An Incident At The Border by Kieran Lynn / Directed By Reg Saxby/ Tues 18 & Sat 22 June 2018

A short play directed by Phil Saxby

A couple Olivia and Arthur are sitting on a park bench enjoying a bit of Sunday morning sunshine, when a man in uniform appears with a roll of tape and places a border between them, right down the middle of the bench.

Olivia who tries to read the newspaper and keep up with events, has a suspicion that this might have something to do with a recently ‘ agreed deal.’ Arthur couldn’t care less about politics and wishes he was a duck on the nearby pond.

No names of countries are used, so we could be anywhere from Bosnia to the Baltic, although the voices are English. Maybe it’s the border with Scotland?

A peaceful day in the park gradually dwindles into a militarised nightmare with both of the men eventually equipped with machine guns. Olivia becomes an agonised and vulnerable bystander with any idea of progressive gender politics dumped in the dustbin.

 

Photos Tim Gruar / More show photos, click here