Foursight Theatre and Black Country Touring present 'The Corner Shop'

 Foursight Theatre and Black Country Touring in association with English Heritage present The Corner Shop, a new performance inspired by real-life stories from the world of the corner shop.

26 September – 4 October 2008
The Queens Square, West Bromwich
Audience meeting point: The Public, New Street, West Bromwich, B70 7PG
£6/£4 concessions. Early booking is advisable.
0121 533 7162 (Mon – Sat 9 – 6, Sun 10 – 6)

Open the door – a bell rings... do you smell gingery dhal or Polish bread? Behind the counter past the tightly packed shelves, is a second door - a TV murmurs: is it Coronation Street, or a Hindi movie? Who will serve you? Who else might you see there? What do they want?

The corner shop has been at the heart of community life for longer than we can remember. It is a place to meet, to gossip, and to buy our daily essentials. It is a place of work, a public space, but often also a home. It reflects our changing world, as well as holding memories of old.

As this long-loved institution begins to disappear from our streets, The Corner Shop – a performance set in the shell of a disused shop in the centre of West Bromwich - will take audiences on a rich journey down high streets and behind shop counters.

Performances:

26 September -1pm, 7pm
27 September - 1pm, 4pm, 7pm
28 September - 1pm, 4pm
29 September - 1pm, 7pm
1 October - 1pm, 4pm, 7pm
2 October - 1pm, 7pm
3 October - 1pm, 4pm, 7pm
4 October - 1pm, 4pm, 7pm
 
The Corner Shop is part of a larger heritage project recording the changing nature of shops across the Black Country leading to the creation of a new archive and touring exhibition.