Recently, Sunderland MIND, in partnership with The Cultural Spring, commissioned us to deliver a community arts research project exploring how drama and the performing arts can support mental health and wellbeing.  Find out more: https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/sunderlandmind

🐉 Tour announcement!  We're overjoyed to announce that Here Be Dragons is headed to Northern Stage next April!  We are deeply grateful to Northern Stage for their continued support and can't wait to bring the magic of Here Be Dragons to more audiences soon! #familytheatre #tour #unfoldingtheatre

🎭⚽ Ready, set...score! The East End Story Makers are back in full swing! 📍The Lighthouse Project, Byker  🗓️ Weekly sessions on Wednesdays 4:30-6pm (term time) 🔭 Crafts, games, movement and storytelling. Ready to get involved? More information in our bio. #youththeatre  #communitytheatre #creative

✋🎭 Watch this space! We are delighted to announce that our staff at Unfolding Theatre have been receiving some lessons in British Sign Language from the brilliant team at Sign It Hear! Watch this space for updates! #unfoldingtheatre #theatrecompany #deafawareness #northeastdeafyouththeatre

🎟️ Here Be Dragons is coming to The Cowshed, Cowgate!  🗓️Monday 6th October at 4pm. 📍Location: The Cowshed, Cowgate, Newcastle 🎭 Family friendly and free to attend https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-dragons #herebedragons #northeast #autumn #familyfun #freetheatre

Unfolding Theatre’s mission is to bring people together. We stand against hate. We are sad and troubled by far right protests planned in Newcastle this weekend. However, we are heartened by the actions of many people who work to build connections, understanding and support in the city.

🐉 Look at those wings! Our fantastic Here Be Dragons crew are headed to The Tute for their next show! 🗓️ Saturday 4th October ⏰1:30pm 📍The Tute, Cambois  🎟️ Free to attend #herebedragons  #theatrecompany #unfoldingtheatre #autumntour #familytheatre #northeasttheatre

Our fantastic family show, Here Be Dragons is headed to Cowgate, Newcastle next month! Tickets are Pay What You Decide and this performance takes place after school - the perfect family treat to start the week! Book your tickets here: https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-dragons

🐉✨ Here we go! We are delighted to announce that Here Be Dragons rehearsals are now underway!  Catch them on their autumn tour by checking the link in our bio for dates, venues and more. #herebedragons #unfoldingtheatre #childrenandyoungpeople #rehearsals

Join us and our Here Be Dragons crew at IncludFEST 2025!  📍Victoria Jubilee Park, Spennymoor 🕐Sat 20th September 12pm-5pm 🎨Free workshops, performances and hands-on family fun! 🎟️Check our bio for more info. See you there! IncludFEST is funded by @durhamcouncil.bsky.social  #accessiblearts #fun

North East Culture social is here!  🎭Got an idea about Newcastle’s creative future? 🎤 Ready to have your say? 🤝In collaboration with Newcastle Gateshead Cultural Venues and Newcastle City Council 🎟️ This event is fully booked, check link in bio for more🎟️ #NECS #newcastleupontyne #unfoldingtheatre

We had a brilliant time at the North East Charity Awards ✨ Unfolding Theatre was proud to be shortlisted for Small Charity of the Year. Congrats to Cornerstone Benwell on the win 👏 Wonderful to see so much inspiring work making lives better across the North East.

Calling all dragons…catch us at The Tute! 🗓️Saturday the 4th of October ⏰ 1:30pm 📍The Tute, Cambois Tickets to the performance are free but donations are appreciated. Book your free ticket now at the link in our bio. #communitytheatre #herebedragons  #unfoldingtheatre #familyfun #blythcreative

North East Deaf Youth Theatre is back this Saturday!  📍 Gosforth Civic Theatre 🕤 9.30 - 11.30am (third Saturday of the month) Free sessions for Deaf children aged 5–12 https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/whatson/2025/1/18/north-east-deaf-youth-theatre-january-workshop-jxk6h-sr2zj-pwel3-lre52-zrlle

🪴 Ready to let your imagination grow? Not long to go until the return of East End Story Makers! 🗓️ Weekly from Wednesday the 17th September 📍 The Lighthouse Project, Byker ⏰4:30-6pm Find more information on our website. #youththeatre #letscreate #unfoldingtheatre #grow #storymaker

