Ballad Lines Member Event

Join MTN/MMD members and staff at Southwark Playhouse Elephant for the much anticipated new musical Ballad Lines by MMD member Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo. Following the 7pm performance on Monday 2nd February, we’ll be holding a Q&A event with Ballad Lines cast and creatives.

Register for a ticket to receive an exclusive MMD-MTN discount code for 10% off tickets.

Developing new musicals can be an epic journey in itself, often taking years between inception and full production.

Join co-creators Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo, producers Katy Lipson and Kate Taylor, and cast members Rebecca Trehearn and Kirsty Findlay for a rare insight into the development process, as we find out all about the concept of the show, what co-creation looks like for Finn and Tania, and the important milestones in the development of this epic new musical.

For anyone interested in the craft of new musicals and what it takes to get them on stage, this is an unmissable opportunity to hear all about the journey of Ballad Lines. Moderated by Lexi Clare from Mercury Musical Developments, the post-show Q&A is free to attend for ticketholders of that evening’s performance.

About The Show

For fans of ‘Hadestown’, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ and ‘Once’ — discover ‘Ballad Lines’, the soaring new folk musical London’s talking about.

Ballad Lines is a heart-opening musical about the stories we inherit — and the choices each generation makes to break, reshape, or carry them forward.

A forgotten melody pulls Sarah, a queer woman in New York, into the lives of the women who came before her: Cait, her 17th-century Scottish ancestor, and Jean, a spirited Irish teenager a century later. Across three centuries, they face the same defining question: what does it mean to become a mother — and at what cost?

Blending Scottish, Irish and Appalachian ballads with a bold contemporary score, Ballad Lines weaves one family’s hopes, sacrifices and songs across generations.

From award-winning songwriter Finn Anderson (‘Islander’ (Southwark Playhouse Borough, Off Broadway), ‘Streets’) and acclaimed director Tania Azevedo (‘Mayflies’, ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’), this is a musical for anyone who has ever wondered where they come from — and what they choose to pass on.

Produced by MTN members Aria Entertainment and KT Producing. Co-produced with Wolk Transfer Company and TRW Production. An earlier version of Ballad Lines (previously ‘A Mother’s Song’) was first produced at Macrobert Arts Centre in 2023 by KT Producing and Macrobert Arts Centre.

Sign up here to receive an exclusive member’s discount on tickets!

PLEASE NOTE: If you want to watch the show and attend the Q&A, register for the MMD-MTN event and receive a discount code for the Monday 2nd February performance. The discount code can then be used when buying a ticket for the show here.