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Live Theatre’s January to June 2016 Season: Now on
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A
new season of entertaining, imaginative and engaging theatre has been launched this week by Live Theatre.
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| The Savage |
Next
summer there is an exciting collaboration with Carnegie Medal-winning author,
David Almond (Skellig),to present The Savage (30 June to 23 July),
his first full length play for Live Theatre. This creative theatrical
reimagining of his critically acclaimed short story has been commissioned to
mark the launch of Live Tales, our new creative writing centre
for children and young people which is at the heart of the new outdoor
performance area and gardens next to the theatre.
Max Roberts, Artistic Director, Live Theatre said: “It’s
great to have a writer of David’s quality and reputation writing for Live
Theatre. His enthusiasm and support for Live Tales our Children’s Writing
Centre has been enormous and The Savage marks its opening. I’m very much
looking forward to bringing his play to fruition moulding David’s rich lyrical
writing with music and beautiful settings that will appeal to a wide age range
of audiences.”
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| Iris |
Gez Casey, Literary Manager said: “Alison Carr
has a distinct and individual voice as a playwright – witty, quirky and
engaging. Following her previous work for the company, including The Girls From
Poppyfield Close and The Soaking of Vera Shrimp in our Studio Theatre, I’m
delighted that audiences will be able to see her first full commission in the
Main House.”
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| Always the Bridesmaid |
Young
voices continue to make themselves heard in Write Stuff (4
March), and members of Live’s Youth Theatre perform in The Media Circus
(5 & 6 March)
and along with young learning disabled actors in Always the Bridesmaid
(19 & 20
February), written by award winning playwright Mike Kenny
in a collaboration with Headway Arts in Blyth.
See
exciting new work performed for the very first time in Live Lab
which this season launches two new projects, Live Lab Elevator
festival (9 to 13
February) and Live Lab Takeover (21 & 22 May)
which present new theatre and work-in-progress
showcases. This also includes new work from Northumbria University MA
students, as part of the recently announced partnership.
The
quayside based Theatre is also looking forward to welcoming some of the
country’s most exciting visiting theatre companies.
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| Land of our Fathers |
Among
the exciting visiting theatre programme, is Iphigenia in Splott,
(11 & 12 March), winner of Best Play in the UK Theatre Awards 2015; as well
as Land of our Fathers, (27 to 30 January), compelling account of six Welsh miners
trapped down a mine as Margaret Thatcher wins the 1979 general election; and Petrification,
(26 to 28
May) the world premiere of
a new piece by Zoe Cooper, (Nativities) the past and present collide
with dizzying consequences.
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| Adrian Edmondson |
The
latest addition to the season is Bits of Me Are Falling Apart (24 to 27 February),
which sees Adrian Edmondson staring in a new adaption of William Leith’s
hilarious and touching bestselling novel, directed by Steve Marmion, Artistic
Director of Soho Theatre.
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| Mark Watson |
Live
Theatre will also host live music from Jumpin’ Hot Club and this
season there will be live stand-up from comedian Mark Watson (2
& 3 June) as part of his national tour.
Tickets:
For
more information about Live Theatre’s January to June 2016 season or to book
tickets visit www.live.org.uk
or contact the box office on (0191) 232 1232.
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