Gateshead International
Festival of Theatre
Sun 4 May | 7.30pm | St Mary's Heritage Centre
Starter for Ten
By various artists
Place of Origin: UK
About
Celebrate the last night of GIFT with an evening of new, ten minute, work-in-progress performances celebrating North East and National talent -expect theatre, dance and everything in between!
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The Laughing Man By Peter Groom
The Laughing Man is based on a short story, 'Der Lacher', written by Heinrich Böll in 1955, about a man whose job it is to laugh.
Created and performed by Peter Groom.
Supported by Goethe Institut London.​
& Now We…by Josie Dale-Jones and Linzy Na Nakorn
Stemming from a question of why some places have revolutions and others don’t, & Now We… (working title) will be a large scale participatory performance centred around themes of community, togetherness and mass movement.
Johnny the Biblical Rapper by Tessa Parr
‘Johnny would like to thank GIFT, his PR team, his manager, his stylist, his publicist and the guys who drive him to all his shows in the massive van he pays for with all the money he makes.
Johnny requests, during the throw of his poetry that under garments not be thrown.’
APEX by Lindsay Nicholson​
APEX is a multimedia and multi-layered piece that takes a bite out of patriarchy and may just take a bite out of you! Join our shapeshifting host in an oceanic underworld where roles of predator and prey are reversed as we learn more about female Great White Sharks…
ZIZA
"A bold lipsync tribute, inspired by one of Kenya’s most influential and fearless voices in Parliament. The formidable Millie Odhiambo."
Dates: Sun 4 May
Times: 7.30pm
Duration: 1.5 hours
Age guidance: TBC
Pay What You Decide: £8 suggested donation
Access considerations: Relaxed performance
Venue: St Mary's Heritage Centre, Oakwellgate, Gateshead, NE8 2AU
Ticket information
Pay What You Decide Tickets
GIFT is committed to making the festival accessible to everyone. There's a "Pay What You Decide" option for every event. Any amount you can contribute is greatly appreciated and goes directly towards supporting artists, our community workshop programme and the future of the festival.
By attending GIFT, you're directly supporting the development and presentation of new artistic works in Gateshead.
Any questions?
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