Due to information discovered at the Lincolnshire Archives, that the divide in Lincoln had been in place until 1850 – 1900’s when ‘Lincoln’s social composition changed enormously due to the engineering companies which stimulated population growth’ (Walker, 2002), we decided to produce 2 narrative style performances based on what we imagined society’s  reactions would have been to these changes.

However, at this point we realised that because we had decided to include a narrative in our scenes, this meant that, in theory, they could be performed anywhere, so they weren’t site specific. Just as Nick Kayne says: ‘To move the work is to destroy the work’ (2000, p.2).

We were advised to move away from a narrative scene, so we discussed how we could physically ingrain our performance into our site.

For example how Stephan Koplowitz’s theatre company TaskForce integrates stairs into this performance and makes it impossible for that piece to work in any other location. The performers become the site, which is an interesting idea.

This performance inspired my idea of using solely the Lucy Tower Car Park to symbolise Steep Hill.  We could devise a physical theatre performance, emphasising how the social classes change as you move down the levels. With this in mind, we contacted the local authorities to gain permission to perform in Lucy Tower Car Park, which sadly, they refused.

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