Travelling Theatre, Quayside There are a few last remaining pockets of air lying between the borders of different generations of developments in Newcastle representing the threshold the city is reaching. They display an honest depiction of history, where Victorian roads have been able to charge through at height alongside the mass overspill of storage for the transportation that dominates them. It’s these impressions that are a true stage for Newcastle; they represent ‘who’ the city is. The performing arts of Newcastle are currently having to respond to a blow to one of its main resources; Arts Council England Funding. During this distress the beacon of culture and performing arts will mingle its way through the streets and crevices of Newcastle’s subdued quarter, the inner area to Quayside, anchoring a presence to what is typically regarded as overlooked ground.
The book has been used here to represent the idea of a story embedding itself amongst the city.