Ballad Lines Review: A Muddled Musical with Moments of Brilliance

Ballad Lines review: A muddled musical with moments of brilliance

Ballad Lines | Southwark Playhouse Elephant | ★★★☆☆ A Jacobean vicar’s wife, a pregnant Presbyterian teen and a 21st-century New York lesbian walk into a bar – this isn’t a joke, just the setup for new musical Ballad Lines. Co-written by Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo, Ballad Lines dives into the lives of Cait, Jean and Sarah, three women from the same blood line but very different times – 17th-century Scotland, 18th-century Ireland and 21st-ce…

Ballad Lines – Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London

Book: Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo Music and Lyrics: Finn Anderson Director: Tania Azevedo Appalachian folk music, we are told in new musical Ballad Lines, grew from an amalgam of sources – ballads from the British Isles, rhythms from Africa via enslaved people, and more – before passing on that inheritance to styles from bluegrass [...] The post Ballad Lines – Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.

Review: Ballad Lines at Southwark Playhouse Elephant - Theatre Weekly

Review: Ballad Lines at Southwark Playhouse Elephant “A beautifully crafted score that celebrates its Celtic roots” The post Review: Ballad Lines at Southwark Playhouse Elephant appeared first on Theatre Weekly.