An Incident at the Border

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When we came for a romantic walk in the park, we didnt think we would be involved in an international crisis...This side of the line, that side of the line. Does it really make that much of a difference which side I am from" When a country's new border is drawn, a couple are divided by the line. Under the rigorous eyes of a brand new border guard, they are trapped in an increasingly absurd nightmare, stuck in between two aggressive nations on the verge of war. A comic new play exploring the imaginary lines that divide us and the severe penalties for breaking them...

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"Kieran Lynn is notable for the sheer guts with which he animates big, frightening ideas on stage' - The Scotsman 'A tight three-hander - Kieran Lynn triumphs here with a sharp, modern satire on a timeless topic' - What's On Stage 'Both a clever shot at the bureaucratic chains of command that plague our lives, and a genuinely funny piece of writing.' - Time Out "

Author Bio

Kieran Lynn was born in Liverpool, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and works as a director and playwright. He has been a member of the Royal Court Young Writers program, the Playwrights Studio Scotland mentoring program, the BBC Sparks Residential Course and the Old Vic 24 Hour Plays. He recently completed a year-long attachment at Hampstead Theatre. Kierans plays include The Recurring Rise and Fall (Hampstead Theatre), An Advert for the Army (ran Mr, Glasgow), A Volunteer from the Audience (Everyman Theatre, Liverpool) and Pushing Up Poppies (Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh, and Theatre503 London). Bunnies, another new play by Lynn, soon to be published by Oberon Books, was produced by the Bike Shed Theatre, the winners of the 2012 Peter Brook Empty Space Award.