Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in BALLAD LINES

Fletcher plays Sarah, a New Yorker who moves into a new apartment with her girlfriend, where she receives a mysterious parcel from her late and estranged aunt. Inside are audio tapes that tell the heartbreaking stories and powerful songs of her ancestors. Sarah finds herself on a journey through the lives of these incredible women, which will force her to confront her past and transform her future.

Ballad Lines is co-created by award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter Finn Anderson (Islander, Streets) and award-winning director Tania Azevedo (But I’m a Cheerleader). It blends Scottish, Irish and Appalachian ballads with a bold contemporary score performed by an all-female band. It was commissioned in 2018 by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project, and an early iteration had its world premiere in 2023 in Stirling, before its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant earlier this year.

The creative team includes music direction by Shonagh Murray, choreography by Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, set and costume design by Diego Pitarch, and lighting design by Simon Wilkinson. Full casting will be announced soon.

Anderson describes Ballad Lines as being "about the stories and songs we inherit, and how we reshape them to make them our own", while Azevedo expressed excitement for Fletcher's casting, saying, "from our very first conversation it was clear she understood the character of Sarah completely."

Ballad Lines will run at The Other Palace from 11 April to 4 July 2027.

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