MRS PUNTILA AND HER MAN MATTI

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Mrs Puntila and Her Man Matti is a co-production between the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
and Citizens Theatre in association with DOT Theatre, Istanbul
.

CAST

Elaine C. Smith Mrs Puntila
Steven McNicoll Matti
Natalie Arle-Toyne Emma The Dealer / The Redhead / The Parson / The Waiter
Rebecca Banatvala The Cleaner / The Weak Man / The Media Mogul / McClure’s Eldest Child
Richard Conlon The Attaché / Red McClure
Liam King Fina / The Red Trousered Man / Bulldog
Beth Marshall The Shopworker / The Worker / The Lawyer
Joanne McGuinness Eva
Oğuz Kaplangi Musician
Stephanie Payne Laina / The Cattle Doctor / Bulldog
Chloé-Ann Tylor The Carer / The Judge

CREATIVE TEAM

​Writer Bertolt Brecht
Adpater Denise Mina
Director Murat Daltaban
Designer Tom Piper
Lighting Designer Katharine Williams
Composer and Sound Designer Oğuz​ Kaplangi
Associate Designer Max Johns
Assistant Director Louise Shephard
Movement Director Emma Jayne Park
Casting Director Laura Donnelly CDG
Translation and Production Assistant Maya Kurdoglu
Executive Producer for DOT Özlem Daltaban
Literal Translation Susan Hingley
Project Assistant Halil Unsal
Deputy Stage Manager Owen Thomas
Sound Associate Calum Paterson 

MRS PUNTILA AND HER MAN MATTI

“Money stinks. I wish I had nothing.”

When Argyll landowner Mrs Puntila is drunk, she’s a generous and kind-hearted boss who convinces everyone they can have a bright future under her wing. When she’s sober, she’s a cruel and greedy tyrant. Behind the scenes, her shrewd chauffeur Matti irons out her drunken mishaps while pursuing a hopeless romance with her already-spoken-for daughter Eva.

Brecht’s classic master and servant comedy is given a gender-switched adaptation by award-winning novelist and playwright Denise Mina (The Detective Alex MorrowGarnethill and Paddy Meehan series).

The role of Mrs Puntila will be taken by beloved Scottish actor Elaine C. Smith. Lyceum favourite Steven McNicoll (Rhinoceros, An Edinburgh Christmas Carol, The Belle’s Stratagem) returns as her put-upon servant. DOT Theatre’s Murat Daltaban returns to direct this entertaining class-conscious comedy after his barn-storming production of Rhinoceros for The Lyceum.