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News and blogs
Welcome to Gosforth Civic Theatre's blog page where we will be sharing all the biggest news coming out of the venue and keeping you up to date with developments and what we've been getting up to. There may even be the occasional guest blog, so keep your eyes peeled!
Family-friendly Gosforth Beer Festival returns for three day extravaganza
Jam-packed weekend event returns for 2025, bigger and better than ever Over 20 kegs and 10 casks of beer from local and national...
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Beloved regional theatre aims to double donations for Big Give campaign
Gosforth Civic Theatre will be taking part in the Big Give’s Arts for Impact Campaign later this month The theatre aims to raise £10,000...
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Gosforth Civic Theatre are changing their ticketing platform.
The charity-run arts venue will move their ticketing function to Ticketsolve in February 2025. After using Eventbrite as our ticketing...
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Local cultural asset to re-open after £2.4m transformation
The August Bank Holiday weekend will see stand-up poet Kate Fox, Curious Arts’ Wildflower, and a weekend of free activities welcome...
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New longer lease for Liberdade secures improvements to Gosforth Civic Theatre
The Newcastle-based performing arts charity Liberdade has signed a new 50-year lease on Gosforth Civic Theatre, which secures funding for...
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PRESS: Liberdade awarded Youth Investment Fund grant to transform Gosforth Civic Theatre
Liberdade Community Development Trust awarded Youth Investment Fund grant to transform Gosforth Civic Theatre and its services for young...
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Gosforth Civic Theatre will be Closing on 1 January 2023 to Complete Building Development Works
It is expected we will be closed until at least May 2023 when the first phase of work will be complete with the works being fully...
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GOSFORTH CIVIC THEATRE TO INTRODUCE A BRAND-NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL THIS AUTUMN
Beyond the Moor is Newcastle’s latest music festival. The inaugural day-long event takes place at Gosforth Civic Theatre on 24 September...
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New Defibrillator Installed at Gosforth Civic Theatre
Gosforth Civic Theatre are delighted to announce the installation of a new defibrillator on the exterior of the building, giving access...
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GCT's Big Give Campaign, Help Them Survive and Thrive in 2022
The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge21 has begun! For one week, starting right now, every penny you donate to us is matched and doubled. We...
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Live Music, Theatre and Film Return to Gosforth
AFTER 18 MONTHS OF CLOSURES, SOCIALLY DISTANT GIGS AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE GOSFORTH CIVIC THEATRE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST...
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Statement | SSD Concerts present John Smith
Gosforth Civic Theatre can confirm that the performance of John Smith, which will take place on Tuesday 28 September 2021 will no longer...
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Liberdade to receive Grant from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Liberdade Community Development Trust, the Disability Arts Organisation who run Gosforth Civic Theatre, have received a grant from the...
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Thank You! From Gosforth Civic Theatre
I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our Big Give Christmas Challenge and COVID-19 Appeal this year; in total we...
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GCT Festive Film Season Cancelled as Tier 3 Introduced to Newcastle
As you may be aware, Newcastle and the wider North East have been placed in Tier 3 of the government’s COVID-19 local restrictions until...
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Family Theatre Returns to Gosforth Civic Theatre as they Announce their Christmas Programme
Gosforth Civic Theatre are looking forward to a brighter Christmas by announcing their Christmas programme which is packed with great...
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COVID-19 | Update
In line with government guidelines, we will be closing our cafe and cancelling all public events from 3pm on 4 November until 2 December....
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Here For Culture: Gosforth Civic Theatre Receives Vital Funding
We’re delighted to announce that Liberdade Community Development Trust and Gosforth Civic Theatre have been awarded vital funding through...
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COVID-19 Fundraising Appeal Raises over £9k for Gosforth Civic Theatre
Our COVID-19 Appeal has seen an incredible £9,655.93 raised from public donations since the end of March
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Gosforth Civic Theatre Cafe Reopens
Gosforth residents can look forward to a refreshed and reinvigorated Gosforth Civic Theatre café. They reopen this August with a new chef...
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