Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Four stars A man and a woman sit either side of the aisle on the London train. Their eyes meet just for a second, but in that fleeting moment a world of possibilities opens up that sends each on their own personal life and death destiny. As one speeds towards a cliff top with the intention of throwing himself into the void, the other carries with her an unopened letter outlining the results of what may or may not be a life-threatening disease. From such everyday beginnings, Jim Harbourne’s piece of lo-fi musical storytelling blossoms into a rich tapestry of wisdom and experience set in a world where the decisions you make can change things forever. Harbourne and fellow actor/musician Kirsty Ella McIntyre are the only people on a stage cluttered with a pile of musical instruments, a couple of chairs and a sparkly rucksack. The initial folksy air conjured up by harmonium and guitar patterns soon becomes the soundtrack to a profound hour-long meditation...
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