David Greig: Last News

Sam Heughan revealed he had a recurring nightmare about performing on stage naked, which was only cured by making his nightmare a reality.

Sam Heughan has captured the hearts of not only the nation but fans across the globe with his starring role in the historical romance series Outlander.

David Benedict Charm, a sadly rare theatrical quality, is scarcely a fashionable theatrical virtue, but it’s nonetheless valuable. And, to audiences’ evident delight, it’s there in spades in director Daniel Evans’ wonderfully fluid farewell production at Chichester Festival Theatre. Turning Bill Forsyth’s 1983 Scottish eco-comedy-drama “Local Hero” into a musical, Evans and every member of his first-rate production team create an often-idiosyncratic delight, the stage equivalent of one of British cinema’s tender-hearted, quirky-yet-cosy Ealing comedies. What even he cannot give the show is true theatrical liftoff.  An earlier version, directed by John Crowley, played Edinburgh to pleasing reviews in 2018. Crowley left the project during the pandemic and Evans took over, keeping no one but Scots playwright David Greig, the music and lyrics of Mark Knopfler (formerly of Dire Straits), and lighting designer Paule Constable.

Perth sex offender who hid behind the online name of ‘Dangerous Dave’ was jailed for 12 months after he was caught with two mobile phones capable of accessing the internet. Perth Sheriff Court was told that 42-year-old David Greig had been banned from having the devices, without the permission of his supervising officer, as part of a 10-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) imposed almost seven years ago.

jailed for a year after breaking the terms of his sexual offences prevention order. David Greig was caught with two secret mobile phones he was using to break a decade-long ban on him using the internet on his own.