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Walk This Play: Monuments
Celebrating the monuments big and small, the people that built the buildings from the ground up and that keep the beating heart of the area alive.
Launch Event, Sunday 30th May, Ancoats
We're thrilled to have recently launched our audio walking play, Walk This Play: Monuments, produced by the fantastic team at ThickSkin Theatre for audiences in and around Ancoats.
Monuments guides you around the Ancoats cobbles, old and new, asking you not to overlook the buildings and the communities that make the area unique.
The FREE audio play launched on Sunday 30th May at Cutting Room Square in Ancoats, where we were lucky to be accompanied sunny skies and wonderful partners- including ThickSkin, Canal & River Trust, Buzzin' Sounds Recording Studio, The Wellbeing Bistro, and The Resonance Centre.
ThickSkin joined us with live music, a photo gallery of Ancoats, and a recorded dance piece featuring locations from around the walk. We also had some fantastic plant-based food, courtesy of The Wellbeing Bistro and The Resonance Centre.
We partnered with One Manchester to commission ThickSkin Theatre to create an exciting immersive community experience to take people on a journey through Ancoats. The commission was made possible through funding from Arts Council England and Great Places.
We want to say an enormous thank you to the many partners and volunteers who supported the event, we couldn't have done it without you!
We're so excited to share some footage and reviews of the event, but for now, make sure to check out the walking play, available until October. Simply download the ECHOES app, plug in your headphones and press play.
Couldn't join us on the day? You can still Walk This Play!
You will need to download the free ECHOES app to your device.
Click here to choose Apple App Store or Google Play.
In the ECHOES app, download the specific Monuments walk here.
Make sure you ‘download’ the walk while still connected to wifi, before you set off.
You’re ready to go!
You will need headphones and your smartphone.
Keep your GPS and wifi enabled.
Follow the instructions given by the narrator.
The route is circular and will start and end at the theatre, highlighted orange on the map.
When you start the walk, you will see your current position as a blue dot on the map.
Top tips:
- All walks are outdoors, so wear comfy shoes and suitable clothes for the weather.
- Download the app and the walk before you set off, while connected to wifi.
- If the app asks you about location settings, select ‘allowed all the time’ to improve GPS.
- Keep your wifi on during the walk as this will strengthen the GPS location, without using any data.
- If the sound disappears, just check on your map to find your route again.
- If you have any issues with GPS, you can find helpful information here: iPhone or Android.
Accessibility:
- The walk is available from 9am – 8pm Monday – Saturday and 9am – 6pm on Sundays.
- The walk will last around 45 minutes (depending on your speed) with some inclines, but no steps.
- The walk will wait for you and can be enjoyed at your own pace.
- As this is an audio experience, D/deaf audiences can choose to use the in-app captions, available from 21 April.
- Visually impaired audiences may need a walking companion for safety with crossing roads.
- Walk This Play experiences are suitable for ages 12+
