Man’s Best Friend by Douglas Maxwell – A Tron Theatre Company Production

Man’s Best Friend by Douglas Maxwell – A Tron Theatre Company Production

Man’s Best Friend by Douglas Maxwell – A Tron Theatre Company Production

Man’s Best Friend by Douglas Maxwell is a Tron Theatre Company production, directed by Jemima Levick.
Walking his neighbours’ dogs kept Ronnie together after a very difficult lockdown. But when a series of mishaps result in the dogs slipping their leads and disappearing off into the woods, Ronnie is forced to take chase and confront some hard truths.

Douglas Maxwell, writer: “I had my debut play staged in the Tron, way back in 2000. Since then, every time I’ve had work on there, it’s felt special. The humour, sadness and hope in my writing tends to strike a chord. A one-person show is an intimate thing. But it can create a powerful theatrical connection between a skilled storyteller and an audience, built in empathy, imagination and shared experience, which in the end becomes something much bigger. That’s also what Man’s Best Friend is about. Our need to connect with the world, to be of use, to be bigger. And dogs. It’s also about dogs.”

Additional Information

Disabled access
Wednesday 3 September 2025
7.30pm
16 – £22
The Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, Ayr KA7 1NU

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