A Quiet Revolution: A word from Rob
Rob Huggins shares his thoughts on leading an arts venue and how engaging with people need not be by shouting the loudest. Published in...
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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!
- May 3
- 1 min
Freelance opportunity: Associate artist call-out
We are looking to expand our team of freelance dance/physical theatre, and drama facilitators to deliver work in schools and with GCT...
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Double your Donation to Gosforth Civic Theatre in Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2022
Liberdade Community Development Trust are taking part in the Christmas Challenge to raise £15,000 in just 1 week! These funds will be...
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- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
GCT Providing Work Experience for Young People: George and Ellen Spend a Week with us
George's Story I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience with Gosforth Civic Theatre and Liberdade over the week, being involved in a wide...
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- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min
GALLERY: Gosforth Beer Festival 2022
Gosforth Beer Festival 2022 was the first for 3 years and was a huge success as we welcomed the community to the venue together for the...
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- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
How to Become an Autistic Ally
A blog post marking Autism Awareness Week 2022 by our very own Sarah Thompson. So often, I hear the phrase “I wouldn’t laugh at an...
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- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
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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- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Mar 11, 2021
- 5 min
Five Reasons Why I Love Working for Gosforth Civic Theatre
Our Marketing Coordinator, Scott, was asked to contribute to the Creative Careers week as an alumni of Newcastle University way back in 2008
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Gosforth Civic Theatre needs your help to raise £15,000 through the Big Give
Gosforth Civic Theatre is taking part in The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge for the second year running. Starting on Giving Tuesday, 1...
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- Oct 15, 2020
- 7 min
Equality, Supportiveness, Inclusivity and Escapism. Famous415 Come Home
Famous415 return to Gosforth Civic Theatre, on Saturday 17 October for the first time in seven months.
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 10 min
How Does a Theatre Company Navigate a Pandemic?
On Wednesday 18 March 2020, Curious Monkey's opening night of their brand new show, Here, was 24 hours away.
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- Sep 11, 2020
- 7 min
Delivering Remotely to People With Learning Disabilities During a Pandemic: How Liberdade Adapted
On 19th March 2020, for the first time in almost 17 years, Liberdade stopped running their groups. Like the rest of the world, they had come
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- Aug 14, 2020
- 4 min
How NARC is Adapting to Support the North East Culture Scene
I want to keep our audience engaged and help these venues and artists until they’re ready to be back up on their feet.
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- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
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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- Nov 7, 2017
- 3 min
Heather's Story: What a Difference a Year Makes
"In April 2016 we got our new building - Gosforth Civic Theatre. We moved in June and opened it to the public in late August. Liberdade...
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