Northern Stage
Northern Stage is the largest producing theatre in the North East of England. They support artists, writers, makers, digital creators and businesses who exist for more than profit. Northern Stage had two successful grants with Well Newcastle Gateshead - Common Wealth in Byker/I Have Met the Enemy and COVID-19 Byker Pop-Up Music.
Summary: Common Wealth in Byker/I Have Met the Enemy (Local performances of a production with a community cast and front-of-house team.)
Award: £19,957
Area: Byker
Beneficiaries: Five cast members took part in 12 rehearsals and 11 performances. A team of 8 volunteers aged between 16 and 55 took part in 3 training sessions and supported 11 performances.
Summary: COVID-19 Byker Pop-Up Music (Weekly musical performances during Covid-19 restrictions)
Award: £4,900
Area: Byker
Beneficiaries: 8 performances over 8 weeks to total audiences of 1200
Common Wealth in Byker/I Have Met the Enemy
Between 15th to 26th October 2019 Common Wealth delivered 11 performances of ‘I Have Met The Enemy’ at Byker Community Centre over two weeks. All performances incorporated a Community Cast made up of 5 local performers and a FOH team of 8 local volunteers. Stephen Sheraton’s Walking Tours of The Byker Wall Estate were marketed alongside tickets for the performances and sold out in advance.
COVID-19 Byker Pop-Up Music
Performances took place every Friday between 17th July and 4th September, inclusive. Each week the band added new locations to the tour so that as many residents as possible could benefit. The performances in each location lasted between 15 and 20 minutes and were positively received by residents from their gardens, doorsteps, balconies and through their windows.
