Coltrane launches new theatre project in Scotland -
Coltrane launches new theatre project Summary:
Robbie Coltrane was on hand this weekend in Glasgow to help launch Scotland's first 'play, pint and a pie' theatre project, although he refused pose with a traditional Scotch pie for fear of comments in the press about his bulky frame.
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The Daily Record newspaper.
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HEAVYWEIGHT Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane didn't eat all the pies when he turned up at a pub yesterday - because he knew what the headlines today would say.
Robbie was helping to launch Scotland's first 'play, pint and a pie' theatre project.
But he told pals at the trendy Oran Mor venue in Glasgow there was no way he would pose with a traditional Scotch pie for fear of being ridiculed for his bulky frame.
Robbie, 53, who plays Hagrid in the Potter films, said: 'There's no way I'm having my picture taken with a pie.
'If I did, I just know I'd be reading 'who ate all the pies' in the papers tomorrow.
'I just want to support this project, so I thought I would come along and give it my backing.'
Glasgow Lunchtime Theatre:APlay,A Pie and A Pint, is a series of 12 plays commissioned by producer David MacLennan, from some of the UK's top scriptwriters.
Aimed at busy office workers, the £10 entrance fee includes a snack box and a pint.
Still Game star Greg Hemphill and leading Scots writer Peter McDougall have both contributed new plays, each of which will run for a week.
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