MIKRON Theatre Company, which specialises in performance art by canal, river and road, was forced to crane its narrowboat Tyseley onto land for the first time since 1976 because it was unable to continue travelling on the drought-stricken River Thames.
A crane was hired to winch the vessel out of the river at Reading and transport it three hours away by road to a marina in Calcutt, Warwickshire, so the show could go on – the first time in almost five decades that Tyseley had been on dry land and only the fourth time in the group’s 53-year history.
After footing a £3144 bill, the award-winning team then resumed the final 10 days of their summer tour; visit https://mikron.org.uk for autumn tour dates.
