A DIRECT line to the Oval Office would come in very handy for Kirsty Malone.

While Donald Trump deals with matters of national security, international treaties and global politics, the actress could help him with one of his most pressing matters – keeping an eye on wife Melania.

As the first lady resurfaced for the first time in almost four weeks, Kirsty knows exactly where she's been and she has sneaking suspicion of where the Slovenian native might disappear to next.

"Where's Melania? She's in Glasgow doing A Play, a Pie and a Pint in Oran Mor," the 34-year-old joked.

And if anyone knows her whereabouts, it would be Kirsty.

She's spent weeks watching the former model's every move as she prepares take on her famous persona for the new show, Melania.

"She's very much an enigma," says Kirsty.

"She's very private, she seems very unhappy and you don't see much of what she's like at home.

"For me, Melania could save the world. It's crazy, if you think about it too long it makes you scared that he is the presidents and ultimately she could do some good."

It's the journey of determining what good she wants to do we're taken on in the musical-comedy production by Brooks and King.

Melania is contacted by the ghosts of former iconic first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy, portrayed by Margaret Preece and Frances Thorburn respectively, who show her all she can accomplish in her unique role.

It's a take on the Saturday Night Live skit of the same premise, which involved Melania chatting with Jackie, Hilary Clinton, Kate McKinnon, Martha Washington and Michelle Obama as she prepped for her husband's first State of the Union address.

Despite Melania's extensive media coverage since President Trump announced his plans to run for office, Kirsty explained her key focus wasn't to impersonate Melania but instead bring her own style to the role.

And while she might not have much experience being married to the world's most powerful man or dressing the White House for extravagant Christmas parties, she and the first lady do share one important factor – their heritage.

She explained: "My dad's side are from Eastern Europe.

"My grandparents moved over from Lithuania to Motherwell. When they were given a list of surnames to choose from and picked Malone so changed from Pavalonis.

"Apparently, it's a very common name in Lithuania, it's like the Smith of Lithuania. But all our family are now Malone and it's totally meaningless."

"I read that during the time where she 'missing' her so-called close friends came out and said 'oh she's just stubborn so she'll be avoiding the media because of the rumours they've put out about her'," Kirsty adds.

"Stubborn runs in my family. It's the Eastern European in me. So perhaps she is stubborn, that would be something we have in common."

Their lives might be a world apart, but Kirsty definitely has empathy for the first lady and she hopes by the time the audience leave, they will too.

"The great thing about the show is it's all about the women," Kirsty adds.

"She has the potential to be a great first lady and, hopefully, by the end of it she will be.

"She's just a woman that ends up in a situation that she probably doesn't want to be in.

"When they got married, I can't imagine she thought he was going to be president one day and she would be giving up the luxury of her home in Trump Tower to move to the White House with all these first lady portraits."

The Oran Mor production will tell Melania's tale in a way that is "definitely a comedy" with catchy music to boot designed to poke fun at the first lady's infamously miserable demeanour.

But Kirsty – who is making her A Play, a Pie and a Pint debut with the production – hopes it will also provide the lunchtime audience with a message.

A message she would pass on to the living, breathing Melania Trump if only it was possible.

"I would hope it galvanises her to go off and do amazing things and go 'actually, I don't have to be under the thumb of this man'," she said.

"I feel this is an amazing production one [to debut with]. I live in the West End and this is such an iconic venue in Glasgow, right on my door step.

"What more could you ask for?"