Southpaw Dance Company is to present its dance version of the story of Faust in a Sunderland multi-storey car park.
The top floor of St Mary’s car park will be turned into a 1920s speakeasy and the production will feature breakdancing, bootleggers and big band music, telling the story of Faust as he battles the Devil for his soul after stumbling unaware into the joint. Hell is there, too—a real pit of fire.
Faust is presented by Sunderland Stages, which aims to provide unconventional performances in a range of venues around the city, from the familiar to the unconventional and unexpected.
“Southpaw Dance Company is one of the most exciting dance companies performing in the UK," said Sunderland Stages director Helen Green, "and we wanted Sunderland audiences to have the opportunity to see its unique mix of dance styles and athleticism in a spooky tale that gets us in the mood for Halloween.
“Hell is represented as a real fiery pit, so we had to present this outdoors and where better than St Mary’s car park, a location that has one of the most spectacular views of Wearmouth, the port and the Stadium of Light?”
The performance is at 7:30 on 19 October on level 3 of St Mary’s car park next to the river and Wearmouth Bridge.