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Over the last year Elysium Theatre Company has been working across County Durham and Northumberland on an exciting new initiative
REIVER – VOICES FROM THE BORDERS
Inspired by our stage play ‘Reiver – Tales From The Borders’ and generously supported by Durham University, the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Northumberland County Council we have been working with five theatres and schools across both Counties to create response pieces to the rich history of the Reivers.
The project has concluded, and the creative responses from those we collaborated with are now linked and viewable below.
Three new plays by three North East writers set in the era of the Reivers.
A tale of witchcraft, intrigue, injustice and deceit as a young woman, Mary Hawley, is accused of conspiring with the Devil.
Notorious Reiver Lord John Crozier has been captured by King James’ men. As he awaits his fait he tries one last gambit…
Elias Kerr, a young Reiver soldier, has switched sides and joined the King’s Army. Then, suddenly, he finds himself on a mission against his own people
Our partners include:
Theatres:
Alnwick Playhouse
The Assembly Rooms, Durham
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
The Maltings, Berwick
Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
Schools:
Bishop Barrington Academy Bishop Auckland
Framwellgate School Durham
Haydon Bridge High School
Tweedmouth Community Middle School Berwick
West Rainton Primary School Houghton-Le-Spring.
Youth Theatres:
Alnwick Playhouse Youth Theatre
Universities:
Durham University
The Northern School Of Art
Workshop partners include:
Steve Byron
Amy Mitchell and Jake Murray (Elysium TC)
Richard O’Neill
George Blair (Newcastle Castle)
Beverley Palin & John Sadler (Time Bandits).
With special thanks to:
Ann McLarnon and James Armitage of Hatfield College, Durham
Stuart Drummond of the Northern School Of Art, Hartlepool
Four podcasts featuring different aspects of Reiver history and culture and approaches to new writing.
1 – Steve Byron – Reiver History
2 – Steve Byron – Creative Writing
3 – Richard O’Neill – The Traveller Community and the Reivers
4 – John Sadler – Reiver History
