tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:53:31 +0000http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)Blogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-1435343189644810678Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:49:00 +00002010-02-23T13:51:10.066ZFor 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 http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/summer-school-2010-news-coming-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-8655361700492209571Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:34:00 +00002010-02-19T14:55:52.433ZCakebookThis 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 http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/bake-northern-stage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-942697027978741027Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:51:00 +00002010-02-05T10:43:42.549ZCharlie 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 forhttp://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/charlie-and-lolas-best-bestest-play-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-4924909263173460584Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:32:00 +00002010-02-04T14:36:54.161ZDirector 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/b006t6c5http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/peter-brook-on-tonights-culure-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-3460291016109750771Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:37:00 +00002010-02-02T17:42:28.756Zjane hall40 profilesAs 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 http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/40-profiles-jane-hall-development.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-6921453906673600756Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:27:00 +00002010-02-02T17:33:14.066Z40 profilesjohn disleyAs 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. <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false falsehttp://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/40-profiles-john-disley-front-of-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-1166596563491534837Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:18:00 +00002010-02-02T17:36:02.911Zlucy crimmens40 profiles<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/40-profiles-lucy-crimmens-creative-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-1705162977526050451Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:31:00 +00002010-03-01T17:53:31.611Z40 profilesjo cundallAs 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.First up is Jo Cundall, Participation and Programming Co-ordinator. What does your job involve?Organising things! http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/02/40-profiles-jo-cundall-participation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-8787939768506907399Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:30:00 +00002010-01-26T14:39:49.282Zburns nightnew rope burnswee home from homeOh noble chocolate bar, deep-fried in batterSo beautifully laid upon yon platterWe bite yer crispy coat then sic a splatterO gallus, gowden gooThat couldnae be mair sugary or fatterBursts inside wir mou’Weel-named are ye for Mars, the god of warFor the gods up in the Galaxy did roarAnd raized a Marathon o’ random-sploreAnd hurly-burlyWhen first ye came. Then cried for more:Creme Egg and http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/01/burns-night-ode-to-deep-fried-mars-bar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-4810854020074546894Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:19:00 +00002010-01-26T11:15:34.220ZFloaters - Michael DaviesFriday 15 January - Saturday 20 FebruaryReception: 6 - 8 Thursday 4 FebruaryAfter a process of sifting, enlarging and translating old photographs into paintings, images that began as superficially innocuous, snap-shot moments multiplied in thier possible readings. Freed from their original context and with the shading of their motives now ambiguous; these banal minor http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/01/waygood-northern-stage-floaters-michael.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-7060548809145470185Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:08:00 +00002010-01-12T13:35:45.992ZThis year, the theatre turns 40.In 1969, planning permission was granted for a new theatre on the Barras Bridge site and in 1970 the University Theatre opened. Since then, the building has been known as Newcastle Playhouse and Gulbenkien Studio and for the last five years – taking its name from the theatre company within – as Northern Stage.Our birthday programme holds a lot of treats for the http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2010/01/happy-birthday-to-us-this-year-theatre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-2245714684364799403Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:25:00 +00002009-12-01T10:35:49.948ZPeter PanRehearsal DiaryBy Kat Downing (Assistant Director)The first day of rehearsals there are many new faces. With a large cast and a large number of the company from Northern Stage everyone has time to introduce themselves. Erica Whyman, (the director) talks to the cast and company about Peter Pan and her vision. Designer Neil Murray shows the imaginative model box and explains our journey into Neverland. It is http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/12/peter-pan-rehearsal-diary-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-8697713791036079280Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:45:00 +00002009-11-25T13:52:23.876ZWaygoodUrbanscapes by Kit Kingsbury Waygood @ Northern Stage Exhibition runs Friday 20 November 2009 – Saturday 09 January 2010 Reception: 6-8pm Tuesday 24 November 2009 Urbanscapes features a collection of paintings created by emerging British artist Kit Kingsbury including a new series of small-scale works inspired via a recent six-month residency in Japan and funded by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/11/waygood-northern-stage-urbanscapes-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-8995531437358797146Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:16:00 +00002009-11-26T16:24:29.202Zannual dinnerWe are now selling tables and individual seats for our 40th Birthday Annual Dinner on Wednesday 10 February 2010.In recent years we have gained a reputation for hosting thrilling theatrical evenings, transforming our stages into unusual ‘one night only’ dining spaces. Our next Dinner promises to be an extra special occasion, as we will be celebrating 40 years of producing and presenting world http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/11/northern-stage-annual-dinner-join.