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

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.

Reflections of Newcastle

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.

Tragic Eyemouth fishing disaster commemorated

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

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.

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

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.

Performing Arts students win European prize

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.

We have Launched!

We have Launched!

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

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

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.

What it means to be together

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.

Northumbria students given starring roles at Northern Stage

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.

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

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.

Play remembers Oklahoma bombing

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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