Summer School 2010 news coming soon!

For one week only, Northern Stage is opened up to young people aged 11 – 20, giving them the chance to make their own show and perform it on our main stage.

Alongside sessions on acting and devising theatre there are lots of opportunities to get involved with the backstage, costume and marketing sides of the theatre.

For any young people who want to get involved but don't fancy acting, we also run a technical strand to the summer school, where participants find out all about lighting, sound and staging working with Northern Stage’s technical team.

Full details, dates and times will be announced shortly and booking will open next week (week commencing 1st March).

Make sure you keep checking the Summer School section of our website for all the latest information.

Bake Northern Stage!

This is one of the best projects we've heard about in a long time.

NewcastleGateshead's EAT! Festival is happening again this year and the event we're most looking forward to is Cakebook. 100 of the NewcastleGateshead's most iconic buildings (which we're thrirlled to be one of) will be made out of sponge, fruit, icing and jam for a giant flash-mob picnic on June 20.


If you want to bake Northern Stage, or any other of the 100 iconic buildings, visit http://www.cakebook.org/ and bid for your favourite landmarks plot online on ebay. You can buy Northern Stage here.

Win Charlie & Lola Goodies!

Charlie and Lola's Best Bestest Play is coming to Northern Stage in April.

At the same time Seven Stories are unveiling their latest exhibition, Green Drops and Moonsquirters: The UTTERLY Imaginative World of Lauren Child!

To celebrate all things Lauren Child, we’ve teamed up to host a completely fabulous competition. For your chance to win a family day ticket for Seven Stories, a family ticket for Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play at Northern Stage plus a selection of signed goodies, simply answer this question:

Lola is TOO absolutely small for…
a)School
b)The Zoo
c)The Circus

Send your answer, plus your name and age to info@sevenstories.org.uk . Please note all entries must include a parent/carer name, address and contact telephone number.Competition ends Friday 2 April at 5pm. The winner will be notified by Friday 9 April. Good luck!

Green Drops and Moonsquirters runs from 13 February – 1 September 2010. For more information go to www.sevenstories.org.uk

Peter Brook on Tonight's Culture Show

Director Peter Brook is interviewed on tonight's Culture Show about his new play 11 & 12, which is at Northern Stage in April. The show will only be seen in five UK venues so we're delighted that it is coming to Newcastle.

If you're reading this after Thur 4 Feb, you can see the show again at iplayer on the Culture Show here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6c5

40 Profiles: Jane Hall, Development Manager

As part of our 40th Birthday celebrations, you can explore what really goes on behind the scenes of a producing theatre as we profile 40 of our staff members throughout the year. From Box Office staff to backstage, you'll meet the people that keep Northern Stage running every day.

Next is Jane Hall, Development Manager

What does your job involve?

Raising funds to support Northern Stage’s ambitious programme of shows and participation projects.

What is your favourite part of your job?

I love the variety and the ability to manage my own time. Every day is different, I could be organising a big fundraising event, writing a sponsorship proposal, meeting a prospective supporter, or researching new sources of funding.
What is your favourite part of the theatre?

L20 and L21 (my children have their names on those seats).

What are you most looking forward to in Northern Stage's birthday year?

Loads! Top three at the moment are the Annual Dinner, Oh What a Lovely War and the Summer Fete.

Would you rather have a Birthday cake or a Birthday present?

I’ll take the cash please!

40 Profiles: John Disley, Front of House Manager

As part of our 40th Birthday celebrations, you can explore what really goes on behind the scenes of a producing theatre as we profile 40 of our staff members throughout the year. From Box Office staff to backstage, you'll meet the people that keep Northern Stage running every day.

Next up is John Disley, Front of House Manager.

What does your job involve?

Ensuring that all the Front of House areas run as smoothly, efficiently and as safely as possible and that all our customers receive a warm welcome and get the most out of their visit to the theatre.

What is your favourite part of your job?

Meeting new audiences, seeing new performances.

What is your favourite part of the theatre?

The bar.

What are you most looking forward to in Northern Stage's birthday year?

The vast and varied programme of work.

Would you rather have a Birthday cake or a Birthday present?

Cake.

40 Profiles: Lucy Crimmens, Creative and Cultural Apprentice

As part of our 40th Birthday celebrations, you can explore what really goes on behind the scenes of a producing theatre as we profile 40 of our staff members throughout the year. From Box Office staff to backstage, you'll meet the people that keep Northern Stage running every day.

Second is Lucy Crimmens, our first ever Sound, Light and Stage Creative & Cultural Apprentice.

What does your job involve?

I’m the first recipient of the Peter Green Award which honours our previous Production Manager and helps train up new theatre technicians through an apprenticeship. So I’m learning about all aspects of technical theatre; from lighting a show to laying floors

What is your favourite part of your job?

The people I work with and the experience I get from all the different companies and people I meet.

What is your favourite part of the theatre?

The dock [backstage (un)loading bay] in the summer. Anywhere warm in the winter.

What are you most looking forward to in Northern Stage's birthday year?

Our production of Apples.

Would you rather have a Birthday cake or a Birthday present?

Present – too many cakes makes Lucy a large lady!