The Pitmen Painters
T01384906582
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:T01384906582, play:S2126044549, venue:V942
Special Performances
- 18 Jul 13 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
- 19 Jul 13 Sign Interpreted
- 20 Jul 13 Audio Described