Much like Alexander Fleming, I may be spending too much time alone in my “lab”. Rehearsals begin tomorrow for @beckyhopepalmer and my musical @lifelinemusical playing @swkplay 28 March - 3 May
Behind every extraordinary feat are ordinary people. This is their story.
Fresh from a debut run off-Broadway, Lifeline comes to Southwark Playhouse Elephant in 2026.
It’s 1950 and Alexander Fleming has discovered penicillin, the world’s first antibiotic, which will change medicine forever. In present-day Edinburgh, junior doctor Jess faces the unthinkable when her estranged childhood sweetheart is rushed to her hospital.
As old feelings resurface and old cures are put to the test, critical decisions must be made. With 100 years of history separating Jess from Fleming’s discovery, will this miracle cure still work?
Starring a chorus of real-life health workers and scientists alongside a professional cast, Lifeline is a moving, big-hearted celebration of the everyday people who make the extraordinary happen.
Lifeline | Southwark Playhouse Elephant | 28 March - 2 May | On sale now!
Poster design by @mightyfinedesign
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The story of Layla 🥔
Sometimes you have to make changes to a show. And sometimes, those changes need made at the last minute
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March is the month when one of our main protagonists, Alexander Fleming, died 70 years ago in 1955 🏴
To celebrate the man, we talked to Rob and Becky about Fleming's origin song in the show, Private 6392, his number during his time as a volunteer in the Royal Scottish Regiment, of whom he was a member for 14 years
And who better to make an appearance in the video than Kevin Brown, the man behind the book about hte man behind the mould. You can hear Kevin speak about Fleming in more detail on ep7 of our podcast, The Lifeline Project 🦠
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🏴 𝄫 A wee musical from SCOTLAND has been touring the world spreading not just the personal stories behind AMR, but also a a healthy dose of gorgeous Scottish culture. AND we are excited to announce that our next stop is Kuala Lumpur in March with the Global AMR Innovation Fund and their summit where we will perform a few songs and engage researchers in One Health to talk about how important it is that their research is communicated in the best way possible
In celebration, we thought we'd put together a pirrie video about how we made our songs sound like they're fae Scotland with your favourite writing duo, Hope-Palmer and Hiley.
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🌍 As we figure out where to go next we think about the amazing places we have already been to and what wonderful singers have been involved already in our unofficial anthem, Climb On 🪜🏔️
Featuring our concept album recorded with @centerstagercds
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February is both the month for #WorldCancerDay (4/2) and when Albert Alexander became the first patient to be injected with penicillin (12/2) in 1941. What better month to dive into one of our songs that celebrates the patient in our musical, Aaron, as he overcomes his own cancer experience?
Climb On is a song of hope, ambition and looking forwards to a better future.
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