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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!
Mar 133 min read
Become a Trustee of Gosforth Civic Theatre
Come and join us! Do you share our passion for giving people with learning disabilities the opportunity to proactively and positively...
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Mar 22 min read
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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May 10, 20244 min read
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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Oct 27, 20222 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 202010 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20173 min read
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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