Visible Fictions presents Big Baby or The Nine Days’ Wonder.  A curious satirical tragedy in divers scenes and centuries by Brendan Murray. A Scottish Premiere directed by Douglas Irvine.

Following the success of Monster and Into the Dark, Visible Fictions return this autumn with a remarkable production of Brendan Murray’s Big Baby, a dark tale that reflects the greed, hypocrisy, ambition and exploitation of many centuries, encapsulated in the life of a small child and his innocent parents.

Every parent thinks their child is the best thing since sliced bread. But Janet and John have created someone very special indeed - a day-old baby who can talk! On the third day Big Baby is at the best school in London with the best teachers. By day five, he’s mixing with the rich, famous and glamorous of London town.

Janet & John’s son is undoubtedly a wunderkind, a genius and probably the most successful pupil in the world, ever. However, with great ambition comes great risk and for Big Baby and his parents, their journey in this dark and twisted world has a price that may, or may not, be worth paying.

Visible Fictions is recognised across the UK and internationally for creating exciting and engaging theatre of the highest quality. Now in its 13th year, the Company continues to astonish, enlighten and delight. 

Tour dates

SEPTEMBER

30 Paisley Arts Centre 7.00pm T. 0141 887 1010, ￡4.50(￡2.80)

OCTOBER

3 - Deeside Theatre, Aboyne 7.30pm T. 01339 886222 ￡5.50, (￡3.50)
4 - Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy 7.30pm T. 01592 412929 ￡7.00 (￡4.50)
5 - WYSIWYG @ macrobert, Stirling 7.15pm T. 01786 466666 ￡4.00
7 - North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh 2.00pm T. 0131 315 2151 ￡8.00 (￡5.00) & 7.00pm ￡3.00
Good Neighbours
10 - 12 -  Gilmorehill, Glasgow  7.30pm T. 0141 330 5522 ￡8.00 (￡6.00) 
13 - Octagon Theatre, Bolton 7.00pm T. 01204 520661 ￡6.00 (￡4.00)
15 - Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock  8.00pm T. 01563 554900 ￡8.00 (￡5.00)
19 - Corran Halls, Oban 8.00pm T. 01631 567333 ￡6.00 (￡4.00)
20 - 21 - Byre Theatre, St Andrews 7.30pm T. 01334 475000 ￡10.00 (￡8.00) ￡5.00 children
24 - Culloden Academy, Inverness 7.00pm T. 01463 792794 ￡5.00 (￡3.00)
26 - 27 Castlemilk Youth Complex, Glasgow  7.00pm T. 0141 287 9835 ￡1.00 10.30am & 1.30pm
28 - Howden Park Centre, Livingstone  8.00pm T. 01506 433634 ￡9.00 (￡6.00) ￡3.00 school pupils
31 - Dalrymple Hall Arts Centre, Fraserburgh  7.00pm T. 01346 518761 ￡4.00


NOVEMBER

2 - Birnam Institute, Dunkeld 1.30pm T. 01350 727674 price tbc
3 - 5 - Traverse Theatre,  Edinburgh  7.30pm T. 0131 228 1404 ￡12.00 (￡7.00) ￡4.50 unemployed