Overview
Apparently, back in the day us McClouds used to be the Thanes of
Queensferry, before all that shit got stamped out by the English
...We've got Royal Blood in us he says, and he says when we eventually
realise we should've voted Yes not No Dad's gonna rise up to be Thane of
Queensferry once more. Pop Sheeran, proudly shouldering the family
trade of restoring the Forth Bridge, is about to lose it all. A global
corporation has bought this Scottish icon, bringing with them innovative
new paint. How will Pop fight back when he realises he's painting
himself out of a job? Diary of a Madman is a sharply political, witty
new adaptation of Gogol's classic story, reimagined in a contemporary
Scotland on the brink of voting for independence. The play received its
world premiere at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on 5 August 2016
before opening at the Gate Theatre, London, in September 2016.