Join Tamasha artist Afsana Begum and her collaborators from community theatre company Rightful Place, all Brick Lane locals, as they guide you on an audio walking-tour adventure around the place they call home. Beyond the curry house strip and trendy bar culture, this place has history. Come and discover the real Brick Lane – from Bengali laskars to Satanic wedding guests, local wrestlers to the street’s most successful family – these people have cast their shadows onto these pavements and invite you to see Brick Lane as you’ve never seen it before.
We Are Shadows: Brick Lane is an immersive smartphone adventure on foot by Coney & Tamasha, inspired by where we live: E1 in Tower Hamlets.
Participants’ adventure will begin with a phone call on their mobile phones from which they will be navigated through and around Brick Lane, taking them on a magical-realist journey where shadows are revealed around every corner. The game is for playing in pairs, so try to bring along a pal. However, it can be played individually too – whatever you prefer.
With game design by BAFTA award-winning Coney and written by Tamasha’s Artistic Director Fin Kennedy (How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found) and playwright Rabiah Hussain (Spun), and directed by Sita Thomas (Top Girls), your adventure will last around an hour.
Ready to head out on your adventure? Great! But before you do, there are just a few things you need to know first…
Download quick and easy instructions here > We Are Shadows Brick Lane – instructions for adventurers
We Are Shadows is open and available to everyone. If you have access requirements please get in touch with ellie@coneyhq.org to discuss alternative models of the game.
A Coney & Tamasha Digital joint project in collaboration with Rightful Place Theatre Company, supported by Derwent London and Rich Mix.
Age guidance: Suitable for ages 12+
Image © Bettina Adela
