The amazing, true story of The Pitmen Painters is receiving rave reviews ...
“Excellent production
of a great play …. A most satisfying evening of theatre” – DomPost
“The Pitmen Painters is serious and funny, insightful and entertaining. A wonderful real
life journey which we can all relate to and learn from in our own pursuit of
expression … enthralling” – Wotzon.com
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| The Pitmen Painters at Circa Theatre. Photos by Stephen A'Court. |
But it was only a mere chance that led
award-winning playwright, Lee Hall, best known for the smash hit Billy Elliot, to discover the story in a
second-hand bookstore.
Watch Lee Hall discuss how he came to write
the play in this video that was made when The Pitmen Painters was playing in
New York. (the interview starts 58 sec in)
The remarkable success of The Pitmen
Painters around the world has not only renewed interest in this group of
ordinary men who achieved extraordinary things, but the royalties from the use
of images of the paintings on stage has enabled the Woodhorn Museum in
Ashington, Northumberland, where the original paintings are held, to redevelop
the pitmen painters' gallery so that the works can be displayed in all their glory.
How fitting!
Don’t miss this marvellous play. It is
something special.
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| The Pitmen Painters at Circa Theatre. Photos by Stephen A'Court. |
“A great night’s
entertainment” - DomPost
“This is a production
one could see again and again.” – Wanganui Midweek
To book, visit www.circa.co.nz or call the Circa Box Office on 801-7992.
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