Elaine C Smith is one of Scotland’s best-known entertainers and will be taking on the role of Betty in Fat Friends The Musical, written and directed by Kay Mellor OBE with original music by Nick Lloyd Webber.
Musical fans in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen are in for a treat with Fat Friends the Musical as it opens the Scottish leg of its tour in Edinburgh (19 April – 21 Apirl), before travelling to King’s Theatre in Glasgow (30 April – 5 May) and His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen (21-26 May).
For over 30 years Elaine C Smith has worked extensively in radio, television, film and theatre. She is perhaps best known for her enduring portrayal of Mary Nesbitt in the ten series of the BBC2 hit sitcom Rab C Nesbitt. She also starred as Christine in the BBC 2 show Two Doors Down, and Burdz Eye View for STV which drew huge audiences, winning Elaine an RTS Award for On Screen Personality.