A comic and poignant take on the vampire myth, Making Way follows a weary widower injected with a newly discovered elixir of youth who discovers that immortality carries severe costs when one refuses to make way for the next generation.
A Play, A Pie and A Pint are coming to Northern Stage this November with Making Way, a new play by John Maley directed by Emma Roxburgh. It runs from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 November in Stage 2, and it's the first time the Glasgow company and the Newcastle venue have worked together.
The play is a comic and poignant take on the vampire myth. It follows a weary widower who's injected with a newly discovered elixir of youth, only to find that immortality comes with a steep price when you refuse to make way for the next generation. It came out of a joint open call to writers based in the North East and Glasgow, so it's got roots on both sides of the border.
If you're not familiar with A Play, A Pie and A Pint, they're based at the iconic Òran Mór in Glasgow and have been putting on new writing since 2004. They're the UK's most prolific producer of new plays, staging around 30 brand-new ones a year. Making Way isn't just playing here, either — it's touring to Òran Mór in Glasgow and Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh, and the ticket includes a pie and an ice-cold pint, which is their signature way of doing things.
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It's recommended for ages 12 and up, and the running time is about 50 minutes with no interval, so it's a relatively short one. Tickets start from £14.00, and you can find them at northernstage.co.uk.
