Laurels & Hartford House present
Digging Up Newcastle
By Ian Smith
Friday 14th to Saturday 15th March 2025
Doors: 7pm
Performance: 7.30pm
Running Time: Approx. 70 minutes (no interval)
Tickets: General Admission (£15)
Concession (£7.50)
Suitable for Over 65s, Students, Artists, Unemployment Benefit, Disability Benefit. Please note proof of concession eligibility may be asked for upon arrival at the Box Office. Complimentary tickets are available for Pas supporting those with access requirements.
No Questions (£3)
If you can’t afford any of the other ticket categories but still want to see the show, then please purchase this one – no questions will be asked. (Limited to 8, in advance and online only)
Age Rec: 12+
Digging up Newcastle is a one act comedy, set in 4040. It sees a young couple excavating a site full of twenty first century relics. What do they find, how do they interpret them and what happened to their ancestors’ society and culture? It prompts questions about what our society will leave behind and what future generations will think of us. This extends beyond the physical objects into questions about our beliefs, behaviours and stewardship.
DIG is a co-production between Laurels and Hartford House.
Executive Producer, Jamie Eastlake, is an Olivier Award winning theatre maker, fresh from the hugely successful Gerry & Sewell at The Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
Writer and Director Ian Smith is the creator of Juggling (Laurels 2023), KNOT and the sold out comedy EAT at The Exchange, North Shields.
Praise for Juggling by Ian Smith
The audience was thoroughly entertained but left with some food for thought about the very real issue underpinning this story – North East Theatre Guide
A beautifully crafted piece of comical theatre – In Newcastle
The combination of Smith’s tight script, which is peppered with gags – as well as the odd slice of philosophical insight – and the performances from Clayburn and Donaldson make for a really fun night at the theatre – North East Theatre Guide.
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