Remembering the People's Theatre
John McGarry remembers his time in the peoples theatre, from early years including St Aidan's Dramatic group Benton This film features programmes reviews and photographs including vintage shots of the founding farther of the people's theatre Neville Veitch.
LAGGIN' BEHIND?
LAGGIN’ BEHIND? 7.30, 17th November 2017, Tyne Theatre, Newcastle.
An evening with choirs, photographs, film and instrumental music exploring the impacts of living in fuel poverty.
Alongside food banks and homelessness lurks the ever-present threat of fuel poverty for families, and people of all ages who are cold in their own homes and who are without the resources to change their condition.
‘Lagging Behind?’ is a specially commissioned suite for choir and band inspired by new and archive film and photographs: a creative exploration through imagery and music of the changing housing landscapes in the North East of England from the 50’s until now.
Composers Ken Patterson & Richard Scott have collaborated with Amber Films to produce the new work, responding to old and newly digitized photographs in the AMBER Archive, including Sirkka Liisa Kontinnen’s recent work 'Byker Revisited', T.Dan Smith’s own photographs of the transformation of the West End, John Davies’s images of the brutalist towers of the 70’s and the paintings of mining family life by Herbert Cooper.
Further material includes newly filmed testimonies outlining the experience of fuel poverty and poor housing conditions, as well as a filmed interview of T.Dan Smith himself.
The songs are performed, live on stage, by a massed choir of Heaton Voices, Wansbeck Voices and guest choristers alongside musicians Gerry Hunt, Steve Luck, Keith Hill and an ensemble from local community groups.
This work was commissioned by, and created in collaboration with National Energy Action, the Newcastle based charity, celebrating 35 years of action for warm homes.
TICKETS FROM TYNE THEATRE:
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Tickets are free.
The Tyne Theatre & Opera House is open 10am-3.30pm Monday to Friday and Event Days.
UK Pole Showcase 2013
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A short teaser from UK Pole Showcase 2013 at The People's Theatre, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. Held on 23rd March 2013.
if i were a rich man - peoples theatre 100th birthday
peoples 100th big bash !
An Afternoon With Simon Parkes - Newcastle upon Tyne - 29.11.2015 - Part 2
Thank you to everyone who attended Simon's presentation at the Royal Station Hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was great to see so many people who had travelled from all parts of the United Kingdom and from afar afield as Hong Kong, Ireland, Belgium and Hungary to be with like minded people. In part 2 Simon continues his presentation and at the end takes questions form the audience.
A Walk in Newcastle Upon Tyne England Newcastle Upon Tyne is commonly known as Newcastle.
Newcastle Upon Tyne commonly known as Newcastle is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from the North Sea. Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East and forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation, the eighth-most populous urban area in the United Kingdom.[2] Newcastle is a member of the English Core Cities Group[6] and is a member of the Eurocities network of European cities. Quayside and bridges on the Tyne Please Like and Subscribe to see all videos Our Travelling is The Learning and Our Learning is The Understanding. Please help my channel with a Donation to help me travel and take you to other areas around England Please click the link to Donate!
The Quayside
The Tyne Gorge, between Newcastle on the north bank and Gateshead—a separate town and borough—on the south bank, is known for a series of dramatic bridges, including the Tyne Bridge of 1928 which was built by Dorman Long of Middlesbrough, Robert Stephenson's High Level Bridge of 1849, the first road/rail bridge in the world, and the Swing Bridge of 1876.[85]
Large-scale regeneration has replaced former shipping premises with imposing new office developments; an innovative tilting bridge, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge was commissioned by Gateshead Council and has integrated the older Newcastle Quayside more closely with major cultural developments in Gateshead, including the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, the venue for the Turner Prize 2011[86] and the Norman Foster-designed The Sage Gateshead music centre. The Newcastle and Gateshead Quaysides are now a thriving, cosmopolitan area with bars, restaurants and public spaces. As a tourist promotion, Newcastle and Gateshead have linked together under the banner NewcastleGateshead, to spearhead the regeneration of the North-East. The River Tyne had the temporary Bambuco Bridge in 2008 for ten days; it was not made for walking, road or cycling, but was just a sculpture.
