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Young Dundee actor writes her own way into the history books By Ellen Leslie © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Former Harris Academy pupil Ava Hickey has created her own digital show that will be shown as part of a new festival for emerging theatre creators. The Four Marys is based around the characters and relationships of Mary Queen of Scots’ four ladies-in-waiting. The Four Marys as a title will be familiar to anyone who saw the work of the late Eddie Small, who presented a play of the same name based on four Marys who helped to shape Dundee – Slessor, Brooksbank, Walker and Baxter.

Last modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 03.35 EST At this time of year, we should spare a thought for the panto characters. Once free to roam our stages each Christmas, they have been grounded ever since the doomy gloom cast its spell across the land. Now, they are cruelly confined to their dressing rooms, with not so much as a cheer or hiss to egg them on. Thanks to the magic of Zoom, we can see some of them trapped in Perth theatre. There’s Helen Logan as Corrupta, an everyvillain ready to cause mayhem with her mirrors, poisoned apples and magic lamps. Trapped in a props store beneath the sta...