# Event Details

- **Event Name**: When Billy Met Alasdair
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Alan Bissett, award-winning creator of Fringe hit The Moira Monologues, takes on the dual roles of two Scottish cultural giants, speculating what (might’ve!) happened when Billy Connolly attended the launch for Alasdair Gray’s 1981 masterpiece, Lanark.

Bissett unearths the origin stories of these Glasgow geniuses, exploring their struggles and their art in an ultimately uplifting tale of triumph against the odds.

Derived from a commission by the Alasdair Gray Archive and Glasgow International Comedy Festival and directed by Kirstin McLean

Longlisted for the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2025. One of the Guardian’s ‘must-see’ theatre shows of the Edinburgh Festival 2025.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peebles/when-billy-met-alasdair/200029695693450
- **Event Categories**: art, festivals, theatre, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://eastgatearts.com/events/when-billy-met-alasdair/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=peebles-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Peebles
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Eastgate, EH45 8AD Peebles, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 55.65212
- **long**: -3.18835
- **full address**: Eastgate, EH45 8AD Peebles, United Kingdom, Peebles, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Eastgate Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/eastgate-theatre/17272304)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=When+Billy+Met+Alasdair&date=21+Feb

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Eastgate, EH45 8AD Peebles, United Kingdom, Peebles, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Eastgate Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, festivals, theatre, comedy
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about When Billy Met Alasdair ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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