Newcastle’s Live Theatre has announced its programme of in-house and co-productions from September 2018 through to March 2019.
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3 – 6 October
The Six Twenty in association with Live Theatre presents
Fans
Devised and created by Melanie Rashbrooke and written by Nina BerryA revival. Part gig and part theatre, inspired by real music fan confessions.
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18 October – 10 November
A Live Theatre world première
Clear White Light
By Paul Sirett with the songs of Alan Hull (Lindisfarne)
Directed by Joe Douglas with musical direction by Ray Laidlaw and Billy MitchellSet in an all-male psychiatric unit in St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, this is a contemporary retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher set against a background of cuts to the NHS.
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18 November
10 Minutes to… Light It Up
An evening of short plays from new voices. -
20 – 24 November
An Open Clasp and Live Theatre world première
Don’t Forget the Birds
By Catrina McHugh
Directed by Laura LindowThe true story of a mother and a daughter. Prison took one of them away. On release, their challenge was find the other—and themselves—again. The mother was one of the original HMP Low Newton collaborators on Key Change.
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13 – 22 December
a Live Theatre world première
Christmas CrackersFour short plays about all thing Christmas from Live Theatre Associate Artists Tamsin Daisy-Rees, Olivia Hannah, Henry Lawrence and Jamie Morren.
Directed by Joe Douglas and Graeme Thompson.
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6 – 23 February 2019
A Live Theatre, Tamasha and Kiln Theatre production
Approaching Empty
By Ishy DinSet in the North of England in the aftermath of Margaret Thatcher’s death as, in a scruffy minicab office, Mansha offers to buy the business from his lifelong friend Raf, the play lays bare the everyday struggles of a post-industrial British men.
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21 – 30 March 2019
ElevatorLive’s annual Elevator Festival of new plays form the North East and beyond returns.
Visiting Productions are listed in a separate article.