EDINBURGH 2016: BWW Q&A - Lines

BWW speaks to Ryan Duncan and Ian Horgan from Pangean Productions about 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Lines.

Tell us a bit about Lines

Lines is a piece of spoken word theatre that finds the humanity hidden in the crowded London Underground. The Underground handles over four million passengers per day, with half the population of our multicultural capital scurrying beneath the city.

What was the inspiration for Lines?

As students with easy access to London, we've used the Tube a great deal in past few years. We found ourselves constantly discussing the sociology of public transport. The forced proximity of strangers, the multicultural cross-sections of the average tube carriage. Using poetic text, we aimed to give a common voice to the countless combinations of class, race, and opinion that meet in a space in which you can barely whisper.

Why bring the show to Edinburgh?

After our first taste of the Fringe last year we've been keen to return with new material and a better understanding of what needs to be done to succeed among so much competition.

We put the concept forward for The Scottish Daily Mail Award. Upon receiving a commendation, we gained the financial support to take an ensemble of 10 to the Fringe. This large and diverse ensemble is key to the eclectic nature of the piece.

Who would you recommend comes to see Lines?

The piece is very eclectic and episodic, which we feel gives it a mass appeal, but I would urge anyone who enjoys a multi-faceted performance, who wants to be both entertained and challenged to come along.

Similar to the political awareness that the actor-musicianship movement was born of, I believe that this marriage of spoken word and the theatrical form could be an up-and-coming subculture of its own.

What's next for the show after Edinburgh?

We're very open to what the outcome of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's opportunities and exposure is able to offer new writing. This festival is one of the only places in which our show will find the eclectic audience it's beckoning. We will take on their wealth of opinion and feedback when the show finally returns to the city in which our characters were found.

Timings and ticket information for Lines are available on the edfringe website.

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