"Trellick Tales" on the BBC

Trellick Tower in North Kensington is one of the capital's most instantly recognizable buildings designed by Ernő Goldfinger. It's seen by some as a landmark of 60s brutalist architecture. But by others as a symbol of crude social planning and urban alienation.

Now though the iconic Tower is being turned into a popup theatrical space hosting performances in inspired by Trellick’s own residents. People either love or loathe Trellick Tower built as a council estate in 1968 and opened in 1972 near the West way. It's the setting for a dramatic work staged by social theater group SPID and involving young people from West London and some of the residents of the brutalist edifice.

Trellick Tales was inspired by Trellick town itself. SPID is an organization that specialized in working on Council Estates. People living on Council Estates often feel alienated by theater, because they think of theater as something that's expensive, they think of it as something that happens on the stage. Our solution to this is make sure that the work is relevant and that it's happening in a way that's exciting for them.