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A
selection of previous productions directed... |
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"Sun
Trap " by Ian Skelton |
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From
Tyneside to Teneriffe... |
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"The
Lady in the Van" by Alan Bennett |
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"Alan
Bennett’s true story of the eccentric bag lady who
lived in a van which she parked in his garden for the final
15 years of her life, works its charms as quietly but insistently
as the late Miss Shepherd gained a foothold in the playwright’s
life in the 70s." |
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"Dick
Whittington" by Simon Stallworthy |
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"FROM
the moment the curtain goes up on Neil Armstrong as King
Rat, astride a roaring motorbike belting out Rat Out Of
Hell, the audience knows it’s in for a panto with a
modern cutting edge. " |
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"Alf
Ramsey Knew my Grandfather" by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood |
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The
extraordinary story of how a group of lads from West Aukland
took on the world... and won! |
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"Betrayal"
by Harold Pinter |
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"The
cleverness of the project still resonates and offers a true
indication of the gulf between today’s cliche-ridden
TV drama and the “less-is-more” style of yesteryear’s
theatre." |
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"Aladdin"
by Simon Stallworthy |
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"There's
definitely a new pantomime kid on the block this year with
the Gala producing its first in-house show and what a Christmas
cracker this is…" |
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"The
Likely Lads" by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais |
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The
World Premiere of the North East's favourite TV series |
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"Get
Off At Gateshead" by Ian Skelton |
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"It's been a long time since I've been left speechless
by a play. But last night Chester-le-Street's Ian Skelton's
moving masterpiece about lost love, the inevitability
of ageing parents and living in the past did just that..."
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"Maggies
End" by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood |
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A
comic satire on the death of an icon. |
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"Beamish
Boy" by Ian Skelton |
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"Beamish
Boy is a story of contrasts. Its is about generations of
the
same family living in the same world but who have different
views
of it… I loved it, it is an excellent showcase of life
in the North East
and a true credit to the writer and director" |
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"Taakin'
Heeds" by Arthur Mckenzie |
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THREE
CANNY FELLAS WITH THREE CRACKIN' TALES |
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"The
Far Corner" by Harry Pearson, adapted by Simon Stallworthy |
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THE
PASSION, THE PITCHES THE PIES - One fan's journey around
the grounds of the North East |
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"Misconceptions"
by David Lewis |
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"…for
an instance of how an out-and-out entertainment can possess
greater substance without becoming preachy, Godber could
pay a visit
to the Bolton Octagon. The acting is natural and assured.
The show is accessible and intelligent. Populist theatre
as it should be." |
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"Kissing
Sid James" by Robert Farquhar |
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Comedy
of manners as two mis-matched couples attempt to find love
at a seaside B & B. Hull Truck Theatre and mid-scale
tour. |
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"Talking
Heads" by Alan Bennett |
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Three
of Bennett's classic monologues performed by Patricia England,
Helen Weir and Geoffrey Swan. Hull Truck Theatre. |
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"Gold!"
written by Simon Stallworthy |
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An
eighties musical about a tribute band. Hull Truck Theatre
and national tour. |
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"Macbeth"
by William Shakespeare |
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"I
found myself enthralled in one of the most impressive
performances of the Scottish play I have ever seen." |
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"Stand"
by David Bown |
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Professional
Premiere of award winning play about love on and of the
terraces. Hull Truck Theatre |
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"Relatively
Speaking" by Alan Ayckbourn |
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