Bedtime Story at Lamlash theatre

If you’ve ever lain awake at night, longing for sleep to overtake you, here’s a play that casts new light on that old problem. On Saturday 11th February (which unfortunately clashes with the Opera Highlights in Brodick Hall) a play called 2h:9m:37s will be staged at the Lamlash Theatre, Arran High School, starting at 7.30pm.

For some unlucky people, insomnia is a way of life, and this forms the basis of a comedy by Paisley playwright and performer Kris Haddow. Kris himself has for years only slept an average of 2hours 9 minutes and 37 seconds – hence the title of his play. Originally written and staged for the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival in 2011, 2h:9m:37s explores the world of the insomniac through a motley collection of people met in sleep clinics and Kri’s own experience of sleepless nights.

The play is written in a mixture of English and Haddow’s own “mither tongue”, Lallans Scots, and is currently touring Ayrshire. Tickets can be bought at the Book and Card Centre in Brodick.