Kirkcaldy couple hit the stage for Christmas

Both have been involved in local, national and international performing arts but this year they are at home with the King’s pantomime, ‘Oor

Wee Robyn Hood’.

Alongside the returning Ross Forbes-Mackenzie and Kirkcaldy-born Sarah Brown Cooper in the title role, the major attraction must be Kirkcaldy’s favourite dame played by Billy Mack.

Callan MacCormick devised the script this year with Billy and so the local references will continue. UK pantomime Awards nominee Suzi Budd returns for her second year as director and back for another season as Musical Director, blending popular songs along with atmospherics, themes and sound effects, comes Stephen Roberts, another local lad who recently held a successful fundraiser for the Scottish Huntington’s Association.

Kirsty tells us rehearsals start on November 16, and tickets are now on sale for 43 public performances, but it doesn’t end there. She said there will be several exclusive school shows on during the day where Fife pupils can have their own party on the run up to Christmas.

It has widely been publicised that the King’s Wee Panto is on the move this year too, due to planned building works at the Esplanade and so the whole company has moved to Templehall to Linton Lane Centre, who this year were celebration 100 years of Kirkcaldy Boys Club.

Tony and Kirsty both work at Linton Lane and have been planning the transformation needed to stage a professional production. Tony has years of experience in pantomime and in particular Christmas shows with Dundee Rep while Kirsty started her panto journey at Adam Smith Theatre aged nine for several years with Jan Wilson when Chris Potter was manager.

When she was 12, she met Tony when they shared the stage then later became the only couple to be married on the Adam Smith stage 21 years ago next month.

They will be spending even more time together over the festive period too as entertainers.

Tickets for all shows from the Linton Lane website or in person.