Cathy

Cathy is a comedy staged at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, with Elaine C Smith in the title role. The production is a Traverse Theatre show presented by the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

Written by Eilidh Loan, the play draws on her grandmother's experience of grief after losing her husband, and the character of Cathy is based on that grandmother, who was born and raised in Renfrew. The piece follows her reaction to loss in her own distinctive way, combining humour with the sadness of the subject.

Elaine C Smith plays the lead, and the production was first seen at the Edinburgh Festival before returning to Glasgow with its original all-Glaswegian cast. Reviews quoted by the producers describe the play as tackling grief with warmth and humour.

The Citizens Theatre, known locally as the Citz, is a producing theatre on Gorbals Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, where it mainly stages theatre alongside concerts and stand-up comedy.