Inspired by The Globe's Shakespearian Sonnet Walks, Scary Little Girls Productions bring the streets of St Austell alive with performance, poetry and song.
In groups of only ten to fifteen of you at a time, you set off on a specially prepared route around the town. You have only each other and the carefully constructed printed guides to show you around - as you progress you will discover secrets you never knew your town was keeping!
At intervals throughout the route, performers stationed in the crowds begin their poems and songs as your group draws near, engaging you with Cornish writing new and old that comes quite literally out of the life of the town.
Artists from Scary Little Girls, with Mark Rylance's support, have already created these unique walks internationally, including ones around Lower Manhattan in New York, Marylebone Village in London and Fowey in Cornwall as part of this year's Daphne du Maurier Festival.
The Living Word Walks make both town and writing come alive as the route becomes a performative treasure hunt and you find the hidden world of your town.
Join us for this intimate, enchanting and unexpected event and see, hear and experience St Austell as never before!
Start Venue: The St Austell Brewery, 63 Trevarthian Road, Cornwall PL25 4BY
Dates: The 25th and 26th of September 2010
Tickets: £7 full, £4 concession (definition of concession broad)
Times: Audience groups leave every fifteen minutes from the Brewery Museum starting at 12.15pm and continuing at 12.30pm, 12.45pm, 1pm, 1.15pm, 1.30pm, 1.45pm, 2pm, 2.15pm and 2.30pm. Duration of each Walk is approximately 90 minutes. Please dress for the changeably Cornish weather!
Booking: www.crbo.co.uk/events
Cornish Riviera Box Office
Phone (01726) 879 500 / (Local Rate 0845 094 0428)
Pre booking is strongly advised as places for each Walk are strictly limited but we will do our best to accommodate walk ups on the day.
