Performance

Venue	Lyttelton (National Theatre)
	Other spaces: Lyttelton Loft
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	27th January 2009
Opened	31st January 2009
To	14th April 2009
When	Jan09 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Feb09 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 at 19:30. Jan09 31, Feb09 5, 7, 11, 14, 17 Mats 14:15
Prices	From £10.00. To £41.00.
What is currently on at Lyttelton (National Theatre) (V374)

The Pitmen Painters

T1420394520
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.

Author	Lee Hall
Book by	William Feaver

Archive :: production:T1420394520, play:S2126044549, venue:V374

Production details

Running time 2 hours 40 minutes including interval

Special Performances

7 Mar 09 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
11 Mar 09 Audio Described

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Live Theatre Newcastle
Producer	National Theatre
Director	Max Roberts
Design	Gary McCann
Lighting	Douglas Kuhrt
Sound	Martin Hodgson
Performer	Christopher Connel
Performer	Michael Hodgson
Performer	Ian Kelly
Performer	Brian Lonsdale
Performer	Lisa McGrillis
Performer	Deka Walmsley
Performer	David Whitaker
Performer	Phillippa Wilson

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.