Centuries have passed and the global sea level has risen faster than predicted due to humanities ignorance towards climate change. In the past, residents of coastal towns have feared the rising tide, creating numerous strategies to fight the water, such as flood barriers, sea walls, sand dunes, and even relocating entire cities. However, after decades of failure, humanity has come to the realisation that nature flooding their land is washing away their sins and granting them the opportunity to start over. This epiphany was the foundation of the Spring Tide Festival.

The Morecambe Cyclical Island is host to the annual Spring Tide Festival and theatre performance extravaganza. This weeklong prestigious festival celebrates the alignment of the sun, moon and earth which creates extreme high and low tides. Similar to the Vikings beliefs that dying in battel was the most prestigious death as it guaranteed you a seat in Valhalla, the citizens of coastal regions believe that losing your home to flooding is an honourable event of re-birth as well as granting you access to the best seats at the Festival.

The festival allows for the mourning of the livelihoods lost to flooding and converts grief into celebration of new beginnings. The festival creates a supportive community teaching acceptance and faith in natures self-healing, the journey through the architectural spaces aids the process of grieving, acceptance and healing.

The best seats within the theatre are guaranteed to those who have recently lost their homes to the tide. Whilst visitors who will soon lose their homes to flooding are invited to the immediate spaces outside the theatre, experiencing the light and acoustic performances emanating from the lighthouse. Visitors whose houses are safe from flooding can only view the festival extravaganza from a distance as they have not earned their seats on the island.