Outside the Box

Dec 19, 2022

Project Archivist, Alex Cowan, gives us an overview of the disability arts movement and how the archive tells the stories of the inspirational people who have been involved in it over the years.

You can find out more about those people and their stories here https://the-ndaca.org/

The archive can be visited by...

Dec 12, 2022

If you thought that live streaming theatre performances came in with the internet then you are in for a surprise! Natasha Kitcher has been researching the Electrophone – the first UK based theatre (and church service) streaming device from the late 19^th century. Its history is kept in the BT archive and Anne...

Dec 3, 2022

JoJo Kirtley, Founder & Co-Artistic Director of Workie Ticket Theatre tells the story of how, over the course of several lockdowns she worked with the communities of North Tyneside to ensure that their voices and their stories of the COVID-19 pandemic would be part of the future history of our times. Listen in to...