EXPECT a riotous night of clowning, comedy, Machiavellian subterfuge and live baking in Badapple Theatre's No Hall Too Small tour of The Daily Bread.

Irrepressible Glaswegian actor, raconteur and professional clown Colin Moncrieff stars in the premiere of company founder and director Kate Bramley's comedy-drama, a one-man show whose itinerary begins tomorrow night on home turf at Green Hammerton Village Hall, near York.

Moncrieff plays August de Ville, a master baker whose tiny bakery is the talk of the village as the Women's Institute ladies flock from miles around to sample his sumptuous sponge and beautiful buns.

"Couldn’t meet a nicer feller," the village proclaims, but does the cheery facade hide a dark secret? The fact that he shares the same name as a hated newspaper magnate, responsible for hiding the truth of the Bottledale bank crash, is just a sad coincidence, or so August claims.

What is the truth? All will be revealed when The Daily Bread takes shape from tomorrow until October 25 on a 34-date tour by Green Hammerton's theatre-on-your-doorstep company, whose full list of venues,starting times and booking details can be found at badappletheatre.com

Actor Colin Moncrieff trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow 20 years ago and now works in theatre, television and film production, as well as being a member of The Barrow Band, who sing songs about fruit and vegetables, but not bread.

He also visits hospitals, homes and dementia-care units throughout Scotland for the Edinburgh charity Hearts & Minds, performing as a medical clown in shows individually tailored for children and elderly patients.

The Daily Bread will be his second show for Badapple Theatre, after he played Stan Laurel in Laurel & Charlie, the story of Laurel's days as Charlie Chaplin's understudy. He has worked in tandem with Kate Bramley on the new show, being in charge of the physical antics – and the baking.