Newcastle was part of the county of Northumberland until 1400 when it became a county of itself, a status it retained until becoming part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. The regional nickname and dialect for people from Newcastle and the surrounding area are Geordie. Newcastle also houses Newcastle University, a member of the Russell Group, as well as Northumbria University.
The city developed around the Roman settlement Pons Aelius and was named after the castle built in 1080 by Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade in the 14th century and later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the River Tyne, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres.
Newcastle's economy includes corporate headquarters, learning, digital technology, retail, tourism and cultural centres, from which the city contributes £13 billion towards the United Kingdom's GVA. Among its icons are Newcastle United football club and the Tyne Bridge. Since 1981 the city has hosted the Great North Run, a half marathon which attracts over 57,000 runners each year.
An Afternoon With Simon Parkes - Newcastle upon Tyne - 29.11.2015 - Part 1
Thank you to everyone who attended Simon's presentation at the Royal Station Hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was great to see so many people who had travelled from all parts of the United Kingdom and from afar afield as Hong Kong, Ireland, Belgium and Hungary to be with like minded people.
Newcastle Church Parade - NO SOUND
Regular soldiers and Home Guard attended the Church Parade on the race-course at Gosforth Park.
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Abandoned Hospital With Power in the North East of England
Abandoned Hospital in the North East of england
has been abandoned for nearly 10 years
soon to be demolished
we set the alarms off, will probably get another video showing the childrens wards and other parts to this huge site
Sing united family. This is me. Newcastle people’s theatre. 16.6.19
Shop Newcastle-under-Lyme
We spoke to people in Newcastle before the launch of the 'Shop Newcastle-under-Lyme' campaign to find out why people love their local town.
R.E.M. - October 25 1985 - The Tube - Tyne Tree Television Studios - Newcastle England
Driver 8 / Can't Get There From Here
Elswick - 25 Years On
A quarter of a century on from the Tyneside Riots of 1991, I reflect on changes. How many were triggered by that night of flames? Do people today still hold divisive views that back then led to civil unrest? Have we learned the lesson?
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King And Queen In Newcastle
Their Majesties visit the Elswick Works and lunch at the City Hall.
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Miss Rory: All Hun's Blazin @ Tyne Theatre & Opera House | Thurs 6th Feb 2020
Liam Glendinning presents Miss Rory: All Hun’s Blazin’
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Miss Rory, The ‘Tyneside Institution’ returns to the Tyne Theatre and Opera House with: ‘ALL HUN’S BLAZIN’ on Thursday 6th February!
Newcastle’s QUEEN OF COMEDY is back! After the sell out successes of several shows here at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House, Miss Rory returns with her brand new live stand up show ‘ALL HUN’S BLAZIN’
Critically acclaimed, adored by the public and often hailed as ‘The new People’s Princess’, Miss Rory will have you laughing until you cry as she presents a no holds barred critique of everyday life, the huns, social media and everything else in between! #livelaughlove
AN OVERWHELMING TRIUMPH – The Journal
ONE HELL OF A SHOW – The Chronicle
Ages 16+ (not for the easily offended!)
BOPA (British Organisation for People of Asian Origin) remembers Commonwealth soldiers in WW 1
Belgrade Theatre Coventry
Early English Traffic: Turn of the Century London (1896-1903) | British Pathé
This remarkable archive footage shows London at the turn of the century, 1896-1903, and it turns out the traffic hasn't changed. Catch a rare glimpse at early forms of transportation like steam powered vehicles and at London landmarks like Tower Bridge.
We have been contacted by the Traction Talk Forum who believe that this film may include the world's earliest moving image of a steam powered road vehicle. Members of the forum have noted that the steam lorry shown at 3:43 is a Thornycroft steam lorry, number 27, new in 1900, registration BB26. (BB is the registration for Newcastle upon Tyne.) This engine is fitted with a de Dion boiler and has a distinctive curved axle. It was new to the Newcastle Cooperative Wholesale Society.
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(FILM ID:1674.01)
Various dates and locations.
A full breakdown of the film is below:
Sunderland Bridge (1896) - Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
Boar Lane, Leeds (1903) - Pedestrians, horse carts wagons and electric tram cross large open cross roads near Boar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Outside The Bank of England, London (1897) - Dense horse drawn traffic in front of the Bank, a few pedestrians try to pick their way between the buses and carriages.