Here Be Dragons is headed to Cowgate, Newcastle this autumn! 🍂 📅 Monday 6th October 🕜 4pm 🏟️ The Cowshed, Newcastle, NE5 3UT 🎟️Pay as you Decide  Book your free tickets here: https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-dragons

Exciting news…NE Deaf Youth theatre is back!  🗓️Saturday the 13th of September ⏰9:30-11:30am @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk Interested in learning more about these sessions? Check the link in our bio.  #northeastdeafyouththeatre #letscreate #newcastleupontyne #youngpeoplestheatre #inclusivetheatre

🚨Last call for tickets! Join us at the next #NorthEastCultureSocial  🗓️Wednesday 17th September 📍 Newcastle City Library 🕜 2:30-4:30pm If you have purchased a ticket and are no longer able to attend, please let us know as soon as possible so we can reallocate. #NECultureSocial  #LetsCreate

Kay Greyson – rapper and hip-hop artist – joins the #NorthEastCultureSocial stage next month. Kay will perform, and share her thoughts on artist development, ambition, and the role Newcastle City plays in shaping this. https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/whatson/2025/7/15/north-east-culture-social

Today have welcomed our new Theatre Production and Marketing intern Fay Rose Carrington. Fay has just graduated from @newcastleuni.bsky.social  with a BA in English Literature and History and is excited to start her new chapter with us! #NorthEastTheatre #UnfoldingTheatre #WeAreNCL

Unfolding Theatre is delighted to announce it has joined the North East Create Growth programme. With Creative UK, we will be taking part in workshops and meeting other brilliant businesses to learn more about how we can grow and prepare for investment. #letscreate #CreativeUK #InvestInCreativity

Unfolding Nights is back! Join us at Northern Stage on Thursday 16th October from 6:00-7:30PM for an evening of conversation and plenty of laughter! This is an audience co-creation event that lets you have a say in what happens next with our show Here Be Dragons.  #letscreate#herebedragons

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Meet Pao – our new Community Champion for #CowgateYoungTheatreMakers! Pao brings two years’ experience as a Youth Worker with Projects4Change and joins us as part of our new Community Champions initiative, helping us extend our work with communities.

Last month, our Company Producer Midge Ryall attended the #YouthTheatreTogether Conference at @contactmcr.bsky.social. To read Midge's reflections on the day, head to our blog: www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/articles/202... #youththeatre #arts #culture

Every year we send out a survey to collect feedback from our staff, freelancers, trustees and volunteers. It matters to us that we share back the difference their feedback has made - read more over on the blog. www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/articles/202... #StaffSurvey #WorkplaceCulture

What a blast at last week’s NE Culture Social at Alphabetti! 💬 Huge thanks to all who joined to share, question + build ideas. Catch the write-up + save the date for 10 Sept! 👉 www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/articles/202... #NECultureSocial

We are looking for a Community Champion to join us as at #NorthEastDeafYouthTheatre! We are looking for deaf creatives who are based in the North East and have experience of - or are interested in - working with children and young people. Find out more - www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/opportunities

Last month we reviewed our Trans, Non-Binary & Gender Non-Conforming Inclusion Policy, first introduced in 2024. In a tough year for the trans community, our commitment to kindness, care & solidarity remains stronger than ever. 🏳️‍⚧️ #Pride2025 #TransEquality

#NorthEastCultureSocial at Alphabetti Theatre is now fully booked. We have a waiting list in place. If you would like to be added to this, please book your ticket as normal and Eventbrite will notify you if a place becomes free. www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/whatson/2025...

We loved seeing our deaf-inclusive #HereBeDragons at Benton Park Primary on ITV Tyne Tees! Developed with EJ Raymond & starring #NorthEastDeafYouthTheatre. Meet Mosie the pigeon & find out more here: www.itv.com/watch/news/t...

🎉 We’re delighted to have been awarded £21,000 over 3 years by the Sir James Knott Trust! This support helps sustain our youth & community theatre programmes across the North East, including Deaf Youth Theatre, East End Story Makers, Cowgate Young Theatre Makers, Unfolding Days & Nights & more.

🎉 Young Voices, Big Ideas – our project with @liverpooluni.bsky.social – was a finalist in the NWC Research & Innovation Awards! Huge congrats to the winners, The Creative Influencers & Liverpool Lighthouse. Thanks to all involved, esp. the young voices! www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/youngvoicesb...

