Slow Air On Tour

I loves me some David Harrower. I met him in the pub once. He was very charming, and it wasn't until six months later, when I saw a production of Blackbird, that I had been bought a drink by a man with the finest ear for the poetry of Scottish vernacular since... let's not say Burns, and Martin O'Connor (who is presenting Theology at the Arches) is good at it too, in a completely different manner.

I caught the first outing of A Slow Air, and here is another one which is well, worth catching.

Press Release Begins...


A SLOW AIRWritten and directed by David Harrower
Scottish tour 20 March – 24 May 2014
Celtic Festival, Wales 6 – 10 May 2014


Borderline Theatre, in association with the Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock, are delighted to present David Harrower’s A Slow Air. 

I like Borderline: they did DC Jackson's My Romantic History. It was funny and rude.
A Slow Air follows the funny, poignant and engrossing story of Morna and Athol – a brother and sister who haven't spoken to each other for nearly 15 years. Now Morna's son, Joshua, is turning 21and he's planning a party to which they’re both invited…

Their dual monologues create the platform for Morna and Athol to each tell their side of the story and unravel and explore the past that has seen them grow up together and then so bitterly fall apart.

Morna’s son Joshua brings them together for his birthday party in the Black Bitch, the pub in Linlithgow where his mum used to go to folk gigs – and where their past is about to be catapulted into the present.

Morna lives in Edinburgh and works as a cleaner, Athol lives in Houston, Renfrewshire and owns and runs a flooring business. Two different lives, two different parts of the country; one compelling story.



The A Slow Air tour is part of Borderline’s 40th Anniversary celebrations.

David Harrower : David Harrower is the acclaimed writer of Knives in Hens, Kill the Old Torture their Young, Presence, Dark Earth, Good With People, Ciara and the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland and Olivier Award winning Blackbird. A Slow Air marked his directorial debut in 2011 and he subsequently re-directed all transfers to Edinburgh, New York and London.

BorderlineTheatre : Borderline was established in 1974 and have been touring theatre around Scotland ever since. Based in Ayr, their vision has always been to deliver entertainment with substance. A Slow Air will be Borderline’s first touring production since 2011 when they toured DC Jackson’s Fringe First Award winning My Romantic History. Borderline are one of the longest established touring companies in Scotland.

Borderline Theatre’s 40th Anniversary : Borderline are celebrating 40 years of delivering quality theatre to appreciative audiences. Through adversity and ever changing funding structures Borderline have continued to produce first class touring work and take drama to all parts of Scotland. Over the last four decades their audiences have been entertained by a who’s who of Scottish talent with Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson, Billy Connelly, Elaine C Smith and Alan Cummings being just the start of a roll-call of Borderline casts. For most of it’s history the company was led by Eddie Jackson. Eddie retired in 2011 and Borderline has been readjusting over the past two years. Now based at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr they have a new address as well as a new vision for the future.