Andy Cannon

Arthur, the Story of a King

Colourful family-friendly production about the legendary king from theatre group Wee Stories

21 Sep 2011

Nobody really knows for sure what King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table got up to – a fact quickly acknowledged by Wee Stories in its lively historical drama. Each book documents different facts and figures, so Wee Stories offer us ‘an…

Wee Stories bring storytelling sessions to children's theatre

Tall Tales and Saturday Stories at Tron and Traverse

18 Feb 2011

A trip to the theatre usually involves closing your mouth and opening your ears. But once a month, at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre, things get a lot more interactive. Both the ‘Tiny Tales’ and ‘Tall Tales’ storytelling sessions (for ages 6 months-2 years and…

Wee Willie Gray

Magical adventure for Burns’ wee boy

14 Aug 2010

Robert Burns wasn’t known for writing children’s verse – and even when he did, he was economical with his words. So Foolish Notion (aka Andy Cannon and Wendy Weatherby) had their work cut out turning his six line song Wee Willie Gray into an hour-long…

Wee Willie Gray brings musical storytelling to the Fringe

Andy Cannon's homage to Scotland's Robert Burns

29 Jul 2010

As his witty homage to Robert Burns, Oor Rabbie and re-working of Tam O’Shanter ably proved, Andy Cannon knows a thing or two about Scotland’s bard. Teaming up once again with musician Wendy Weatherby, Cannon is taking on yet another Burns poem, Wee…

The Sun, The Moon and a Boy Called River

3 Sep 2009

Wee Stories Theatre isn’t afraid to tamper with a title. In recent years, the company has given us The Emperor’s New Kilt, Jock and the Beanstalk, and now they’ve taken an East European fairytale known as Old Man Almanac, and transformed it into The…

Andy Cannon Pays Tribute To Robert Burns

The Wee Stories man recreates the bard's work with a wry smile in child friendly performance

13 Jul 2009

Were he alive today, you get the feeling Robert Burns would like Andy Cannon. In him, the Scottish bard would recognise a fellow storyteller with a love of his nation, and a knack for entertaining the masses with wit and charm. Best known for his work…

Oor Rabbie

22 Jan 2009

BURNS CELEBRATION Scotland’s national poet penned some ripping yarns in his time. But getting your head, and your tongue, around the language of Robert Burns isn’t always easy – especially when you’re wee. Actor, writer and director, Andy Cannon is…

Jock and the Beanstalk

13 Dec 2007

The Pitch Somewhere in rural Scotland in days of yore, Jock (Iain Johnstone) has some issues. Perhaps the greatest of these is his flatulence, which takes no prisoners, regardless of his circumstances. But moreover he wouldn’t work in a barrel of yeast…