An Audience with the Tutti Frutti cast

Recently the GGS Magazine group interviewed several cast members of the up-coming school production, 'Tutti Frutti'.



What's the storyline of the musical?
-It's about an early rock'n'roll band set in Glasgow in the 1950s. The band are due to do an anniversary tour when their singer dies.

Who are the main characters?
- Suzie, Danny, Vincent and Mr Cloherty.

Who do you like best out of all the characters?
- Personally, I like Danny the best.

What big scenes are there?
- Oh, lots: a car crashes and explodes, there's a dramatic romance, and Vincent discovers that he's got a daughter...

What do you think is the best moment?
- The fire scene.

Why do you think it is important for S.5 and S.6s to put on a play?
- Well, we think it's important because it's not been done for a long time. Previous shows have been 'Oliver', 'Our House', 'Out of our Minds' and 'A Christmas Carol'.

How do you feel about it?
- Very excited - we think it'll be fun.

When is it being performed?
Sometime in March 2011.

Who's in charge?
Miss Galloway.

By Bryce, Jared, Hannah and Christa, with thanks to cast members Daniel and Connor.

Lang may yer lum reek: Robert Burns

By Rachel Crane 

Image from The Guardian



Who was he?

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet. He is widely regarded as Scotland’s national poet but is also celebrated over seas. Many of his pieces were in the Scot’s dialect.

Why is he important to Scotland?

I for one believe that Burns is the Scottish equivalent to Shakespeare. In 2009 he was voted Greatest Scot through a vote run by STV.

Order of the supper

Start of the evening

Guests gather and mix as in any informal party.

Host's welcoming speech

The host says a few words welcoming everyone to the supper and perhaps stating the reason for it. The event is declared open.

All of the guests are seated and grace is said, usually using the Selkirk Grace. The Selkirk Grace is a well-known thanksgiving said before meals, using the Lowland Scots language.

The supper then starts with the soup course. Normally a Scottish soup such as Scotch Broth or Potato Soup

Addressing the haggis.

Everyone stands as the main course is brought in. This is always a haggis on a large dish. It is usually brought in by the cook, generally while a piper plays bagpipes and leads the way to the host's table, where the haggis is laid down. The host, or perhaps a guest with a talent, then recites the Address to a Haggis.

What do they eat?

Haggis neaps and tatties is the traditional meal on burns night.

Interesting facts about haggis.

Haggis is very basically sheep guts, oatmeal and stock cooked in a sheep’s stomach.