NEWS BLOG
Read all the latest news and updates from Northern Broadsides, as well as blogs from our cast and crew!
Northern Broadsides awarded funds from Culture Recovery Fund
Northern Broadsides awarded funds from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund Northern Broadsides among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund This award will enable the company to inflate their reserves...
Northern Broadsides Announce New Chair
Northern Broadsides Theatre Company have announced that the Director of the British Arts Festivals Association, Fiona Goh, will take over from Rachel Harris as Chair of the Board Fiona Goh, of Hebden Bridge, is a freelance arts consultant, Director of the British Arts...
A Sheffield girl born and bred – by Lucy Bradford
By Lucy BradfordNorthern Broadsides' DSM (Beyond These Walls) One of the earliest theatre based memories I have is our Year One class trip to see a children’s show called Gargling with Jelly. I don’t remember all that much about the actual play, other than it had a...
The word ‘disabled’ has been erased – an interview with gobscure
Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and about your history as an artist? I always had words. Writing is the one thing I've always had, the one thing I've always done. Narrative, story, that's how we make sense of the world. I think we're all born with a...
Marty’s Story – by gobscure
The following is an extract from an interview with artist gobscure. He tells me about his elderly friend, Marty, who died in December 2018, after being admitted to hospital for a minor fall. Readers may find the following content distressing. Marty used to say, “I...
Exploring Non-visual Beauty – An Interview with Blind Writer Mandy Redvers-Rowe
Could you tell us a little bit about you, your background, and your history as an artist? I was born in London and moved to the South Coast where I was brought up near Bognor Regis. Later I went to university in Liverpool and loved it so much that I married a Scouser...
‘Stages of Light’ – By Joe Price (Lighting Designer on Quality Street)
Written by Quality Street Lighting Designer, Joe Price Within my field, it is quite rare for a job opportunity to be advertised online, with the vast majority of work coming through word-of-mouth. So, when I saw that a highly reputable company like Northern...
“I’ve never been to the theatre before” – by Louisa-May Parker
“I’ve never been to the theatre before” - Sandra, Factory Worker, Quality Street Written by Louisa-May Parker (Susan in Quality Street) It’s Monday and I’m currently sat on the train to Lancaster. Quality Street will open in our third venue tomorrow – The Dukes (in...
Five things you need to know about Quality Street
1. The original production opened in 1901, and soon after, the world went wild for the play It opened on Broadway, where it ran for 64 performances, before being produced in London where it ran for an astonishing 459 shows. The play was still gaining popularity...