This Town is a modern-day epic narrative poem, performed and written by Rory Aaron (BBC New Creatives, Southbank Poetry Collective).
An ode to home, it uses spoken word to transport audiences to a post-industrialised landscape.
Against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and a looming recession, it looks at young people’s experience of loss, PTSD, friendship and hope of a better tomorrow.
Commissioned by Contact Manchester and Derby Theatre, it’s at Contact March 22–30.