Lowland: An Audio Play
Barnside is sinking and the residents are on the edge of revolution. The local council, in its bleary wisdom, have been drafted in to ease the tensions. Only, not everything is as it seems and sooner or later, something’s got to give.
A play in two acts, inspired by over 500 postcards reflecting on life in Dumfries written by Doonhamers. Lowland: The Play features a community cast, devised through collaboration with local writers’ groups, communities and members of the local council, Lowland is the tale of a consultation gone wrong.
As Angela, a council officer, prepares for a consultation, one year in the making, her boss throws a curve ball, eradicating all her best intentions, leaving her and her assistants in disarray and woefully unprepared. As a storm rages on outside, a community prepares a coup d'état…
Inspired by the D&G’s own local authority, Lowland is a comedy, offering a satirical look at the nature of community, power, local democracy and belonging.
Originally due to be performed within the Dumfries Lochside YMCA, OutPost Arts in Langholm and The Caraigdarroch Arms in Moniave, the play was re-imagined as a radio play in two parts, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Listen the play via the video below.
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