New
podcast offers audiences a chance to see the city through new eyes
'The Other City' Podcast
Podcasts
are now more popular than ever; a 2018 Ofcom report shows UK audiences have
doubled in the last five years with nearly 6m adults now tuning in each week,
but so far very few theatre companies have created podcasts and most have been
factual - behind the scenes interviews about the industry.
Cap-a-Pie
Artistic Director Brad McCormick explains, “The aim of this project was for people to
think about their own city and how the world outside influences and shapes it.
We decided that if we wanted people to think about that, it would be best for
them to experience the show while being outside, walking around the city, so we
created a free podcast which people can listen to anywhere, at any time.
“The
Other City offers
audiences a different way of thinking about our world and our place in it. At a
time of huge national uncertainty (we launch the podcast just days after
Britain is due to leave the EU) we hope it will help people to think about what
connections we have to the rest of the world - what is similar and what is
different.”
Cap-a-Pie
has created The
Other City with Dr Matt Davies from Newcastle University’s School of
Geography, Politics & Sociology. Matt looks at how the global and the local
come together in urban environments, and has spent time in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil researching the effects that world events like the World Cup and the
Olympics have on local communities.
The Other
City will be available to download as a free podcast from 2 April,
and two free meet the team events are taking place at Alphabetti Theatre in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne at 2pm on Saturday 6 April and Theatre Delicatessen in
Sheffield at 2pm on Saturday 13 April.
Sign up
to be the first to experience The Other City at www.theothercity.co.uk
On The
Web:
@capapiecreative
#TheOtherCity
Photos: www.phyllischristopher.com
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