Thunderstruck

Theatre and Physical Theatre • Word

United Kingdom • SA Premiere

Written and performed by David Colvin, fresh from it's award winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe. An epic one man roller coaster exploring how the traditions of bagpipes were rocked by a bin man from Pitlochry and how he changed the life of one young piper, forever.

Herald Angel Award winner - Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Scottish Arts Club runner up Best Scottish Production - Edinburgh Fringe 2019
"Sometimes the sheer power of a solo show makes me weep with joy." ★★★★ MTReview
"A story of humanity, full of pathos." ★★★★ Scottish Field
"Something unique." ★★★★The Scotsman

Presented by: David Colvin

This is David’s second play, “Thunderstruck” took 1 1/2 years to write and nearly the same again to get it on the world stage. He has performed around the world with the National Theatre of Scotland’s highly acclaimed production Black Watch as well as performing with communicado and Northern Broadsides theatre companies. He has been a bagpiper since the age of 10

Last entry is 10 mins into the show, latecomers will not be admitted after this time.

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

Thunderstruck is a story of humanity full of pathos and the personal effect one man had on another. - Jeremy Welch, Scottish Field
seen through the lens of his one in-person encounter with Duncan – that the piece really takes flight and becomes something unique. - David Pollock, Scotsman
Just sometimes the sheer inner power of a solo show makes me weep with joy. - Chris Grady, Music Theatre Review