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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Paul English

Celtic stage show planned to put Rangers legend at centre of celebrations before actor Peter Mullan stepped in

It was the theatre show created to mark Celtic’s glittering Centenary Season in 1988.

But one of Scotland’s most successful actors has told how producers narrowly avoided a mis-step that would have put a Rangers legend at the heart of the Hoops’ celebrations.

Actor and director Peter Mullan, who appeared onstage in The Celtic Story in 1988, has revealed how he and co-star Davie McKay stepped in to prevent a Rangers legend taking the limelight onstage at Glasgow’s Pavilion.

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