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Beyond the Moor returns to Gosforth Civic Theatre for its fourth year, bringing a day of folk and roots music to Newcastle with Scottish headliners Breabach, The Breath, Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth, Jali Bakary Konteh and more.

The Indonesian alt trio left Jakarta for London to pursue their international ambitions. Four years later, their journey brings them to the North East for the first time Elephant Kind who are bringing their UK tour to the North East for the first time this month (Sept) Moving almost 7,000 miles across the world in pursuit of your ambitions is one way of demonstrating you’re serious about them. For Indonesian band Elephant Kind, relocating from Jakarta to London in 2022 was ab

Gosforth Civic Theatre is inviting the community to celebrate one of best-loved annual traditions as its Beer Festival returns for a special anniversary edition

We’re incredibly proud to celebrate a very special member of our GCT Gaming Social community, Marcella Godoy, who has been selected as a finalist for the BAFTA Young Game Designer Award for her game Chroma’s Wish. This is an amazing achievement, and one that feels especially meaningful to everyone at Gosforth Civic Theatre because Marcella has been part of our Gaming Social for several years. Watching her creativity and confidence grow has been a joy, and it’s wonderful to se

Poet and broadcaster Dr Kate Fox and neurodiversity trainer and educator Nic King will record two live episodes of their podcast at Gosforth Civic Theatre.

The UK’s only public-facing theatre founded and guided by people with learning disabilities is celebrating 10 years of bringing arts, culture and community activity to Newcastle.

Gosforth Civic Theatre took part in the Big Give’s Arts for Impact 2026 Campaign, and raised £19,892.50.

Mortal Fools’ Ensemble Young Company promise to bring humour and heart to a timely exploration of life in a digital world A new youth-led theatre production touring the North East this month is tackling one of the most urgent and complex questions facing young people today: what does it really mean to grow up online? Devised and performed by 10 young people from across Northumberland, WIRED is the latest production from Mortal Fools Ensemble Young Company – and it promises t

Last week, our CEO Rob Huggins joined cultural leaders, partners and participants from across the UK at the Future Arts Centres Our Freedom: Then & Now celebration and digital exhibition at the Southbank Centre. The event marked a major collaborative project that showcased creativity, community and shared histories through the arts, and this year, those stories are brought to life in a national touring photography exhibition. Developed by Future Arts Centres and Open Eye Gal

Newcastle upon Tyne is the first stop on Felicity Cloake’s mini-tour to celebrate the launch of new book Peach Street to Lobster Lane , which documents her travels across the USA in 2023 Guardian food writer Felicity will cycle between venues on her tour across the North of England with fellow adventurer Emily Chappell and trusty canine companion Wilf Felicity Cloake's Adventures in Food at Gosforth Civic Theatre will see Felicity and Emily compare notes on their adventures a

This is an article by North East Family Fun: an advert for April 2026. GCT is an independent arts space programming high quality theatre, live music and events. It certainly has a piece of my heart. Please do read on to discover what's on offer. There's something for everyone!

It’s 10 years since Gosforth Civic Theatre was taken on by disability arts charity Liberdade, 15 years since the foundation of Eliot Smith Dance (ESD)… and this piece was inspired by the 80 th anniversary of VE Day. That was actually last year, which is when this vivid reworking of the company’s original 2018 production of Poppy had its first performance – at Alnwick Playhouse on Remembrance Sunday. Nevertheless, an alignment of anniversaries made this penultimate North Eas

GCT collect the award at The Globe Theatre, Stockton, From left to right: Chair, Amy Golding; Development Manager, John Tilley; Marketing & Programming Manager, Scott Forbes; and CEO, Rob Huggins. Gosforth Civic Theatre has rounded off 2025 by securing an impressive win at one of the region’s most important celebrations of culture. We’re delighted to say that we took home the prestigious Best Museum or Cultural Venue award at the North East Culture Awards 2025 last month. Org

80 years after the end of the Second World War - and at a moment when Britain feels increasingly fractured - Gosforth Civic Theatre is showcasing an exploration of freedom and positive national pride A North East theatre will mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War with its most ambitious production yet - a large-scale celebration of “freedom, unity and inclusive national pride”. Gosforth Civic Theatre (GCT) is taking part in Future Arts Centres’ nationwide proje

Jam-packed weekend event returns for 2025, bigger and better than ever Over 20 kegs and 10 casks of beer from local and national...

Something for everyone as 50 years of civic pride is celebrated during community event featuring brewers from across the North East...

Rob Huggins shares his thoughts on leading an arts venue and how engaging with people need not be by shouting the loudest. Published in...

It was known for bringing the funny to Tyneside and now Jesterval is back doing its thing after a few years under the duvet. Sam Wonfor...

Unfolding Theatre, a leading theatre company based in Newcastle, is thrilled to announce a new series of free North East Deaf Youth...

The Newcastle-based performing arts charity Liberdade has signed a new 50-year lease on Gosforth Civic Theatre, which secures funding for...