Award Winning Rider Spoke comes to Keswick, Darlington and
Redcar- Listen to heartfelt stories from strangers in this
unique, immersive bike ride
Performed in over 28 countries worldwide, internationally award-winning Rider Spoke is on tour. It has been in Adelaide and ‘gone down a storm’ in Athens. Now Eden Arts are bringing the world-class Rider Spoke to Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake, Darlington’s South Park and to the Palace Hub in Redcar this April.
Rider Spoke is available at South Park, Darlington between 2pm and 7pm from Friday 21 April to Sunday 23 April 2023.
Booking information
Rider Spoke Tickets £5 per person. Early bird tickets available with the discount
code ‘earlybird’
https://www.edenarts.co.uk/projects/rider-spoke
Rider Spoke is suitable for people aged 16 years and over.
The duration of the show for an individual participant is around 75 minutes. There will be 6 tickets available every 30 mins.
Rider Spoke was developed by Brighton based Blast Theory in collaboration with the Mixed Reality Lab and was first was first staged at the Barbican, London. Blast Theory are renowned for creating groundbreaking new forms of performance and interactive media that mixes audiences across the internet, live performance and digital broadcasting.
The work is accessible for people with disabilities including reduced mobility, impaired vision and hearing. Audiences with access needs can take part in a wheelchair, on a mobility scooter, or on foot. Bring your own bike or hop on one loaned by the Northern Renewable Centre, Redcar. We give you a smartphone with the Rider Spoke app already on it and ready to go, so you don’t have to use your own phone or download anything.
This is more than just a bike ride, it’s theatre on a bike. Be ready for the most revealing bike ride you’ll ever have, its been astonishing to see what people share – sometimes shocking, sometimes very funny, often intimate, and personal.
Rider Spoke is brought to you as part of the #66 project linking regions along the A66, supported by Arts Council England and the local authorities across the region. Curated and managed by Eden Arts the #66 project brings new cultural, digital and sustainable projects to the region, helping to make it the most liveable place in the UK, especially for the under 40s.
“What’s special about Rider Spoke is hearing people talk about the everyday joys and struggles they face. And about the things that made them. Taking a ride with no particular destination is a rare freedom to reflect on life and find perspective. We’re excited to see what the landscapes of Keswick, Darlington and Redcar will bring. What stories people will share? And what people will recognise of themselves in the
stories they hear from around the world.”
Nick Tandavanitj, Blast Theory Artist
With a smartphone attached to your handlebars, set off in search of the perfect place to hide a secret. Guided by narration and a delicate soundtrack, explore back roads and hidden corners in search of personal stories told by people like you from around the world. Take time to reflect on the moments in your own life that mean the most. Then decide whether to leave behind a story of your own.
“Loved it! What an interesting and thought provoking event”
“Different to anything we have attended before”
Rider Spoke is a cultural treat, environmentally sound, good for mind and body – what inner thoughts do you have as you cycle around the town?
“gloriously enlivening … ” – Metro, five stars
“As soon as it was over, I wanted more.” – ICON Magazine
Darlington Borough Council is supporting Rider Spoke through Creative Darlington.
