Projects

Newcastle Theatre Royal played host to part of the 2017 National campaign of Remembrance, working with the Royal British Legion. Working with members of the wider Bravo 22 Company, a short film was made sharing their stories and experiences of war. Shot on location in Weston-super-Mare, the film was played on large screens around London and Newcastle City centre following a premier screening at the theatre before the Unspoken play premiere.

The ‘Centenary Soldier’ outside the Theatre Royal on Grey Street served as the centrepiece for the launch of the years Poppy Appeal which was in situ for the duration of the campaign.

Award-winning artist Mark Humphrey was commissioned to produce the sculpture (which stands on a plinth of limestone sourced from the Somme) by the Royal British Legion to celebrate the Every One Remembered campaign.

Project A began in 2015 in response to the high volume of young people from the North East of England unable to access formal, high quality actor training. Initially funded by the Barbour Foundation as a year long pilot, the first intake of students trained for one year at no cost to them. Such was the success of the project, Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust decided to continue to fund a full time actor training provision, at a heavily subsidised rate, for all young people aged 18-25. Now in its 6th year, Over 90% of our graduates work professionally within the industry, gain agent representation or are accepted into Drama School within 6 months of graduating.