Gateshead International
Festival of Theatre
Previous GIFT Festivals
GIFT 2024
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Fri 03 May - Sun 05 May 2024
GIFT: Gateshead International Festival of Theatre, North East England's premiere platform for contemporary theatre, returned in May 2024 with a vibrant programme of live performances, immersive installations, creative workshops and thought-provoking discussions from international and local artists.
Credit: Von Fox Productions
The GIFT Exchange 2023
Fri 28 Apr - Sun 30 Apr 2023
Building on the rich conversations that started at GIFT 2022, and our online GIFT Exchange in 2021, this year we returned to the heart of Gateshead for a series of events premised on the notion of exchange. Events took a range of formats including workshops, creative walks, conversations, socials and sharings - all designed to bring artists and audiences together in ways that allowed for connection and a genuine exchange of ideas.
GIFT 2022
Fri 29 Apr - Sun 1 May 2022
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Placing artistic experimentation and collaboration at its core, GIFT returned in 2022, with an exciting programme of performances, conversations, and workshops taking place in locations across Gateshead, and online. Created for artists and audiences in the North East of England and across the world, GIFT is an annual three day festival providing a meeting point for meaningful exchange between artists and audiences.
Credit: Von Fox Productions
The GIFT Exchange 2021
A massive thank you to everyone who helped make the 2020 digital edition of GIFT & The GIFT exchange in 2021 such big, beautiful, experimental successes.
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GIFT 2020
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A massive thank you to everyone who helped make the 2020 digital edition of GIFT such big, beautiful, experimental success.
Thousands of people all across the world tuned into 36 performances, installations and interactive events, connecting together across 26 countries and seven digital channels.
A huge thank you to everyone who watched, took part, and fully embraced the festival’s digital version, which was reimagined this year to replace our regular festival home in Gateshead.
View the 2020 programme