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Scott and Ryan Fletcher, at rehearsals for the new play from the National Theatre of Scotland.

Nigel writes: "They're brothers in real life -- and on stage. Scott (on the left) is just 20 and still at drama school. Both should be on PM tonight. The play is 365 by David Harrower, one of Scotland's leading contemporary playwrights. Here's another photo from rehearsals, in the extraordinary building that used to be Govan Town Hall in Glasgow.

365 is about young people emerging from a lifetime spent in care. Not you might think a recipe for an evening's entertainment, but Mr Harrower is a master of devising rivetting theatre out of dark material. In his critically-acclaimed play Blackbird, a hit at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival, a man meets a woman he first had an affair with when she was 12 and he was 40. David Harrower is on PM tonight too.

First performances of 365 are in Inverness next week, before it goes on to the Edinburgh International Festival and, in the autumn to London. Obviously there are no reviews to point you to yet -- but if you do see it, I for one would be fascinated to hear what you think.
(All photographs by Pete Dibdin for the National Theatre of Scotland)
PS Forgot to say: The National Theatre of Scotland doesn't own a building, despite its name. It was responsible for the multi-award-winning international hit Black Watch, about soldiers in Iraq."

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