The Pitmen Painters
T0440111518
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.
Archive :: production:T0440111518, play:S2126044549, venue:V375
Production details
Special Performances
- 20 Jun 08 Audio Described
- 21 Jun 08 Audio Described
- 23 Jun 08 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
