Northern Stage is a theatre and a production theatre company based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is adjacent to Newcastle University's city centre campus on King's Walk, across from the students' union building. It hosts various local, national and international productions in addition to those who produced by the Northern Stage company. Until the 2006 reopening the theatre was known as the Newcastle Playhouse and is a registered charity. The complex hosts three stages, the capacity decreases with stage one being the largest having 447 seats. The complex also boasts a bar-restaurant McKenna's.
The theatre's beginnings were in 1970 when the current building (initially known as the University Theatre) was built to replace The Tyneside Theatre Company's old building, the Flora Robson Playhouse, which was demolished in a road-widening scheme. The old Playhouse was not actually demolished until some time later and the site never was used. Access did become a problem however, The Tyneside Theatre Company continued to use the theatre until 1977. The theatre was also formally known as the Newcastle Playhouse and Gulbenkian Studio, from 1992 until 2005 the company was run by Alan Lyddiard who created the Northern Stage Ensemble Company in 1998.
It re-opened in August 2006 as Northern Stage after £9 million refurbishment, the first performance at the refurbished theatre was a production of Dennis Potter's Son of Man. During the 2006 the refurbishment an art installation was constructed on the roof of the theatre, titled Escapology, by artist Cath Campbell.
The theatre's beginnings were in 1970 when the current building (initially known as the University Theatre) was built to replace The Tyneside Theatre Company's old building, the Flora Robson Playhouse, which was demolished in a road-widening scheme. The old Playhouse was not actually demolished until some time later and the site never was used. Access did become a problem however, The Tyneside Theatre Company continued to use the theatre until 1977. The theatre was also formally known as the Newcastle Playhouse and Gulbenkian Studio, from 1992 until 2005 the company was run by Alan Lyddiard who created the Northern Stage Ensemble Company in 1998.
It re-opened in August 2006 as Northern Stage after £9 million refurbishment, the first performance at the refurbished theatre was a production of Dennis Potter's Son of Man. During the 2006 the refurbishment an art installation was constructed on the roof of the theatre, titled Escapology, by artist Cath Campbell.
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