The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow will reopen with a new production, 'Small Acts of Love,' exploring the theme of friendship and resilience in the wake of the Lockerbie bombing.
A historic Glasgow theatre will reopen with a new production about the bonds of friendship forged in the wake of the Lockerbie bombing. Small Acts of Love will be the first production at the Citizens Theatre following a major redevelopment project which began in 2018. Commissioned by the Citizens Theatre’s artistic director Dominic Hill, the new theatrical and musical collaboration between playwright Frances Poet and composer Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue will premiere in September 2025.
On December 21, 1988 Pan Am 103 exploded as it flew over Lockerbie on a flight from Heathrow to New York, killing 270 people – including 11 of the town’s residents. Spanning 36 years, Small Acts of Love tells the story of how communities from Lockerbie and New York State were forced together in destruction – but through a series of small acts of kindness, found friendship and love. The project has been painstakingly researched and contains representations of real people built from an extensive series of interviews with families and individuals who were directly affected by the Lockerbie bombing, both in Scotland and the USA. Playwright Frances Poet said: “I don’t think I have written anything before where I have felt such a weight of responsibility to tell people’s stories with authenticity, sensitivity and care. The people of Lockerbie poured their trauma into acts of kindness, received with grace and courage by the relatives. “This is not a piece about the horrific act of violence on that night in December 1988. It’s about the 36 years since. It’s about the generosity and resilience humans are capable of. I can’t wait to see these inspiring and profound stories brought to life on the Citizens Theatre stage next year.” The Citizens began life as a working theatre in 1878 and the work which began six years was the first major redevelopment in its histor
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