Hyde Park Corner, London (1897) - Hyde Park corner looking towards the park gates, pedestrians crowd the pavements, carriages and horse buses pass by.
Newcastle Street, Tyne and Wear (1903) - Motor wagon, motor car, and horse drawn wagon pass along street, pavement is lined with onlookers.
Westminster Bridge, London - View across bridge to House of Parliament and Big Ben. Traffic passes in foreground.
Tower Bridge, London - Views of horse drawn buses and traffic crossing Bridge.
Empire Theatre - Ext of cinema showing Lumiere films. Handsome cabs draw up.
Piccadilly Circus, London - Statue of Eros. People walk in foreground. Buses carry adverts for Cadbury's and Lipton's. (Some shots repeated).
Horseguard's Parade, London - Short bleak shot of cavalry soldiers riding.
Bradford Square, Yorkshire (1903) - Square at Bradford crowded with pedestrians, civilian band crosses square watched by small crowd a steam tram also crosses the square.
London Bridge, London (1896) - View across the bridge with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians crossing the bridge.
Street Entertainers (Minstrels) - Blacked up entertainers sing and dance to a small crowd in the open street.
Cataloguer's Note: - Obviously this material is very old and grainy but never the less great stuff - MD.
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A walk around Newcastle City Centre
A walk around the historic city centre of Newcastle Upon Tyne, taking in the city's oldest church, a famous football club, the electric light bulb, the birthplace of a Catholic leader, haunted theatres and a hospital which wasn't a hospital...
Narrated by Andrew White
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Abandoned bar in newcastle upon Tyne
Abandoned Bar up from the millennium bridge on newcastle side...
Found this with a thew mates but only me and one other went in and had a look around
So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori - Trailer
'Your body is yours, you can f**k who you want!'
Mellisa is having a bit of a quarter life crisis. This bold, funny and endearing hour, explores the reasons why; starting with her mum, God and sex!
Told by a first generation British Ghanaian woman. Exploring cultural and generational shifts, religion and sexuality, this bold new show asks what happens when we realise mums don’t always know best.
So Many Reasons is created by Racheal Ofori. Ofori’s previous show Portrait was a critical success, touring extensively, appearing at the Southbank Centre (Women of the World Festival, 2015) and broadcast on BBC.
Co-presented with Camden People’s Theatre and supported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation through the Home Run Commission. Funded by Arts Council England and the Leche Trust. Development supported by Ovalhouse.
Find out more at fueltheatre.com
Tour dates are as follows:
16 Jan – 3 Feb Camden People’s Theatre, London
58 – 60 Hampstead Road, Kings Cross, London, NW1 2PY
7.15pm | £12 (£10 conc.)
cptheatre.co.uk | 020 7419 4841
5 Feb Theatre Royal Bath,
Saw Close, Bath BA1 1ET
8pm | £15/12 (conc.)
theatreroyal.org | 01225 448844
7 Feb Albany Theatre
Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG
7.30pm | £12/ £10 (conc.)
thealbany.org.uk | 020 8692 4446
9 Feb Arena Theatre, University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna St, Wolverhampton WV1 1SE
7.30pm | £12/10 (conc.)
wlv.ac.uk/arena-theatre | (01902) 321 321
12 Feb The Arts Centre, Edge Hill University
St Helens Road, Ormskirk, L39 4 QP
8pm | £10/£8 (conc.)
edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre | 01695 584480
14 – 16 Feb Alphabetti
St James’ Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4HP
(14) 7.30pm, (15 & 16) 9.30pm
alphabettitheatre.co.uk | 0191 261 9125
19 Feb – 2 Mar Touring to Greater London school with A New Direction
6 – 10 Mar Ovalhouse
52-54 Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5SW
7.30pm | £15/£10/£9
ovalhouse.com | 020 7582 7680
Racheal Ofori - Writer and Performer
Zoe Lafferty - Director
Tanya Stephenson - Lighting Designer and Production Manager
Ben Grant - Sound Designer
Lanre Malaolu - Movement Director
Sarah Beaton – Associate Designer