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Theatre in the Rough
Festival
A new audio project has unearthed
the hidden histories and secret stories of communities along the Sefton
coast.
Coastlands, produced by the Theatre in the Rough Festival, is a series of 6
audio documentaries, created through a year long collaboration between local
theatre makers and the general public.
They combine documentary recordings with original writing, soundscapes and
drama to capture a unique panorama of the Towns and Villages that form the
22 miles of Sefton's coastline.
► Join Emma
Little on a road trip through South Sefton,
seeking the truth behind the story and local phenomenon known as the 'Litherland Running
Man'. Se also looks more deeply into the nature of social media fandom.
► Joseph Rynhart accompanies a cabbie and his passengers through 24 hours in
Southport, charting the Town's culture, people and history, from 1 dawn to
the next.
► Chelsea Bassnett discovers the spiritual side of Formby, joining a communal
earth chant on the beach, and learning about the therapeutic benefits of
gong baths and meditation.
► Helen Stenson and Rebecca Downing uncover Sefton's spooks, including:-
poltergeists and exorcisms in Altcar, and strange reports of flashing lights
at the abandoned Seaforth Radar Tower.
► Phil Montgomery questions the value of public art in the borough through the
prism of Another Place. He follows pupils from Forefield Junior School in
Crosby as they create a musical project inspired by the Iron Men.
► Ashleigh Panther looks at environmentalism along the coast, going on
location at Ainsdale National Nature Reserve, as well as talking to the
young winners of Sefton's 2015 Eco Champion Awards.
Chris Fittock, Artistic Director of Theatre in the Rough, said:-
"Coastlands attempts to place a creative landscape over the culture, history
and geography of Sefton. Our work has always celebrated the vibrancy of the
borough, and this project has enabled local people to explore their own
surroundings afresh."
The documentaries are being released weekly from Monday, 19 October 2015,
through the organisation's website:-
TheaTreinTherough.Com, where they
will be free to stream and download. They are also touring as an audio
installation throughout the autumn. They are currently at The Atkinson until
mid-November, and will also be visiting Lydiate and Waterloo. There is a
short trailer with excerpts available
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