Theatre review: Scotties, Tron, Glasgow

There’s something both ambitious and awkward about Theatre Gu Leor’s latest show, supported by the National Theatre of Scotland and the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. It will delight those who care for Scotland’s Gaelic heritage, and probably irritate those who don’t. It asks audiences to listen to dialogue in at least three languages – Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic and English – and provides no translation, doubtless raising the hackles of those who are not willing to follow the drama regardless; it will please those who want to hear and consider the truth about Scotland’s close and complex historic relationship with Ireland, and perhaps enrage those who would rather shut down the whole subject.