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-603525854987361324Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:05:00 +00002009-10-28T15:21:33.082ZPaintingsGlen Cruddas Waygood @ Northern Stage 23 October – 14 November 09 Reception: 6-8pm Thursday 12 November Glenn’s figurative paintings explore his fascinations with the human figure and the painting process, where he never looses sight of the fact that he is creating a painting. Exploration of the medium and method of application is as important as exploration of the figure depicted.“My http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/10/waygood-northern-stage-glen-cruddas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-5831022665766947224Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:47:00 +00002009-10-28T15:00:48.668ZSat 7 November, 7:30pmSaville Exchange, Howard Street, North Shields£8 (£6 concessions)Box Office: 0191 643 7093Apples & Snakes presentsBEYOND WORDSFive incredible South African poets tour the UK together for the first time. Brought together by South African Poet Laureate and renowned exile campaigner Keorapetse Kgositsile, the show premieres specially commissioned new work. This is a blistering http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/10/beyond-words-poetry-from-south-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-4010219862234884652Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:04:00 +00002009-11-02T11:17:01.056ZTue 3 Nov 6pm, Stage 3Why do we age? How do our bodies change when we age? What happens to our health and why does it seem to deteriorate? A special pre-show discussion to that evening's performance of A Tender Thing will look at the ideas that inspired the reimagining of the Romeo and Juliet story as an older couple whose life together is drawing to a close.From the Royal Shakespeare Company, http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/10/tender-thing-pre-show-discussion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-3369288010239169715Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-10-26T17:36:25.034ZWorkshops Do you want to be a theatre director? Have you ever thought about directing a 'classic' play? Direct Access open days are free, professional workshop opportunities to learn about the craft of theatre-making from the country's finest directors. Since 1998, the JMK Trust has provided talented young directors with awards, guidance and development opportunities. This remarkable impact http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/10/jmk-trust-direct-access-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-1025817868508270724Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-10-21T16:38:41.302+01:00RSCtheatre royalWednesday 21 October, 7pmTheatre Royal Learning SpaceJoin the RSC at Newcastle's Theatre Royal for a play reading of one of Howard Barker's most acclaimed plays The Castle. Originally produced by the RSC in 1985, it is a scathing satire of sexuality and war set in the time of The Crusades and a play of astonishing intellectual breadth, verbal dexterity, wit and passion. Join members of the http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/10/play-reading-castle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-4998521042400185520Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:54:00 +00002009-10-12T17:01:27.838+01:0031st OctoberRSC Symposium Day10 - 6pm, Stage 2Led by Peter Reynolds (Professor in Theatre Studies at Newcastle University), Erica Whyman (Chief Executive at Northern Stage) and RSC Practitioners, this day long workshop looks at how Shakespeare is being performed in the 21st Century.Open to all.Tickets: £7.50 (limited availability)Contact the box office on 0191 230 5151http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/10/rsc-symposium-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-427290742562837054Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:55:00 +00002009-10-06T11:50:41.857+01:00Sunday 18th OctoberSaturday 24th OctoberCreative writers... where art thou? How would you like to spend a day working with the Royal Shakespeare Company to create a Shakespearean Public Announcement?A unique collaboration between Fierce Earth, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Wunderbar Festival is bringing Shakespeare's language bang up to date by creating a series of everyday public http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/10/shakespearean-public-announcements.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-2918880674892888022Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:43:00 +00002009-09-30T14:47:02.029+01:00Recollections by Dee ShawFriday 25 September - Saturday 17 October 2009Reception: Thursday 8 October 6-8pmDee Shaw‘s work deals with the twin concepts of time and memory through tiny fragments of pottery found in various locations and embellished with stitches to imagine the full story. “For many years I have collected fragments of pottery found on the ground pushed to the surface by http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/09/recollections-waygood-northern-stage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-1937313336178111039Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:24:00 +00002009-09-25T15:48:26.280+01:00Members of the Northern Stage team have been in South Africa taking part in an exciting project. Like last year's South Africa trip, we've kept up with goings on through a series of blog posts. Mark Calvert, Creative Participation Co-ordinator, tells us about what South Africa meant to him: "So, we're here... we've travelled 10, 193km, 6333.9 miles or 5504 nautical miles (according to http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/09/pictures-from-south-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-3092989264866178439Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:15:00 +00002009-09-16T10:41:29.753+01:00EricaSouth AfricaMembers of the Northern Stage team have been in South Africa taking part in an exciting project. Like last year's South Africa trip, we're keeping up with goings on through a series of blog posts. Erica tells us more about her experiences:"On the second day of our workshop, we brought in some copies of a play called The Coat, devised by a group of actors in South Africa in 1966. I noticed it in http://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/09/story-of-coat-south-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892739007154881473.post-1651239550491205053Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:04:00 +00002009-09-03T10:19:28.149+01:00EricaSouth AfricaMembers of the Northern Stage team have been in South Africa taking part in an exciting project. Like last year's South Africa trip, we're keeping up with goings on through a series of blog posts. Erica updates us on her experiences this year:"We've all found it quite hard to write about our experiences here because it has been pretty intense and very absorbing. So you might need to wait untilhttp://www.northernstage.co.uk/Portals/0/blogs/2009/09/south-africa-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Stage)0