Quality Treats

Friday 12 to Sunday 14 August 2011 Tuck in and find your favourite!

Tickets: Free to ÂŁ10 Box office: (0191) 232 1232 Book online: www.live.org.uk

Ticket & Booking Information Book tickets online at www.live.org.uk Visit Live Theatre’s secure website where it is easy to book tickets online.

An average booking will take 5 minutes; tickets can be booked 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tickets can be mailed out, at an extra charge of £1, or can be collected from the box office free of charge, just visit www.live.org.uk Coming next season – select your own seat.

Box office opening hours Monday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm 10am to 8pm when there is an evening show.

Weekend evening show 5 to 8pm Weekend matinee days 12 to 8pm

Book by phone or in person Call Live Theatre’s box office on (0191) 232 1232 or to book in person visit the Theatre just off Newcastle’s quayside next to the law courts.

Group discount Interested in bringing a group along to see an event? Then take advantage of Live Theatre’s great group discount - buy 10 tickets and get one additional ticket free.

Returns policy If you provide more than 24 hours notice tickets can be exchanged for other performances and events or credit for the full value can be arranged.

Live Theatre’s Education & Participation work is made possible with support from: The Benfield Trust, The Gillian Dickinson Charitable Trust, The Shears Foundation, Children In Need, Garfield Weston Foundation, LankellyChase, RW Mann, Big Lottery - Reaching Communities, John Thaw Foundation, John Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, The Coutts Charitable Trust, Hadrian Trust, 1989 Willan Charitable Trust, Port of Tyne and Sage Community Fund.

Quality Treats Friday 12 to Sunday 14 August Quality Treats is Live Theatre’s 13th annual Youth Theatre Festival and just like a certain brand of sweets, this year’s Festival is packed full with an assortment of goodies perfect for enjoying with all the family. Audiences of all ages can enjoy the experience of seeing a live show and with plenty of variety guaranteed, everyone can tuck in and find their favourite!

These events are part of NewcastleGateshead’s Bridges Festival taking place on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August. For more information please visit www.bridgesfestival.com

If you would like to show your support for the work delivered

by Live Theatre’s Education & Participation team you can now make a donation by visiting localgiving.com/charity/ livetheatre or by texting LIVE40 followed by the amount you would like to give to 70070 e.g. LIVE40 £5. Thank you.

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Friday 12 August, 2pm & 7.30pm

Charged Blackout by Davey Anderson is a short hard-hitting play about getting bullied, fighting back, trying to make a name for yourself, turning vicious, doing something stupid, losing everything, then finding your way again.

The play stars Tilly Riley, Adam Wells, Richard Bracknall, Lauren Pattison, Jack Traynor, Megan Mckie Smith, Jake Rowley, Nicola O’ Keefe, Micky McGregor, Beth Katabazi and Mark Pilman.

DATE: Fri 12 Aug, 2pm & 7.30pm TICKETS: £10; £8 concs LOCATION: Main Theatre DURATION: Approx 1 hour 15 minutes (no interval) SUITABILITY: 11+

Blackout is accompanied by two new monologues written in response to the piece: Shaylee Got The Blame by Tracy Whitwell (performed by Havannah Eden-Peters) and Angel 2106 by Paddy Campbell (performed by Darren Howie).

Image: Citizens Theatre Young Co performing Blackout. Image courtesy of National Theatre

Friday 12 to Sunday 14 August, 11am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm

Words on the Street Join three groups from Live’s Youth Theatre for this exciting and colourful event which uses unknown and surprising locations on the Quayside as inspiration for fun and lively street theatre performances. Each piece has been devised and performed in response to the theme of “Bridges”.

DATES: Fri 12 to Sun 14 Aug, 11am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm TICKETS: Free LOCATION: Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside DURATION: Approx 40 minutes SUITABILITY: Suitable for all the family

Saturday 13 August, 7.30pm

The 24 Hour Digital Shoot-Out At high noon on Friday 12 August seven teams will meet a pair of actors and be given a top secret location at an unusual space on the Quayside. They have just 24 hours to devise, write, shoot and edit their film, working through the night to deliver it by high noon on Saturday 13 August.

The shoot out will end with Live Theatre’s and Magic If’s very own mini-Oscars. The seven films will be exclusively screened and the winning entry will be decided by a panel of industry professionals and you the audience. This is a chance to vote for best director, best actor, screenplay and many more thrown in for good measure!

DATE: Sat 13 Aug, 7.30pm TICKETS: £8; £6 concs LOCATION: Main Theatre DURATION: Approx 2 hours including interval SUITABILITY: 11+

Sunday 14 August, 7.30pm

Standing Up Don’t miss some of the best young stand up comedians as they present their own brand of new comedy material. This is a one night only event and promises to be a hilarious finale to this year’s festival.

The group of talented comics, Laura Jackson, Mathew Frost, Sebastien Fumoleau, Luke Taylor, Kelly Wood and Lauren Pattison (below left to right), were mentored by award-winning comedian John Scott through a series of interactive workshops.

DATE: Sun 14 Aug, 7.30pm TICKETS: £8; £6 concs LOCATION: Main Theatre DURATION: Approx 1 hour 45 minutes including interval SUITABILITY: 11+

Location & Travel Information Public Transport

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Live Theatre is a 10 minute walk from Central Station, Monument and Manors Metro Stations. The QuayLink bus service runs every 10 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes during the evening until midnight providing a safe and easy way of getting to and from the Theatre. Call Traveline on 0871 200 2233 for more travel information.

There is a car park in the Trinity Gardens complex 100 metres from the Theatre, which can be accessed from City Road and Trinity Gardens. This is a secure 24 hour car park and costs 90p per hour and is free after 5pm. There is limited on street parking on Broad Chare and additional car parks nearby.

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