Play is along the right lines

Rapid Departure is the new, immersive comedy from Right Lines Theatre, which asks the question: What would you do if you found yourself in the midst of an environmental crisis?
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Mar 2016, 08:40 BST
Updated 5th Mar 2016, 10:07 BST
Rapid Departure new play from Right Lines TheatreRapid Departure new play from Right Lines Theatre
Rapid Departure new play from Right Lines Theatre

A freak flood has washed through the area and the locals are guided to the safety of the village hall, the designated Emergency Rest Centre.

Plunged into the Rest Centre’s fraught atmosphere, the evacuees and officials struggle to keep their heads above water as

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they grapple with the ever-deepening crisis both outside the Hall – and in!

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Will their Emergency Plan be washed away before their very eyes?

Very definitely a comedy, Radpid Departure nonetheless has a serious message; the issues explored in the play – global warming, climate change, renewable energy, rewilding and the impact of flooding – are important matters for everyone and particularly relevant to areas where flooding has had such a devastating impact in recent years.

Rapid Departure immerses cast and audience alike in this most pressing of situations – right up to their necks.

Showing at the MacArts Centre, Galashiels, on March 9, 7pm.

Tickets, which are priced at £9 (£7 concs), are available on 01896 756852, or see www.macarts.scot

This event is supported by Borders LIVE Touring. See www.rightlines.net

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