Gateshead International
Festival of Theatre
Fri 1 - Sat 2 May | Various times | St Mary's By The Tyne & Caedmon Hall
A CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY
By Andy Smith & Lynsey O'Sullivan
Place of Origin: UK
Image Credit: Ross Finnie
About
We are the citizens! This is our assembly! We are the actors in this story!
What are we doing about the climate emergency? What are we not doing? What more could we be doing? What more should we be doing?
Be part of the story and join the debate with A Citizens’ Assembly, a new work by acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith created in collaboration with applied arts practitioner Lynsey O’Sullivan. Part of a series of works called Plays For The People: plays written to be performed by the people in the room.
‘Smith’s optimism is infectious’ – Total Theatre.
‘Climate emergency is a subject that overwhelms many of us, making us feel helpless, but the brilliance of A CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY is the way it structures discussion around the subject by asking questions of how we can act and cleverly casting the audience as actors in the unfolding story’ – Lyn Gardner, The Stage
Dates: Fri 1 - Sat 2 May
Time: 7.30pm (Fri) 12.30pm (Sat)
Duration: 70 mins
Age guidance: 14+
Venue (Fri): St Mary's By The Tyne, Oakwellgate, Gateshead NE8 2AU
Venue (Sat): Caedmon Hall, Gateshead Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, NE8 4LN
Fancy some scran? Join us before the show on Friday evening for a hot, vegan and gluten free meal provided by Kitsch'n Catering.
Time: 6pm - 7pm
Price: £10 pp.
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Access Considerations
✓ Audience Participation
Artist biographies
Andy Smith is a theatre-maker based in the North-West of England. His most recent works include the PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE project, The Preston Bill and SUMMIT. Lynsey O’Sullivan is an Applied Theatre practitioner, Arts Leader & Coach. She was Executive Director of Learning & Engagement at The Lowry for 10 years.
Credits
Written and performed by Andy Smith.
Supporters
Developed with the support of The Dukes Theatre Lancaster, The Social Responsibility Fund and The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at The University of Manchester.
Ticket information
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