Cloud Nine Theatre Company
Cloud Nine Theatre Company was established in 1997 by the North-Eastern playwright Peter Mortimer. The Company's aim is to produce only new theatre, commissioned only from Northern writers and to take live theatre to places other theatre companies would not contemplate.
The Company achieved that aim in 2004 when it walked a play called Off the Wall the entire length of Hadrian's Wall giving 11 performances along an 84 mile stretch of the wall in various unusual venues in small remote communities. Cloud Nine has now produced the work of 30 different playwrights.
New writing is central to Cloud Nine's work, and we are always keen to become involved in new initiatives. The Company runs a regular series of PlayDays, which workshop and perform extracts of new writers' work. Despite the loss of our Arts' Council grant for 2010, the next PlayDay will go ahead thanks to generous support from the Customs House: the process begins on September 26th, with a preliminary playwriting workshop run by Kitty Fitzgerald. For more details see our PlayDays page.
Funding News
Having received a zero grant from the Arts Council for 2010, Cloud Nine has decided against reapplying this year, concentrating instead on longer term planning and preparation. After a series of discussions with Dodgy Clutch Productions, we are now looking to do a joint outdoor production in Summer 2011 of Kitty Fitzgerald's new take on the Beowulf story, working title: Grendel & Beowulf.
With two founder members of Dodgy Clutch, Elaine Beard and Ozzie Riley, on board, exciting things are beginning to happen. Dodgy Clutch has amazing expertise at staging extravagant outdoor events and Cloud Nine has experience of creating strong theatre working with text. At present we are talking with both North Tyneside Council and The Customs House. We hope to stage the show both sides of the Tyne, with the small matter of funding the next item on the agenda!
We would also like to say 'thank you' to those people who generously donated to a collection taken after performances of Strangers on a Bus, which raised more than £500.
And to learn more about Cloud Nine's plans, check our Calendar of Events, and read our latest Newsletter (opens as a pdf file).
Could your business spread its wings a little wider this year?
Ever thought of sponsoring the arts - in particular, theatre - on Tyneside? Cloud Nine is North Tyneside's professional theatre company. If you've never sponsored the arts before, the Sponsors' Club may offer matching funding, and publicise your generosity. Many alternative levels of sponsorship are available, and each brings its own rewards.
Explore the web site to find out more about what we do - or call us on 0191 253 1901 to talk about how sponsorship can work for you.
For more Cloud Nine news, our latest newsletter (and an archive of past issues) is available to download from our News page.
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Last update: 31st August 2010