28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Airdrie group Point5 Theatre wows hometown audiences with debut play
An Airdrie theatre group came up smelling of roses during their dynamic debut play. Cormac Myles, Alex Burns, Harry Reid and Scott Taylor of Point5 Theatre wowed audiences at Airdrie Arts Centre with The Ballad of Sonia The Skunk . As previously reported by Lanarkshire Live, the quartet of friends run a company creating social and community-focused work and have deliberately lowered ticket prices for their first official production to 'the level of class and funding we see every day'. Responding to the play's success, Cormac, artistic lead and writer of The Ballad of Sonia The Skunk , told Lanarkshire Live : "We were really pleased with how people responded to the show. "We had some excellent, five-star reviews come in from audiences and our production ended up completely selling out just before we opened, with more than 120 tickets sold in just one weekend. "Some of the audience feedback included - ' The Ballad of Sonia The Skunk is an absolutely bonkers debut play for Point5 Theatre. Keep an eye on these guys' and 'the passion and love of the work shone through tonight'. "We couldn't be more happy with how it went and are currently planning to hopefully bring some more work to Airdrie later this year; if not then, then early next year." Cormac, Alex, Harry and Scott met when they were 13 or 14 and attended a youth theatre group at Airdrie Arts Centre. Point5 Theatre was founded in July last year and the fabulous four were keen to stage their debut play in a venue they knew well. Cormac said: 'We approached Imagine That arts school founder Kieran McMath to say we wanted to hold the play in Airdrie Arts Centre and he gave us the space, lighting and rehearsal room for free. 'This was a wonderful gesture and the arts centre was the perfect place to stage The Ballad of Sonia The Skunk as it's right in the heart of Airdrie.' To find out more about Point5 Theatre and its future shows, visit the group's website . *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here . And did you know Lanarkshire Live had its own app? Download yours for free here .
