Professional actors are set to take countryside fiction on tour across the North East.
The Border Readers are embarking on their 'most extensive tour yet', Land Lines, by performing live readings of short stories with rural settings in 17 community venues as part of their Autumn Tour.
Each story offers a glimpse into modern countryside life, featuring works by contemporary writers such as Tim Pear, Deborah Moggach, Adam Thorpe, Helen Dunmore, and Jo Scott.
In Tim Pear's story Blue, a dying farmer reflects on his life and sees the world in a new light.
Deborah Moggach's How I Learnt to be a Real Countrywoman tells the tale of a Londoner whose conservation campaign changes her life in more ways than one.
Adam Thorpe's In the Author's Footsteps follows a determined walker who creates chaos in Milton Keynes with his outdated guidebook.
Helen Dunmore's Protection explores the lengths an artist will go to shield her twin girls at their isolated rural home.
Jo Scott's Leap of Faith, set in the Cheviot hills, tells an 'unexpectedly dramatic' midsummer night’s eve tale.
Since 2018, The Border Readers have been captivating audiences in village halls, libraries, pubs, galleries, art centres, and more, with intimate readings on themes ranging from ghost stories to crime.
The tour will showcase the work of Northumberland National Park-based Jo Scott and features a borderlands scene from lino-cut artist Tom Davidson as the production image.
For more details, visit theborderreaders.co.uk.
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