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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!
Which Newcastle Venue is Putting Female Artists at the Heart of their Programme?
There’s been a lot of coverage in the past few years on the distinct lack of female artists making up Festival line ups nationally with...
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Gosforth Civic Theatre Names Studio Space After Former Chair John Jennings
Press Release Friday 21 February 2020. Gosforth Civic Theatre will honour the memory of their late Chair, John Jennings, by renaming...
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Banish the Winter Blues at Our Free Festival of Beer, Food and Music
Fans of the hugely popular Gosforth Beer Festival won’t have to wait until the summer to experience Gosforth Civic Theatre’s...
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John Jennings 1946 - 2019
I am very sad to inform you that our Chair Person, John Jennings, passed away on Friday 30th August.
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What are We Actually Worth? Mortal Fools bring an online movement to the Stage with I Weigh
On Monday 8 April, we welcome a brand new show from Mortal Fools and Tyne Valley Youth Theatre, I Weigh. In response to the online...
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Design, Finance and... Spell Checking: Tom's Work Experience at GCT
Tom spent a week working with us at Gosforth Civic Theatre as part of his work experience from school, it was brilliant having him as...
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Help Raise Money for Gosforth Civic Theatre in our First Ever Fundraising Week
Dear Friends of Gosforth Civic Theatre As you may know we are a charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism, and...
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Four Go Wild in Wellies uses Dance to Explore Friendships this February Half Term
Gosforth Civic Theatre is delighted to welcome Scotland's inclusive dance company Indepen-dance 4 with Four Go Wild in Wellies, its...
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Critically acclaimed theatre/dance production shining a light on domestic abuse comes to Gosforth
Original, accessible and empowering Barbican hit from endlessly inventive choreographer Rhiannon Faith to tour in 2019 with it visiting...
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Lights, Sound and Tacos: Work Experience at Gosforth Civic Theatre
Students Ellie and Jake on work placement at Gosforth Civic Theatre this summer. As is the Liberdade way we gave them lots of different...
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Why This Year's Gosforth Beer Festival is the Biggest One Yet
This August Gosforth Civic Theatre hosts their biggest beer festival yet with a weekend of craft beer, live music and street food. With...
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The Class Project is here on Friday, but What Can You Expect?
The Class Project, written and performances by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord, is an autobiographical solo performance about ‘making good’ and...
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Heather's Blog #3: Realising Your Potential
"I was very quiet, shy and in a place where I thought I was happy and I didn’t realise that there was more I can do. I thought I was at...
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Why Gaming is Socially Important
I’m not actually that good at playing video games. Of all the games I played in my life I’ve only finished about 10 games. This does not...
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Bringing People Together Through Storytelling
For millions of years all cultures across the world have used storytelling to share life experiences and express themselves. Using...
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Gosforth Civic Theatre wins Arts Council Funding for the First Time
Liberdade Community Development Trust, the charity that runs Gosforth Civic Theatre, has been awarded funding from the Arts Council under...
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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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Help Gosforth Civic Theatre Secure Vital Funding
Liberdade Community Development Trust, a charity which gives people with learning disabilities and autism the opportunity to belong, work...
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How You Can Help Raise Funds for Refugees by Coming to See Borderline
On Saturday 28 October Borderline, a comedy about the humanitarian crisis in Calais with a cast that includes refugee performers, comes...
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