The basic story – a blood-chilling demon wanders the globe, trying to buy the souls of those enduring their darkest hours – is simple enough, but the mischief is in the telling. Nicola McCartney's witty script sees a well-intentioned church choir co-opted for the task, and under Zoe Seaton's direction the god-fearing quartet are beaten, violently spun, shut in cupboards and generally terrorised by the dreaded Melmoth, while doing everything they can to avoid meeting his gaze.
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Melmoth THE Wanderer, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
The devil is in the detail of this anarchic comedy-horror from Northern Irish company Big Telly, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
