belt - you'd better make it a hat-trick with this latest contribution to the North-east laughter file.
Craig Pike excels himself yet again in a multitude of acting and musical roles, including a Doric Count Dracula and long-suffering faither in the Mither! sketches.
John Hardie never fails to entertain in roles from the hilarious Archie and Davie and The Liar, to an uncanny impersonation of Grampian TV's Kete Fraser.
The show also launches some pop careers in the form of arthritic geriatric Betty Spears and first North-east boy band, Portsoyzone.
The cast of A Clockwork Sporran, which includes the brilliant Susan Webster, Shirley Cummings, Steve Rance and Olie Knox, should be proud of themselves. The third year running, I've chuckled all the way home.
Catch it if you can. The show runs until tomorrow night.