Archive image

Tees Valley Artist of the Year Umar Butt talks teaching our students, the importance of creative education and his new project!

Tees Valley Artists of the Year Umar Butt joined our BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen faculty at the beginning of the academic year, to teach Acting, Movement and Industry Theory across our first, second and th... Read More
Archive image

Acting and Film degree students make debut at Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle as InterAct Festival expands

Acting for Stage and Screen students from The Northern School of Art will perform at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle, for the first time this year as part of the InterAct Festival 2026, showcasing bold and exciting cont... Read More
Archive image

Alumni spotlight on actor Ruby Allen: from graduation to international film sets!

Alumni spotlight on 23 year old Ruby Allen who recently wrapped on a her first over-seas production horror fantasy film The Elder Scrolls: Morrorwind in Hong Kong. The opportunity followed her working on The Belfast G... Read More
Archive image

Acting student Katie enjoys masterclass on one of theatre’s most influential art forms, commedia dell’arte

Second year (BA) Hons Acting for Stage and Screen degree students enjoyed an expert insight into the colourful, comically anarchic world of commedia dell’arte at a recent workshop with MeeMee Theatre. The specialist c... Read More
Archive image

From graduating in a pandemic to creating work for the Foo Fighters: Alumni spotlight on Brandon Staniford!

BA (Hons) Graphic Design alumni Brandon Staniford, attended our degree programme during the Covid-19 pandemic, graduating into an unprecedented time, but five years on he has been able to achieve great successes in hi... Read More
Archive image

Costume design students Lola and Rhiannon’s festive work experience with Snow White panto

Second year BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design students enjoyed some festive work experience with AJ Theatrical Productions making the costumes for a production of Snow White. The pantomime at Hartlepool Tow... Read More
Archive image

Live brief with major production allows costume design degree student Eleanor to make the most of her course skills

In the first year of her BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation and Design degree student Eleanor McConnell was able to experience first-hand the huge benefits to students of working on live briefs. After joining The Northe... Read More
Archive image

Set design degree students create stunning backdrop for powerful play by TransformersHPL, a local charity based in Hartlepool

The team behind a powerful new production tackling themes of women’s rights, resistance and cultural identity has praised the creative partnership it established for a live brief project with the BA (Hons) Set Design ... Read More
Archive image

Jack Fowler is the recipient of The Gavin Murphy Achievement Award 2025!

Recent BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production graduate Jack Fowler is the recipient of The Gavin Murphy Achievement Award 2025! This award is given to the student who has displayed an excellent attitude in helpin... Read More
Archive image

BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production student Will Carter selected for the Royal Television Society Scholar bursary!

BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production student Will Carter, has been selected to be a Royal Television Society Scholar as a recipient of the TV Production and Journalism Bursary, which aims to address skill gaps ... Read More