Music on a Distant Shore is a funny, poignant and heart-warming look at how people connect. The play centres on Elaine, whose husband Malcolm took his own life, and her teenage son, Kevin. The play also features Alma, a medium with a distinctively dubious past, and Elaine’s boss, Arthur. It was performed on the Isle of Wight at the Apollo Theatre, Newport; the Depozitory, Ryde; Chale Church; and at the Groundlings Theatre, Portsmouth, by Original Theatre (now The Origins Theatre Company) in June 2014.
Cast: Lorna Wilson (Elaine); Amber Bourne (Alma); Moses Gale (Kevin); and Kevin Wilson (Arthur). Directed by Kevin Wilson. Music provided by the Isle of Wight Scottish Fiddlers.
Reviews
Funny and poignant … witty … compelling viewing with genuinely funny moments … an intriguing storyline, which, although light-hearted, had a darker underbelly—Isle of Wight Press
a funny, poignant and heart-warming look at how people connect—Sardines http://www.sardinesmagazine.co.uk/reviews/review.php?reviewsID=1167
June 2025, Drip Action Theatre Company
Bill Brennan, artistic director and genius, gave Deni Jones the chance to revive this to appreciativee audiences at South Stoke, and Tonya James (left), Richard Tyrell (right) and co. found new depth in the show.
David Weir 