The Graduettes is a live sitcom which focuses on the lives of three girls. The live performance is set at Christmas and revolves around solving a murder, which has happened in the girls flat. I had the privilege of attending the opening night of the two nights of performances.
The best description I can give this to try and give it comparative value would be a Scottish 2 pints of lager in a packet of Crisps. Which was suggested by my better half. It was exceptionally funny from start to finish and I found the characters interesting and like-able each in their own way. All three girls were exceptional, Anna Kennedy playing Sophie, Heather Haddow as Grace and in my opinion stealing the show Holly Jack as Rachel.
The three characters all have their own quirks. Sophie is the self obsessed pregnant character dreading telling her partners mum about the baby. Grace is the erratic charcacter, lost in her own world with strange perceptions and possibly a little sheltered. Finally Sophie is the most balanced of the characters in some ways but also the maddest in others. The role of Rachel is the strength of the show for me however I don't want to take anything away from the rest of the cast I believe they all engaged with the audience well.
This was a lighthearted show providing a lot of laughs some of which may be close to the bone for some. Some good writing giving the cast some excellent lines to work with. The whole audience laughed a lot throughout and everyone left pretty pleased with what they had just seen and I hope the get a big turn out for their next show.
If you've not got anything planned for your Friday night (29th August) check out http://www.cottiers.com/events/graduettes-2014-08-29/ and see if you can pick up tickets to see the show at the Cottiers in Glasgow.
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