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27 October 2016 16:19

She’s a-live. Northumbria and Live Theatre announce new joint Writer in Residence

Lindsay Rodden is the new joint Writer in Residence at Northumbria and Live Theatre.

22 June 2016 11:10

Reflections of Newcastle

Northumbria academics and students have recently helped bring the Newcastle of 1914 back to life in a unique digital project to mark the First World War centenary.

21 June 2016 16:31

Tragic Eyemouth fishing disaster commemorated

Performing Arts academics from Northumbria are working with the community in Eyemouth, Northumberland, to commemorate a tragic fishing disaster.

Northumbria University’s Performing Arts students star in In the Middle of the West. Copyright © Toph McGrillis

19 May 2016 16:06

Northumbria premieres new play in memory of the Oklahoma City bombing

Graduating Performing Arts students from Northumbria honoured the victims of the Oklahoma City bombings last night. A group of 19 students performed the UK premiere of In the Middle of the West, a new play written and directed by Steve Gilroy, Northumbria’s Director of Performing Arts.

21 April 2016 16:05

New York premiere for Northumbria lecturer’s one-woman show

Jane Arnfield, Reader in Arts at Northumbria University, Newcastle, will perform her award-winning play, The Tin Ring by Zdenka Fantlova, in New York next month.

18 April 2016 11:42

Performing Arts students win European prize

Talented students from Northumbria Performing Arts have won a prestigious prize at the Dionysus International Student Theatre Festival in Croatia.

15 March 2016 09:43

We have Launched!

A pair of talented Northumbria students have hosted and managed their very own Performing Arts festival.

11 November 2015 16:26

Return of the Flymo for Northumbria University and Live Theatre Writer-in-Residence

Live Theatre and Northumbria University’s joint writer-in-residence Paddy Campbell brings his latest play back to the stage this week after a sell-out run earlier in the year.

21 October 2015 11:42

What it means to be together

More than 70 students donned pink ponchos for a special performative walk from Northumbria University to Live Theatre to celebrate the strategic partnership between the two organisations.

21 May 2015 00:00

Northumbria students given starring roles at Northern Stage

Northumbria Performing Arts students will step into the spotlight this week for two shows produced by Northumbria University, Newcastle in collaboration with Northern Stage.

12 May 2015 00:00

Northumbria academic helps launch international arts programme to mark 70th anniversary

A performing arts academic will stage her one-woman play about the Holocaust in the Czech Republic this week to launch a two-year international programme of events.

7 April 2015 00:00

Play remembers Oklahoma bombing

An academic from Northumbria University, Newcastle, has written a new play to mark the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma Bombing.

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