''Kill Johnny Glendenning'' is a Scottish comedy crime thriller

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written by

D C Jackson Daniel Craig Jackson, also known as D.C. Jackson, is a Scottish playwright, born in 1980. Career His first full-length play ''The Wall'' premiered at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow in 2008. It was produced by Borderline Theatre Company and was no ...

. It made its world premiere at the

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in September 2014, before transferring to the

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Production history

Kill Johnny Glendenning is written by Scottish playwright

. On 15 May 2014, it was announced the play would premiere as part of the Lyceum Theatre's 2014-15 season and would begin previews at the

on 17 September 2014, with an official opening night on 20 September, booking for a limited period until 11 October. Jackson had begun writing the piece two years earlier, without a commission, having feared it was unlikely to generate one due to a productions perceived cost, but also the creative freedom working without one allowed him as a playwright. Lead casting for the production included Northern Irish actor and playwright David Ireland as Johnny Glendenning and former

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actor Paul Samson as Andrew MacPherson. The play is directed by Mark Thomson, with design by Michael Taylor, lighting design by Tim Mascall and fight direction by Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper–Brown. Following its premiere production the play is scheduled to transfer to the

, where it will preview on 22 October 2014, with an official opening night the following day, running until 8 November. A typical performance runs two hours and 18 minutes, including one interval of 20 mins.

Principal roles and original cast

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References

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