It’s 1968 and Northampton is on the verge of great change: it’s becoming a ‘New Town’

THE PROJECT

60 Miles by Road or Rail

An arts, community & heritage project made with, by and for local people, celebrating 50 years of Northampton experiences.

THE BACKGROUND

Discover how the project started and what its objectives are.

THE SHOW

Discover more about the production at Royal & Derngate in September and how you can purchase tickets.

TESTIMONIALS

Discover what our communtity have been saying about the project so far…

How can you get involved?

The project is powered by real Northamptonian experiences and opinions. You can contribute your personal stories in multiple ways:

Share your story

Share your personal experiences of Northampton online. We welcome a wide range of responses.

Share Your Story

Latest news

Discover the upcoming community events we are hosting, and how you can share your stories in person.

Upcoming events

What's happening?

Tuesday 16th October – Abbeyfield School

We led a session at Abbeyfield School, Mereway with their sixth-form drama students who came to watch the production. We talked through our devising process, and answered their questions about […]

Friday 28th September – The Production Debuts

The production premiered at Royal & Derngate on Friday 28th September to a packed-out audience. You can hear what our some of our audiences thought of the production here. […]

Sunday 16th September – Heritage Open Day at Umbrella Fair Organisation

Saturday 15th September – Groundwork Weekender

Creative Director Andy Routledge will be talking about the project on Saturday 15th September at Milton Keynes as part of Situating the Groundwork Panel Seven. Tracing the Pathway host Situating the […]

Wednesday 5th September – Dostiyo Asian Women and Girls Network

Andy Routledge and Subika Anwar-Khan spent an afternoon with 15 members of Dostiyo Asian Women and Girls Network. As part of this, the group discussed their homes, their arrival to […]