So plump and tempting ... he couldn’t resist
Parallel Lines is based on the seductive ‘yes’ Soliloquy in James Joyce’s Ulysses. Cryptic invites you to spend an evening with the alluring Molly Bloom, an hour which spans a lifetime. With stunning visuals and sumptuous set design, Cryptic have transformed Molly Bloom's soliloquy into a raunchy, voluptuous hour of sensation and emotion. Combining live music and rhythmic text this piece of music theatre is a Fringe First Winner at the Edinburgh Festival. Scored for mezzo soprano, clarinet, cello and actress.
Text James Joyce; composer David Paul Jones; director Cathie Boyd, set and costumes Mark Leese and lighting Paul Sorley.
A Tramway/ Traverse Theatre co-production.
Süddeutshe Zeitung on Parallel Lines
The Scotsman
Tron Theatre, Glasgow (1997)
Edinburgh Festival (British Council showcase, 1997)
Scottish tour (1997)
Barbican Centre, London (BITE2000)
Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá, Colombia
UK Today Festival, Rome, Italy
Belfast Waterfront Hall, official opening
Dublin Theatre Festival, Ireland
Dramsko kazaliste Gavella, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvatski kulturni dom na Susaku, Rijeka, Croatia
Hrvatsko narodno kazaliste Split, Croatia
Freie Kammerspiele, Magdeburg, Germany
Neues Theatre, Munchen, Germany
Neues Theatre Halle, Halle, Germany