By Arthur Miller – Touring from Orkney to London this autumn.

David Beeves, a motor mechanic in a small rural Midwest American town in the late 1930s, is blessed with good fortune. In contrast, his family and friends face difficult times. While those around him suffer everyday failures, David continues to prosper. Yet the more success David achieves, the more guilty, depressed and paranoid he feels about the plight of those around him. Soon he begins to wonder what will happen when his luck runs out…

Arthur Miller once described his work as having the “American dream” as its background, with the “American nightmare” at its foreground. Written in 1944, when America was at a cultural and political crossroads, The Man Who Had All the Luck was Miller’s first foray into Broadway and closed after only four performances. With America bursting with national pride, months away from winning World War II, it was perhaps the timing of this bleak examination of the country’s social responsibility that sealed its fate. Miller’s reaction ironically exemplifies one of the play’s dominating themes; that a man’s success is ultimately determined by how he responds to the luck he is dealt – whether he lies down or stands back up, sinks or swims.

This is the first Scottish tour of The Man Who Had All the Luck, from multi-award-winning Sell A Door Theatre Company in association with acclaimed Mull Theatre.

• The production is supported by Creative Scotland’s Quality Productions fund, and is the first co-production between Mull Theatre and Sell A Door Theatre Company.

• Production photographs will be available from 25th Sep. Please contact Sheena Miller, marketing@mulltheatre.com  / 01688 302673

CAST

David Beeves Stephen Bisland

Amos Beeves Christopher Anderton

Pat Beeves John Clyde

Hester Megan Elizabeth Pitt

Dan Dibble/Augie Belfast Richard Morse

Gustav/Falk Edward M Corrie

Aunt Belle/DSM Karen Bartke

Shory Kenny Blyth

JB Feller Iain Ormsby-Knox

CREATIVE and PRODUCTION TEAM

Directed by David Hutchinson

Design Richard Evans

Composer David Ben Shannon

Set construction/scenic art Alan Melvin

Sound Design Martin Low

Lighting Mick Andrew

Tech stage manager (Highlands & Islands) Mick Andrew

Tech stage manager Clare McNeill

DSM Karen Bartke

Producers David Hutchinson, Phillip Rowntree & Alasdair McCrone

The Man Who Had All the Luck tour 2012

September

Tue 25 Mull Theatre, Druimfin, Tobermory 8pm £9/£6 01688 302828

Thu 27 Bunessan Hall 8pm £9/£6 01688 302828

Fri 28 Sunart Centre, Strontian 8pm £9/£6 01688 302828

Sat 29 Astley Hall, Arisaig 8pm £8/£6 01687 450263

October

Tue 2 Gairloch Hall 7.30pm £8/£6/£3 01688 302828

Wed 3 Strathpeffer Pavilion 8pm £12/£11/£6 01997 420124

Thu 4 Orkney Arts Theatre 7.30pm £7/£5/£2 01856 877050

Sat 6 Corran Halls, Oban 8pm £9/£6 01631 567333

Mon 8 Greenock Arts Guild Theatre 7.30pm £10/£8 01475 723038

Tue 9 Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm £10/£6 0141 887 1010

Wed 10 Lemon Tree, Aberdeen 7pm £12/£10 01224 641122

Thu 11 Howden Park, Livingston 7.30pm £12/£10/£5 01506 777666

Fri 12 Cumbernauld Theatre 7.45pm £9/£7/£5 01236 732887

Mon 22 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy 7.30pm £10.50/£8.50 01592 583302

Tue 23 Perth Theatre 7.30pm £14.50/£12.50 01738 621 031

Wed 24 Rothesay Pavilion 7.30pm £9/£7/£5 01700 504250

Thu 25 Byre Theatre, St Andrews 7.30pm £13/£12/£8 01334 475000

Fri 26 Braemar Village Hall 7.30pm £12/£10/£5 01330 825431

Sat 27 Dumfries Theatre Royal 7.30pm £15/£12 01387 253383

Tue 30 Greenwich Theatre, London 7.30pm (preview) £10 020 8858 7755

Wed 31 Greenwich Theatre, London 7.30pm £17.50/£15/£12.50 020 8858 7755

November

Thu 1 Greenwich Theatre, London 7.30pm £17.50/£15/£12.50 020 8858 7755

Fri 2 Greenwich Theatre, London 7.30pm £17.50/£15/£12.50 020 8858 7755

Sat 3 Greenwich Theatre, London 2.30pm (matinee) £12.50 020 8858 7755

Sat 3 Greenwich Theatre, London 7.30pm £17.50/£15/£12.50 020 8858 7755

Mon 5 Regal Theatre, Bathgate 7.30pm £12/£10 01506 630085

Wed 7 Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh 7.30pm £11.50/£9.50/£6.50 0131 665 2240

Thu 8 Eastgate Theatre, Peebles 7.30pm £13/£11/£5 01721 725 777

MULL THEATRE, Druimfin, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6QB

01688 302673 www.mulltheatre.com

Scottish Charity No: SCO13560

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source: Mull Theatre