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A Wee Blether With...Alan McHugh
The Scots Magazine
|December 2025
The actor reflects on his long career in Granite City panto
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How did you get into panto?
When I left drama college in 1991, my agent simply put me up for a role in Peter Pan at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. I got the job and I've been lucky enough to do panto every year since.
What's your favourite thing about doing panto in Aberdeen?
The relationship I have with the audience. There's a definite bond that has built up over the years, and I’m so fortunate that they seem to have accepted the West Coast Weedgie as honorary Aberdonian, which is a privilege and honour. I feel like I know them both collectively and individually and we go on an incredible journey together.
Does the panto or Christmas get dull for you?
This story is from the December 2025 edition of The Scots Magazine.
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