Rear View

Creative Scene presents a show by IOU

Rear View

THE YORKSHIRE PREMIERE AND ONLY YORKSHIRE 2017 DATE OF THIS NEW WORK FROM HALIFAX BASED IOU

Fri 8 September 10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3pm & 5:30pm

Sat 9 September 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm & 5:30pm

Sun 10 September 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm & 3:30pm

A mystery tour, with live performance, aboard a custom-made double decker bus.

The streets become the stage as you are invited aboard IOU’s custom-made open top bus for an unforgettable journey around Batley. Hop on board for a fun-filled exploration of our West Yorkshire town. Audiences can expect some unexpected and unusual locations as well as enjoying the journey.

Blurring reality and fiction Rear View will take you on a moving adventure of a woman’s life told by poets Cecilia Knapp and Jemima Foxtrot.

‘If at 65 you could say something to yourself at 23, what would it be?’

The bus is a 1989 Volvo B10M mid-engined city bus and now has a grandstand-like seating arrangement with seats facing the back of the bus, giving passengers a clear view. The bus is fully accessible and has been constructed by Calderdale Engineering and Martin Pickwell and Peter Arnold at IOU’s creation space in Halifax.

There is a platform lift for wheelchair use, or for those unable to use steps. There will also be provision for people with sight or hearing impairment.

The trips take place over the weekend of the Batley Festival on Friday, Saturday (festival day) and Sunday.

Tickets: £4 adults / £2 under 16
Tickets on sale online or at Batley Festival (9 Sept) outside Batley Library

Rear View begins at Batley Library & Art Gallery and you will be escorted to the bus. Please arrive 15 minutes in advance.

The bus has wheel chair access. Audio description and caption devises can be provided on request. Assistance dogs are welcome on board.

If you have any access requirements, please advise Anna at projects@creativescene.org.uk or 01924 437 966