The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)


Summary

In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.

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Writing John McGrath Writer
Directing John Mackenzie Director
Production Graeme MacDonald Producer
Art John Byrne Art Designer
Camera Brian Tufano Director of Photography