TWO new plays inspired by Hampshire’s railway history will be performed in Andover.

Put on by theatre company Forest Forge, Leaves on a Line tells of a young woman who abandons her baby on a deserted railway platform and an older woman who finds it.

Old railway lines, heritage stations and derelict platforms of Hampshire’s railway network form the backdrop of these two plays.

Artistic director of Forest Forge and director of Leaves on a Line, Kirstie Davis, said: “This has been a fascinating journey into the history of the Hampshire railways which has inspired lots of beautiful and witty stories about those moments in a person’s life when everything could change.

“We have had such fun exploring this subject and meeting people who have then written us letters answering the question: What are you waiting for?

“Leaves on a Line is an emotional rollercoaster that will make you recognise those moments in your own life when tracks converge and in an instant everything you know could change forever.”

  •  Leaves on a Line is at The Lights in Andover on Tuesday, March 17.

For more information go online at thelights.org.uk or call the box office on 01264 368368.