Lifeline

This unusual new Scottish musical by Robin Hiley and Becky Hope-Palmer is divided into two timelines. One, set in the 1950s, follows Alexander Fleming, the discover of penicillin as his heart of torn over his Greek scientists resistance fighter love Amalia Voureka; the other, set in present day Edinburgh, concerns a junior doctor whose childhood sweetheart is rushed to her hospital. The show – which has been performed at the United Nations! – stars a chorus of real-life nurses, doctors, vets, dentists and scientists alongside a professional main cast.