Assessment
Performed at Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre for Fringe 2017.
Part Swiftian satire, part intimate reflection on what it’s like growing old, Robert Dawson Scott’s timely new play, Assessment asks troubling questions about selling, self-worth and the dark side of family values.
Glowing reviews from a number of publications can be found here.
Directed by Alice Langely
Written by Robert Dawson Scott
Cast: Stephen Clyde, Karen Bartke, Taqi Nazeer, Selina Boyack and Effie Scott.
Coup de Grace
Performed at Sweet Venues for the run of the fringe 2016 Coup de Grâce was a chilling tale of a young girl desperately trying to recall the events of a night that changed her life forever.
With a three-star review from Broadway Baby and glowing reviews from audience members this was a fantastic run for Shows on a Shoestring.
Directed by Effie Scott
Written by Hannah Hopkins Jones
Cast: Ruth Brandon, Michael J Warne, Eliza Rose and Patric Fuller
Broadway Baby Review by Dixon Baskerville
Jack and the Beanstalk
Shows on a Shoestring’s first production was the grand old panto Jack and the Beanstalk.
Performed at The Old Hairdressers in Glasgow for a three night run in December 2012.
Directed by Effie Scott and James Ringer
Written by Joe McCrum
Cast: Byron Evans, Mateo Ventisei, Suki McFarland, Eddy Mackenzie, James Ringer, Megan Penam, Caroline McEwan and Stewart Campbell