When the shops are shut for good, when the shutters come down for the last time, when the final homes are bought up, what happens to communities then? C-Scape's new show uses the company's unique style of physical storytelling to tell the tales of villages and the people who live in them. Evocative, charming and funny, When the Shops Shut brings the characters found in these communities to life in a vivid blend of dance, theatre, film, poetry and music. Featuring the work of choreographers TC Howard, Helen Tiplady and Sally Williams, the film work of Mark Jenkin and the poetry of Anna Maria Murphy and Murray Lachlan-Young.