At The Northern School of Art we champion the Stage & Screen sectors and align our degree programmes closely to the industry with multiple partners working closely with our courses to give our students real opportunities and experiences. Here you will find theatre listings and performance information for our students' productions, performances and collaborations.
ARC Stockton Arts Centre & Northern Stage
The Northern School of Art Productions at ARC & Northern Stage
Spring Season
The Expected and the Unknown
12th March 7pm
Arc, Stockton Arts Centre
Expectations are like hidden rocks in your path , All they do is trip you up- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Leave the door open for the unknown, the door into the dark. That’s where the most important things come from, where you yourself came from, and where you will go- Rebecca Solnit
An evening of theatre presented by students from The Northern School of Art exploring expectations and the unknown. These multimedia theatre pieces, created in collaboration between our Acting for Stage & Screen students and our Film, TV and Theatre Production students, will examine what we know and what we feel we know.
12+ recommended
The acting programme has been designed by working professionals to allow students to develop the skills required for performing on stage and screen. This joint approach gives experience of both mediums and offers the student a distinct advantage in the job market or to explore further the craft of Acting. Students develop core acting skills in voice, characterisation and physicality which are to be utilised in performances for stage and screen. Find out more about BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen
Book your ticket on ARC website here.
This show is Pay What You Decide and post show there is an opportunity to give feedback on the pieces which will be really helpful for the students’ progress and development.
Interact Festival
25th & 27th March 7pm
Arc, Stockton Arts Centre
Students from the BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen at The Northern School of Art present Interact Festival 2025. 2 evenings of new, diverse and exciting work. The showcase of work by the School’s BA (Hons) Acting Department, along with students from the Film, TV & Theatre department. Both evenings feature different three works created by 3rd year students. The shows can be seen in person or streamed online.
Tuesday 25th March - New Writing Evening
A Woman’s Might by Kai Jagpal
Three classical heroines. Is it too late for their “happily ever after”?
Limbo by Liv Wind
No one can escape the plan of God, not even three of their most trusted workers. In the land of Limbo, three workers must decide whether the recently deceased should be sent to Heaven or Hell.
Implosion by Shaun Wilson
An absurdist piece of theatre looking investigating the work place
Thursday 27th March 7pm- Alternative Theatre and Comedy Evening
Nevermore by Paige Dyson.
The Addams Family meets the play that goes wrong as they battle ghoulish ghosts, pathetic props and atrocious actors...one can only hope that they'll all manage to make it through the night!
Lameo and Juliet by Zoe Hudson
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet meets a twist on the tale when instead of falling for a Montague she falls for a simple clown.
Public Nuisance
A piece of clowning investigating the right to protest and the impact of political events on the individual
The acting programme has been designed by working professionals to allow students to develop the skills required for performing on stage and screen. This joint approach gives experience of both mediums and offers the student a distinct advantage in the job market or to explore further the craft of Acting. Students develop core acting skills in voice, characterisation and physicality which are to be utilised in performances for stage and screen. Find out more about BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen
12+ recommended
Book your ticket on ARC website here.
This show is Pay What You Decide and post show there is an opportunity to give feedback on the pieces which will be really helpful for the students’ progress and development.
Summer Season
Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
7th & 8th May 7pm
Arc, Stockton Arts Centre
Rome is crumbling. The election of a new leader does little to ease the decay as decorated solider Titus sees the morality of his world replaced by murder, rape and cannibalism. The only way he can displace this moral void is to extract a violent, bloody revenge on those that have wronged him.
Shakespeare’s most bloody tragedy poses questions on sexuality, class and society as it holds a mirror up to a world that is, worryingly, all too recognisable.
This production contains violence, gunshots and sexual content. There are violent scenes throughout that some audience members may find distressing.
The programme has been designed by working professionals to allow students to develop the skills required for performing on stage and screen. This joint approach gives experience of both mediums and offers the student a distinct advantage in the job market or to explore further the craft of Acting. Students develop core acting skills in voice, characterisation and physicality which are to be utilised in performances for stage and screen. More information on the course can be found here;
15+ recommended
Book your ticket on ARC website here.
This show is Pay What You Decide and post show there is an opportunity to give feedback on the pieces which will be really helpful for the students’ progress and development.
Find out more about BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
26th & 27th May 7pm
Arc, Stockton Arts Centre
Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.
No. Our word have power.
A witch hunt is beginning, as a group of young women suddenly realise their words can change the narrative.
As the scare-mongering spreads through the community, past relationships come to light and personal squabbles become public accusations.
Arthur Miller’s parable for 2025
The programme has been designed by working professionals to allow students to develop the skills required for performing on stage and screen. This joint approach gives experience of both mediums and offers the student a distinct advantage in the
job market or to explore further the craft of Acting. Students develop core acting skills in voice, characterisation and physicality which are to be utilised in performances for stage and screen. More information on the course can be found here;
15+ recommended
Book your ticket on ARC website here.
This show is Pay What You Decide and post show there is an opportunity to give feedback on the pieces which will be really helpful for the students’ progress and development.
Find out more about BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen
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