A sepia toned wide shot of Morecambe Bay, in the UK. The tide is out and the sand is wet. A sweeping seaside vista. In the distance, different photos of the went end of town are superimposed on each other, giving a strange, ethereal feel to the photo. The sky is salmon orange. White text in the middle of the image reads "HereNowThis, a co-production with Lancaster Arts in association with Derelict Arts"

HereNowThis (Morecambe, UK)

Story

October 24 and 25, 2025. A co-production with Lancaster Arts. In partnership with Derelict.

The streets, buildings, public spaces, nooks and crannies of Morecambe are the stage. Guided by a phone app, participants search in the present, consider the past and witness a series of encounters that evoke possible futures. In the process, they contribute to an aspirational blueprint, unveiled at the culmination of the search.

A scavenger hunt and large-scale undercover performance, HereNowThis is a version of Zuppa's This is Nowhere especially created for the town of Morecambe with a group of local collaborators. Along with co-producer Lancaster Arts, and partners Derelict Arts, the work has been developed with support from More Music, Good Things Collective, Creative West End, Stanley's Community Centre and Adam + GIllian.

Lead writer Kate Cayley. Featuring writing by Jim Lupton and Jules Abraham. Stay tuned for more details.

Visit HereNowThis on the Lancaster Arts website.

Press

“I was one of the people who took part in Zuppa Theatre’s This Is Nowhere performance. Honestly, it was one of the highlights of the year.” – Philip Moscovitch, Halifax Examiner

"Projects like This Is Nowhere will inspire the creation of more bridges, between artists, between communities, between activists, between citizens and members of all three levels of government, and between neighbours.” – Amanda Campbell, The Way I See It

A dark and moody blackish background. A projection screen with neon pink digital mountains at the edge, with a blue slatted sun in the middle. Four treadmills are positioned equal distance apart from each other in front of the screen. On the left and right hand sides of the picture, sportily dressed people leap into the air from mini-trampolines. In the centre of the photo, in futuristic, glowing blue text, "The Movements"