Can’t wait that long, there are still NEIFF events all year round!
From special screenings to workshops, the NEIFF never rests, upcoming events are listed here:
The stage is set!
Our friends and partners at Live Theatre in Newcastle has announced three highlight productions of its 2024-25 season, with The Bounds by Northumberland writer Stewart Pringle co-produced with the Royal Court, a first stage adaptation of the cult horror film Saint Maud by Sunderland writer Jessica Andrews and Middlesborough writer Ishy Din’s Champion about Muhammad Ali’s historic visit to South Shields in 1977.
A LIVE THEATRE and ROYAL COURT Co-production WORLD PREMIERE The Bounds Written by STEWART PRINGLE Directed by JACK MCNAMARA The year is 1553, the true Golden Age of English football. It’s the Allen Valley Whitsun Game, and men will die today. Live Theatre’s new season kicks off with a belter of ancient proportions! [...]
A LIVE THEATRE Production WORLD PREMIERE Champion Written by ISHY DIN Summer 1977. South Shields. Muhammad Ali is coming to town. Set during the great boxer’s now legendary visit to The North East this searing new drama shows the effect that such a major event has on a mixed race family in South Shields. [...]
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