Stories From The Gordon Craig

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Our friends over at The Gordon Craig Theatre have been busy keeping an archive of posters, programmes, photographs and all sorts of interesting things since the building opened in 1975. Locked away in a cupboard, it’s been almost entirely unexplored… until now!

Throughout 2019, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’re working with a team of volunteers to catalogue all these bits of theatrical history and to build a full record of performances that have ever taken place at the Gordon Craig. We’re digitising as much of the material as we can and we’ve made an online searchable database to allow the public to delve into the archive and explore the Theatre’s past.

We think a theatre is a very important building to have in a town: a place for enjoyment, edification and inspiration for all of the community. That’s why we want to hear more from the people who have walked through the doors of The Gordon Craig over the last 44 years. In 2019 and beyond, we want to make full use of the archive to help uncover the real stories of our theatre and to celebrate the role it has played in the lives of so many local people.

Lottery funds will also support a programme of reminiscence activities for those in the area living with dementia, encouraging the sharing of happy memories of performance and there's a public art commission responding to the project's activities.

View my website http://www.thegordoncraigtheatrearchive.org.uk/

My Location

Stevenage Museum

St Georges Way, SG1 1XX, Stevenage
SG1 1XX

Telephone: 01438 218 881
Email: info@storiesfromthegordoncraig.org.uk
Website: http://www.thegordoncraigtheatrearchive.org.uk/

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My Events

Stories From The Gordon Craig - An Exhibition / <span >Sat 16 Nov 2019</span> to <span  itemprop="endDate" content="2020-03-14T00:00:00Z">Sat 14 Mar 2020</span> <span>(4 months)</span>Stories From The Gordon Craig - An Exhibition / Sat 16 Nov 2019 to Sat 14 Mar 2020 (4 months)

Stevenage Museum uncovers the real stories of our theatre and celebrates the role it has played in the lives of so many local people. 16th November 2019 – 14th March 2020 Free to visit. Open Wednesday – Saturday, 1...

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Public Art Commission - Stories From The Gordon Craig / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2019-09-23T00:00:00Z">Mon 23 Sep 2019</span>Public Art Commission - Stories From The Gordon Craig / Mon 23 Sep 2019

*Background The Gordon Craig Theatre, originally opened in 1975, is the only major theatre in Stevenage. The theatre is housed in the Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, which is situated opposite Stevenage Train Station a...