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Close The Coalhouse Door

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Times shown below are for the first 7 days only.

Fri 13/04/12	Sat 14/04/12	Sun 15/04/12	Mon 16/04/12	Tue 17/04/12	Wed 18/04/12	Thu 19/04/12
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19:30	19:30	-	-	19:30	19:30	19:30

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FRI 13 APR - SAT 5 MAY, 7.30pm
(excludes Mondays & Sundays)
SAT 5 MAY, 2pm

Northern Stage and Live Theatre present
Close the Coalhouse Door

By Alan Plater, based on stories by Sid Chaplin
Music by Alex Glasgow
Directed by Samuel West
Additional material by Lee Hall
Designed by Soutra Gilmour
Musical direction by Sam Kenyon
Lighting design by James Farncombe

A musical play celebrating the magnificent spirit of the North East, Close the Coalhouse Door is told with a wry smile, sparkling dialogue and moving songs by an extended family of wives, vicars, sons, daughters and of course the miners themselves.

The show is an exhilarating ride through the strikes, victories and disappointments in British mining history from the formation of the first unions in 1831. Structured around joyful and heart-tugging songs inspired by working mens’ anthems of each period, it has all the irony and lively mischief of Oh What A Lovely War, the dark grit of Our Friends In The North, and the triumph over adversity of Billy Elliot.

Tickets: £24, £19.15, £12.50
Concessions: £2 off

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RELATED EVENTS

You might also be interested in joining us for:

Page to Stage
Thu 26 Apr, 2 - 4pm
A practical insight into staging the show with director Samuel West.
£6 or £3 with a ticket to the show.

Public Lecture
Thu 26 Apr, 5.30pm
Director Samuel West talks about the show in Newcastle University's Curtis Auditorium
FREE

Provocateur
Sat 17 Mar, 8pm
A devised performance created by acting students from Newcastle College.
£5

At The Coalface
Sat 31 Mar, 8pm
Northern Stage and Live Theatre present an evening of work inspired by Close The Coalhouse Door.
£5

Booking will open for ticketed events on 16 Jan.

TOUR DATES

Richmond Theatre, Richmond
9 - 12 May
Box Office: 0844 871 7651
Website: www.atgtickets.com/

The Lowry Theatre, Salford
15 - 19 May
Box Office: 0843 208 6000
Website: www.thelowry.com

The Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
23 - 26 May
Box Office: 01484 430 528
Website: www.thelbt.org

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
29 May - 2 Jun
Box Office: 01483 440 000
Website: www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

Gala Theatre, Durham
12 - 16 Jun
Box Office: 0191 332 4041
Website: www.galadurham.co.uk

Oxford Playhouse
19 - 23 Jun
Box Office: 01865 305 300
Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

York Theatre Royal
26 - 30 Jun
Box Office: 01904 623568
Website: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

Assisted Performances

Accessible performances for Close The Coalhouse Door will take place on the following dates:

	BSL Performances Thu 26 Apr, 7.30pm
	Captioned Performance Thu 3 May, 7.30pm
	Audio Described Sat 5 May, 2pm
	Touch Tour Sat 5 May, 12.30pm

To find out more about our accessibility policy, click here. If you have any other accessibility requirements, please contact John Disley, Front of House Manager on jdisley@northernstage.co.uk

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