Closed Doors

A unique, genre-defying collaboration between award winning musicians Lauren Gilmour and Audrey Tait and playwright Belle Jones, Closed Doors mixes spoken word and music to weave together the stories of several residents of a troubled and divided urban neighbourhood. Thrown together as their block of flats is evacuated during a serious police operation, three very different matriarchs speculate as to what the cause of the incident is. In doing so their prejudices and preconceptions about one another rise to the surface and are challenged, just as their similarities become apparent. Inspired by the vibrant yet notorious district of Govanhill, Glasgow, the show is an exploration of how disparate communities can and do live literally on top of one another in multicultural Scotland.

Blending soaring vocals with theatrical verse and catchy piano melodies underscored by exhilarating drums, Closed Doors looks at questions of identity, heritage, community and isolation.

There will be a short Q&A after the sharing.