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

by Natassia Lee | Feb 2, 2026 | Acting, Alumni, Hartlepool Latest News, Latest News, Middlesbrough Latest News

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 Grand Central Station national ad campaign Imagine...

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

by The Northern | Jan 20, 2026 | Acting, Latest News, Middlesbrough Latest News

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 clowning masterclass was led by actor, director and...

Ensemble ’84 actor and Acting Degree & Postgraduate Degree alumnus Stephen Lister reflects on the group’s triple NE Culture Awards win

by Natassia Lee | Dec 30, 2025 | Acting, Alumni, Hartlepool Latest News, Latest News

Theatre group Ensemble ’84 which counts BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen and MA Directing & Theatre Making alumni Stephen Lister as a part of its cast, won three awards at this year’s North East Culture awards. Ensemble ’84 was formed in 2024 by...

The Northern School of Art partners with The North East Playwriting Award!

by Natassia Lee | Oct 22, 2025 | Acting, Film, Latest News

We are excited to be official education partners with The North East Playwriting Award 25/26! Applications are now open for Live Theatre’s North East Playwriting Award, open to all writers over the age of 16 who are from, living or working in the North East of...

North East Screen teams up with The Northern School of Art to nurture future screen industry talent

by Natassia Lee | Oct 17, 2025 | Acting, Costume Blog, Film, Latest News, MODEL MAKING & PROPS, Production Design

Introducing Connected Campus, an innovative pilot programme designed to equip students with the skills, experience, and industry insight needed to thrive in film and television production created in partnership with North East Screen. Part of the wider Screen Alliance...

Acting degree students reflect on their bold modern production of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy

by The Northern | Sep 4, 2025 | Acting, Latest News

Second year BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen degree students performed a gripping production of Shakespeare’s most brutal tragedy for packed houses at ARC Stockton Arts Centre as part of the course’s summer season in May. Audiences were treated to a...