Kidnapped fandom update

I have not yet received a reply to my email to the National Theatre of Scotland about the possibility of a filmed performance. I hope this is because their email inbox has a long backlog of people telling them how amazing the show is and not because anything I said was inappropriate.

However, some more updates. I think some of us were hoping that the fandom might get a bit of a boost from the show, and lo, there is fic! It's a lovely story, and can be read with only knowledge of the book, although the scenario and various details come from the show.

I Hear You Calling (1361 words) by CacklingBlobittyRabbitty
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: David Balfour Series - Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped - McArthur/Nicholls (National Theatre of Scotland), Kidnapped - McArthur/Nicholls
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: David Balfour/Alan Breck Stewart
Characters: David Balfour, Alan Breck Stewart
Additional Tags: this is based on the 2023 national theatre of scotland production, which i have seen twice now, incredible amazing showstopping etc., Reunions, Fluff, to get the full experience you have to cry at the end, then immediately blast 'a little respect' by erasure, and sob while dancing, it's an Emotion for sure, I'm SORRY I've NOT READ THE BOOK, Angst with a Happy Ending
Summary:

'The ones who love us, they're walking on the path ahead of us, and they're loitering - just waiting for us to come over the hill.'

It's been ten years since Alan had to flee Scotland. Davie Balfour isn't nineteen anymore, but he's still got the broken heart.

—har har har, now we have a canonical tag that just says 'Kidnapped'—

Also, a lovely person has made a playlist of songs featured in the show. May be of limited interest to those who haven't seen it, as the songs were not really chosen for the close and detailed applicability of their lyrics to the plot and characters, but they are all very dear to me now (especially 'Only You' and 'A Little Respect', awww) and it's great to get the ones I didn't recognise here. And amongst the fun pop music there is a new-to-me Gaelic folk song, which Alan sings in the show.

Finally, please enjoy this lovely interview with Malcolm Cumming, who plays Alan.

“What this adaptation of Kidnapped does is examine the story and the relationships in light of our acceptance and understanding of relationships today to create a modern and extremely faithful retelling of the story.

“Essentially there are two men who are pulling through several near-death experiences, traipsing across the countryside, kissing each other on the lips, telling each other they love each other and fighting constantly. All of that is all there in the novel, it all happens.

“It is just looking at it through a different lens. In the modern world, those characters would not have had to hide in the same way as a piece of literature of its time.”

♥