Become our Young Reporter!
Friday, 18 July 2014
Aged 17-30 years old? Harbour a passion for theatre and writing? Read more to find out about our brand new Young Reporters Scheme.
Cast and creatives announced for Regeneration
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
The troops are gathering. Touring Consortium Theatre Company announce their cast and creatives for Regeneration.
Who was Wilfred Owen?
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
In Regeneration, Siegfried Sassoon meets fellow poet Wilfred Owen while at Craiglockhart Hospital. Nicholas Rice looks at the rest of Owen’s life and influences
Blog: First World War perspectives - fiction vs non-fiction
Friday, 11 July 2014
How is the public's view of World War One influenced by literature? By Stacey Permaul.
Touring Consortium becomes an Arts Award Supporter
Friday, 11 July 2014
The Touring Consortium Theatre Company are proud to announce that they have become an official Arts Award Supporter as they move into their next touring production of Pat Barker's Regeneration, adapted by Nicholas Wright.
Who was Siegfried Sassoon?
But who was he?
Friday, 11 July 2014
A look into the life of Siegfried Sassoon, the World War One poet who is also a key character in the forthcoming stage adaptation of Pat Barker's Regeneration. By Nicholas Rice.
Spotlight On...Will Treasure, Deputy Stage Manager of Brassed Off
Spotlight On...Will Treasure, Deputy Stage Manager of Brassed Off
Friday, 4 July 2014
DSM stands for Deputy Stage Manager. But what does that actually mean? What does the job entail? Will Treasure, the DSM on The Touring Consortium Theatre Company’s 2014 production of Brassed Off, explains. Brassed Off recently completed its three-month tour to ten different theatres – and Will is still recovering a little!
Darlington gets £1.5m for new kids theatre next door to the Civic Theatre
Darlington gets £1.5m for new kids theatre next door to the Civic Theatre
Friday, 4 July 2014
Huge congratulations to our consortium partner venue, Darlington Civic Theatre, and their local young people’s company, Theatre Hullabaloo, as their vision for a major new children’s theatre comes a major step closer to reality.
Watch This Is Mine
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
This is it... after months of filming, editing and all-round creativity from communities across the UK, we present This Is Mine, a short film uniting all your submissions to provide a snapshot of community and memories of mining communities.
Swan Canaries
Monday, 23 June 2014
A new production commemorating the role of women in WW1 is touring the East Midlands this Summer.
WW1 Collection
Friday, 20 June 2014
An online collection of useful resources and articles from around the web. We'll be updating throughout the tour of Regeneration.
Regeneration Poetry Workshop
Saturday, 14 June 2014
We are offering free poetry workshops to schools booking to see Touring Consortium Theatre Company's production of Regeneration in Autumn 2014.
Premiere screening of This is Mine at the NCM
Friday, 6 June 2014
A short film made by The Touring Consortium Theatre Company about community and what it means to people today will have its premiere screening at the NCM's Miners' Gala on June 22nd 2014.
Spotlight On...Marcus Romer, Artistic Director of Pilot Theatre Company
Friday, 6 June 2014
Artistic Director of Pilot Theatre, published playwright, director & actor Marcus Romer joins us for a special Twitter Spotlight On.
Did you know?...10 facts about: Bradford Alhambra
Friday, 30 May 2014
The Alhambra Theatre was built in 1914, by Francis Laidler known as the King of Pantomime. This year the Alhambra is celebrating its centenary so ambassador Bob Davis compiled a list of ten things you might not know about one of Bradford's most loved buildings.
Interview with...Simon Godwin and Nicholas Wright
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Producer Matthew Gale took some time out of auditions to ask director Simon Godwin and writer Nicholas Wright about the upcoming production of Regeneration.
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Spotlight On...Rebecca King, Marketing Officer, Darlington Civic Theatre
Monday, 26 May 2014
Rebecca King was born in County Durham in 1986 and studied English literature at the University of Edinburgh. She has been employed variously as a bookseller, theatre usher, box office clerk, and even as a clerical assistant in a council's streetlighting department. Now, aside from writing she works in arts marketing. She currently lives in Darlington but dreams of living by the English seaside, or in London, New York or Paris, possibly in another, earlier decade although she hasn't yet decided which one it would be.
Award-winning Simon Godwin announced as director for Regeneration
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Evening Standard award winner Simon Godwin is announced as the director for Touring Consortium Theatre Company next production, the adaptation of Pat Barker's Booker-nominated novel Regeneration
Brassed Off hits Bolton!
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Brassed Off finished its triumphant tour at Sheffield Lyceum before moving in to Bolton Octagon Theatre for a sell-out final three weeks from 15th May - 14th June.
My first theatre experience
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
TCTC Ambassadors, Family Learning Services in Bradford, filmed an interview with a first time theatregoer.