The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer
by Iain Heggie
by Iain Heggie
In 1775 Glasgow, Enoch Dalmellington navigates societal pressures and humorous predictions while fixating on arranging his daughter's marriage amidst looming global change.
About The Play
About The Play
★★★★ Four Stars, The Herald
★★★★ Four Stars, The Scotsman
★★★★ Four Stars, The Telegraph
★★★★ Four Stars, The Times
★★★★ Four Stars, Metro
★★★★ Four Stars, Scotland on Sunday
★★★★ Four Stars, The List
★★★★ Four Stars, WhatsOnStage
1775. Glasgow is booming, but the American war is looming, and the city’s wealth is dependent on the import and export of American tobacco. Can the great port survive?
However, this pressing question is NOT addressed by Enoch Dalmellington, Virginia Street. He is more concerned about marrying off his dreich pious humourless daughter Euphemia, being able to afford his pew at the Tron Kirk, and what to do about Mistress Zapata’s scurrilous predictions about life in 2009. Apparently “women will be attending university, the poor will all have water closets and his beloved Virginia Street will become a hotbed of sodomy!”
A huge sell-out success in Scotland on tour and in Glasgow at both Òran Mór and the Tron Theatre, the play now recieves its English premiere.