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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!
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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How Gosforth Civic Theatre Reopened: An Interview with NARC
The following interview is taken from an interview with Editor of NARC Magazine, Claire Dupree, for an editorial piece in November 2020's...
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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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Gosforth Civic Theatre Lays on a Treat of Haunting Cinema this Halloween
Theatre, are putting on a full day of frightfully, fantastic film that has something for everyone.
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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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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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The Loud Poets: Gosforth Civic Theatre and the Importance of Storytelling and Accessibility
In March 2018, Scottish spoken word and poetry artists Loud Poets played two nights at Gosforth Civic Theatre.
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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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Invoking the Spirit of ‘45: When Ken Loach helped launch Gosforth Civic Theatre
On 22 August 2016, over a week before Gosforth Civic Theatre officially opened to the public; its doors opened for a special, sell-out event
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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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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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We'll Be Back...
Hi everyone 👋 We thought we'd give you a little update about what we've been up to and our plans for reopening. We are currently closed...
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Gosforth Civic Theatre NARC Mixtape
Words by Scott Forbes Article originally published in NARC Magazine June 2020 edition For those not familiar with Gosforth Civic Theatre,...
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This is Who We are, We will Survive. Navigating COVID19 as an Arts Venue
On Thursday 11 June 2020, Liberdade CEO Rob Huggins addressed the North East Culture Social, alongside many other culture venues,...
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WE STAND TO DENOUNCE RACISM IN ALL ITS FORMS
We stand to denounce racism in all its forms. We, the undersigned from the cultural sector of the North East, declare that silence is not...
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How Can You Support Your Local Theatre During the COVID-19 Crisis?
Dear Friends of Gosforth Civic Theatre, We all find ourselves in difficult times, we along with many other theatres, charities and...
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GCT Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update: Friday 20 March 2020
Following the Prime Minister's Address this evening, and line with new government policy, Gosforth Civic Theatre will be closed to the...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: GCT Programme and Ticketing
[Updated Saturday 11 July 2020] First and most importantly, we hope you and your loved ones are well during this unprecedented and...
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GCT Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update: Tue 17 March 2020
We are currently in unprecedented times and a situation that’s moving lightening fast. At present we are still following government...
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