Our Producer Midge Ryall joined @annierigby.bsky.social at Devoted & Disgruntled, hosting a session on arts + mental health: Are we filling a gap - and how do we do it ethically? Read her report: bit.ly/4aPCTvw 📸 Beatrice Baumgartner-Cohen #DevotedAndDisgruntled

“Funny, warm and full of surprises!” That’s what audiences say about #HereBeDragons. Come and join the fun at Caedmon Hall, Gateshead. 📅 Saturday 10th My 10.30 & 1pm 🎟️ Grab your tickets before they vanish: https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-dragons 📸 Von Fox Promotions

🐉 Here Be Dragons is landing in Gateshead! Join us at Caedmon Hall for a feel-good family adventure packed with music, mischief, and magic. 📍 Gateshead Central Library 📅 Saturday 10th May, 10.30am & 1pm 🎟️ Book now: https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-dragons 📸 Von Fox Promotions

Artistic Director @annierigby.bsky.social speaks at The Future of UK Youth Theatres today. In our latest blog, she reflects on why youth theatre is vital to leadership - and to theatre’s future. unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/articles/202... @livetheatre.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to have secured funding from the Mayor’s Opportunity Fund! 🎉 Thanks to this support, #HereBeDragons heads to more North East schools & communities. ✨ Next stop: Caedmon Hall, Gateshead 📅 10 May 👉 Book now: www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-drag... @kimmcguinness.bsky.social

Hooray! North East Deaf Youth Theatre is back tomorrow at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk  Join us for plenty of fun and creativity as we let our imaginations run free.  Free, as always.  https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/north-east-deaf-youth-theatre #Newcastle #Sunderland #Northumberland

Brilliant to celebrate 50 years of @itc-arts.bsky.social this week. Unfolding Theatre’s journey started in one of their training sessions, and they've given us so many wise words of advice along the way. A brilliant day thinking about fair work and the future. Here’s to another 50 years and more!

Beautiful. Immersive. Thought-provoking. Emotional. Magical. Join us for #NightClasses as we had to @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk tonight and 17Nineteen in Sunderland tomorrow. www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

Come on down next Friday at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk. Then stick around and see our show, #NightClasses!

Fancy stepping into the world of #NightClasses? Excellent @culturednortheast.bsky.social interview with Artistic Director, @annierigby.bsky.social gives you a glimpse into the show. We head to @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk and 17Nineteen THIS WEEK! www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/night-clas...

Saw this gorgeous @unfoldingtheatre.bsky.social show at ARC Stockton last year, now's your chance to catch it in Newcastle & Sunderland! 🎟️ www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/night-classes #NightClasses #theatre #Newcastle #Sunderland

Great to see #NightClasses featured in the @culturednortheast.bsky.social newsletter this week. We are headed to Gosforth Civic Theatre and 17Nineteen next week - come and join us! www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/curated-cu...

The North East has the highest proportion of disabled people in England - 1 in 5. So, why aren’t disabled people better represented on charity & cultural boards? Join our discussion on Fri 14 March. Book free tickets: https://www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/whatson/2025/3/14/north-east-culture-social

We were delighted to perform at Newcastle City Council's Marmot City Conference! Young people from our three programmes united to deliver Serving Up, inspired by Marcus Rashford’s food poverty campaign. They took centre stage, standing up for change. Huge well done to all - we are so proud of you!

Family #theatre show #HereBeDragons continues to delight audiences on its tour of Sunderland and South Tyneside! And it's headed to 17Nineteen this evening at 5pm! The perfect way to start half-term! To book - www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-drag... Commissioned by The Cultural Spring

Wow! We had an amazing first show of #HereBeDragons yesterday afternoon, and we're ready to do it all again this morning at Jarrow Focus Library, 10am! We're fully booked for this morning's show, but you can explore remaining show dates here: www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-drag...

#HereBeDragons starts tomorrow! We’re off to Armstrong Hall, South Shields for the first performance of this magical family adventure! 🐉✨ 🎭 Tuesday 18th Feb, 4pm 📍 Armstrong Hall 🎟 Ages 6-11 (all welcome!) Join the journey! 🎶💫 👉 www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-drag...