The Pitmen Painters

Between 28th May 2013 and 10th August 2013 this tour will visit 9 venues in Derby, Sheffield, Leicester, Brighton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Darlington, Harrogate, Oxford and Outer London. This production has already been seen in 4 venues since 13th March 2013.

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Synopsis/Company

In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint. Within a few years the most avant-garde artists became their friends and their work was acquired by prestigious collections; but every day they worked, as before, down the mine. Examining the lives of a group of ordinary men that do extraordinary things, The Pitmen Painters is a humorous, deeply moving and timely look at art, class and politics.


Performers Joe Caffrey, Louis Hilyer, Riley Jones, Nicholas Lumley, Donald McBride. Author Lee Hall. Book by William Feaver. Producer Bill Kenwright. Director Max Roberts. Design Gary McCann. Lighting Douglas Kuhrt. Costume Gary McCann. Sound Martin Hodgson.