Beyond the End of the Road
Beyond the End of the Road 2017
November Club creative team travelled the county, listening to local residents and collecting their stories and anecdotes to create this new site-specific musical exploring rural life. Working with seven villages and a cattle auction mart and taking their material as inspiration, Beyond the End of the Road returned to each village to perform through June 2017.
Our storytelling rabble weave their midsummer tale about the residents of their village P L A C E, their loves, their losses and their deepest secrets. Inspired by folk and traditional music, performed by a professional cast of 10 actors and musicians, with special appearances from local talent at each venue.
Produced by November Club in collaboration with Highlights Rural Touring Scheme.
Music and Lyrics by Katie Doherty | Written by Laura Lindow Directed by Cinzia Hardy | Designed by Imogen Cloët Participation Producer Sarah Hudson
Photography The Image Farm, Imogen Cloët.
Beyond the End of the Road 2018
In July 2018 November Club collaborated with County Durham’s Northern Heartlands project to take Beyond the End of the Road to rural venues in Teesdale and Weardale including Binchester, Evenwood, Stanhope, Crook, Mickleton and Barnard Castle.
The tour culminated in a return to Hexham Auction Mart. Set in a remote imaginary village called PLACE, our cast of 10 actors and musicians told a story infused with anecdotes and memories gathered from rural communities in Northumberland, creating a unique musical exploring rural life.
