Customs House
smash-hit Geordie the Musical comes to Tyne Theatre this October as part of
theatre’s 150th Anniversary
Geordie The
Musical
Newcastle Tyne Theatre & Opera
House
Wednesday 11th - Saturday 14th October 2017
The Customs House smash-hit production, Geordie the Musical gets its Newcastle debut at Tyne Theatre & Opera House next month, running from Wednesday 11th to Saturday 14th October.
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| Original 2015 production
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Tyne Theatre & Opera House are thrilled to have teamed up with the Customs
House to bring this heart-warming story of North East Life to their stage as
part of their 150th Anniversary celebrations. Performed at Customs House, South Shields in 2015, Geordie the Musical
enjoyed sell-out audiences. The show was awarded the
Proud to be in the North East Award from the North East Theatre Guide in 2015 LINK to news
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| Original 2015 production
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The show
combines traditional Northumbrian songs and music with the award-winning storytelling
skills of Tom Kelly. It is set in
the 1890s in a pub on the banks of the River Tyne and centres on landlords
Bella and James and their daughter Maggie in a changing time for the North
East. You're guaranteed a warm welcome at The Wheatsheaf, a traditional popular
drinking house where folks from near and far enjoy a pint and a good old
sing-song! The show is packed with old favourites which are interwoven into the
telling of the tale, including Water
of Tyne, Keep your Feet Still, Geordie Hinnie, Cushie
Butterfield, Blaydon Races, Geordie Black, Wor Nanny’s A
Mazor and Trimdon Grange Explosion.
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| Original 2015 production
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The story was the
brainchild of ex-pat Andy Bogle.
Andy was born and bred in South Shields and grew up in Garrick Street, off Stanhope Road. Despite having lived in the United States for more than 30 years, Andy has kept his
accent but he realised certain Geordie sounds and phrases had changed since
he’d moved away from his native North East. He began to look into the notion of
the region’s dialect changing and came up with the idea of a musical featuring
the 19th century songs in his beloved language – Geordie. “When I was younger talking in your dialect was discouraged as it was
seen as common but I treasure it now. Geordie is the remnants of Angle, which
pre-dates English. In the 1800s people started singing songs and they were
published in 1804/5 to preserve this beautiful language. If you read some of
them now you couldn’t understand them but this was the language of the people
of the North East which has now broken into Northumberland, Tyneside and
Pitmatic (Durham).
Writer Tom Kelly has enjoyed success
with dozens of shows at the Customs House including most recently the sell-out
success story I Left My Heart at Roker
Park.Tom is a
published poet, award-winning writer and he performs in Men of the Tyne, a multi-media show, incorporating film, stories
and song.
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| Original 2015 production
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Director Jamie Brown (The
Man and the Donkey, Hadaway
Harry) says: “We’re over the moon
to be bringing Geordie the Musical to the heart of Newcastle in October. It’s a
special show, blessed with some of the finest traditional folk music and
performing talent that the region has to offer. Obviously, it’s also a very
special occasion, with the Tyne Theatre and Opera House celebrating its 150th
anniversary. In 2015, the atmosphere was electric during the sell-out
Customs House production, and we can’t wait to see how that transfers to the
grand auditorium of Tyne Theatre. Geordie humour, songs that can break
your heart one minute and have you singing at the top of your voice or tapping
your foot the next, and themes that resonate with anyone that has a connection
to this unique part of the world, guarantee a great night out for all ages.
Hope to see you there!”
Read our review of the original production: Review LINK
Tickets: £18 full price, £16
concessions & limited view.
Tickets available now ONLINE LINK
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