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Ex-Les Mis actors to star in new Scottish musicalKIERAN BROWN and GILLIAN BUDD, who have appeared in the West End as Feuilly and Cossette in Les Miserables, will play the parts of Robert Burns and Jean Armour in the new Scottish musical CLARINDA. The cast also includes SABRINA CARTER as Nancy McLehose and IAN HAMMOND BROWN as James McLehose.Clarinda tells the fascinating story of Nancy McLehose, largely focusing on her four-year platonic love affair with Robert Burns that led to the exchange of the famous Clarinda and Sylvander letters and inspired Burns to write �Ae Fond Kiss� Dates for its world premiere and subsequent Scottish run are: NETHERBOW THEATRE/ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE, EDINBURGH 0131 556 9579 / www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 25 January/ 2 February 2008 / Daily (except Sunday) at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinees Saturday/ Wednesday ST ANDREWS IN THE SQUARE, GLASGOW 0141 559 5902/ www.standrewsinthesquare.com 4/ 5 February at 7.30pm CUMBERNAULD THEATRE 01236 732887/ www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk 8/ 9 February at 7.30pm BYRE THEATRE, ST ANDREWS 01334 475000/ www.byretheatre.com 12 / 13 February at 7.30 pm with Wednesday matinee at 2.30pm ABERDEEN ARTS CENTRE 01224 641122/ www.digifresh.co.uk 15/16 February at 7.30 pm with Saturday matinee at 2.30pm The musical play has been written by Mike Gibb whose early works include �A Land Fit For Heroes�, �Mother of All the Peoples�, �Five Pound And Twa Bairns� and �Sunday Mornings On Dundee Law� The music is provided by acclaimed Celtic composer Kevin Walsh. For further information visit the web site at www.clarindathemusical.com or contact Honest Toil Productions 01224 313113 or info@hamepages |