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'an extraordinary rendition'

Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times

"a superb piece of music theatre"

British Theatre Guide

"sublime"

Broadwaybaby.com

"a thrill to watch"

Lyn Gardner, Guardian

"Superb”

Time Out Critics’ Choice

“An intelligent, ambitious polemic against the British anti-terror laws… as gripping as good TV drama”

The Stage

“A brilliant new production"

Lord David Alton of Liverpool, writing in The Universe

News

^{EDINBURGH 2008: Slow Motion Suicide receives a showcase before industry professionals with support from Arts Council England and Perfect Pitch}

^{NEW SHOW: SLOW MOTION SUICIDE: Andrew Taylor and Desmond O'Connor have been commissioned by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama to develop their new musical Slow Motion Suicide >Details}

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^{FAILED STATES wins at the Edinburgh Fringe 2007: Best Lyricist and Best Book in the Musical Theatre Matters Edinburgh Fringe Festival Awards (run in association with The Scotsman Fringe Firsts)}

1215 Productions

^{1215 Productions is an independent theatre company run by Artistic Director Andrew Taylor and Executive Musical Producer Desmond O'Connor.  The company was established to develop and stage exciting new works of topical musical theatre.}

^{Our first production, Failed States, received glowing four and five star reviews from national press.  This hard-hitting show won two new writing awards at Edinburgh in 2007.}

^{Our second production, Slow Motion Suicide, has enjoyed developmental workshops with the support of BAC, Perfect Pitch, RSAMD in Glasgow and financial help from Arts Council England.  We have plans to stage this work in 2009.}