Multi-award winning Wigan based theatre company seek local stories for new Walk This Play series at Streets Apart Festival.
Launching at the Streets Apart Festival in Wigan on 9 July, the promenade work will feature a number of well-known stopping points. The new edition is available for free and you can take part at any time after the launch date, using ThickSkin’s Walk This Play® app
Walk This Play® is a series of location-based audio plays by ThickSkin, designed for listeners as they walk. Using their Walk This Play® App, you can experience an alternative audio guide of Wigan town, celebrating its past, present and future.
The plays are immersive and immediate, transporting you inside the story. Each is unique to its location and invites you to experience a familiar route from a new perspective. Through narration and original music blended with the sights and sounds around you, Walk This Play® takes you on a journey of imagination and discovery.
Neil Bettles, Director of the Wigan edition of Walk This Play, said: “We’re delighted to be presenting this new edition of our Walk This Play series featuring an original story bespoke to Wigan and a host of familiar landmarks around the town. As a new resident company at The Old Courts, we’ve been working closely with a group of young creatives to create this play and we’re excited for the community in Wigan to experience the new edition.”
Rosie Scudder, Co-Artistic Director at The Old Courts said: “Streets Apart Festival will be a massive celebration of community and creativity. Wigan Town Centre will play host to a spectacular parade, and King Street will explode with colour and culture. This multi-arts festival is the culmination of years of close partnership work from organisations and individuals across the borough, and new collaborations with internationally renowned creatives. The festival is a melting pot of artistic and community collaboration, and this feels like the perfect moment for new resident company ThickSkin to premiere Walk This Play; made with and for the people of Wigan.”
As a company, ThickSkin are dedicated to developing and showcasing new talent, while reaching audiences who don’t normally attend theatre. ThickSkin are the innovators behind the pioneering Virtual Reality production Petrichor which was created to connect with young audiences during the pandemic.
All editions of Walk This Play® are available to download from the ThickSkin app on the Apple Store or via Google Play. For full details see www.thickskintheatre.co.uk
