New show set to expose cancer scandal that rocked community

THE plight of a small Ayrshire community will be brought to life on stage at Glasgow’s Mitchell Theatre.

A group of musicians from Kilmarnock have self-funded and produced Pylon – a play exploring a scandal which saw families ripped apart by cancer.

The theatre show centres around the early 90s conspiracy that electricity pylons were to blame for high cancer rates in the area.

The play will be coming to Glasgow after two sold-out shows in their hometown and a showcase at the Theatre Royal in London.

All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Beatson Cancer Charity.

Pylon is told through the eyes of the main character Davie McFarlane and how searching for the answers affected him and his community.

Graeme Cameron, Paul Montgomery, Steven Smith and Paul Milligan spent almost two years writing the script and music for the show.

Paul, who plays the lead character David McFarlane, said: “It’s hard to put it to words how much Pylon means to us.

“We all work full time in addition to the thousands of hours we’ve put in to this.

“There are no theatre professionals involved and we’ve had zero funding, but we believe we are doing something unique.

“It’s a story very close to our hearts because we’re telling