HIGH
RISERS
MUSIC & LYRICS BY DAVID FALLON
BOOK & LYRICS BY FRASER SCOTT
High Risers concluded a week of R&D in August 2025 at the National Theatre of Scotland.
The full show was presented and recorded at the end of the R&D. To watch this, please contact me.
As the Commonwealth Games approach and the Scottish Independence Referendum looms, Declan’s home — once the tallest residential building in Europe — is set to be demolished live during the opening ceremony.
Declan inherits his late mother’s flat — along with all her mounting debt. With eviction on the horizon and time running out, Declan’s only shot at stability arrives in the form of Cammy, his brother, who returns with a desperate plan to make some cash. Fast.
High Risers is Declan’s whirlwind tale of home, work, family, and what ultimately ties them together: money. It might not be everything — but it’s a start.
(Photos from REWRITES 2024)
2014: Glasgow
REWRITES 2024
In March 2024, David and Fraser presented new songs from High Risers (formerly Coming Back Around) at REWRITES. Initiated by The Lowry in Manchester, REWRITES is a platform for musicals to showcase new material across the UK. Alumni of REWRITES include Splitlip’s Operation Mincemeat and Finn Anderson’s A Mother’s Song.
High Risers shared the below songs at both The Lowry and MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton.
