The Lass O’Gowrie on its last night as a fringe theatre venue. As the landlord, staff and a hotchpotch of regulars are forced to move on, they describe what the change means to them.



With the bar practically empty the Lass O’Gowrie on Saturday night had a sombre air. Chalk writing daubed the walls, some said ‘we’ll miss you’, but others were more vitriol messages towards the brewer. The pub itself hasn’t closed but for some it may as well be. Effectively pushed out after a long struggle, the landlord and staff are moving on, along with a hotchpotch of regulars who have become part of its family.

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