Fun and fulfillment at The Foundry
ODDMANOUT is a new writing theatre company rooted in Darlington. Darlington Hippodrome, Creative Darlington and Arts Council England helped them pilot The Foundry training programme. Activity ensued, and a year of training with Scott Young, Katy Weir, and a range of professional artists was undertaken. Around 75 people participated in this. What did people get […]
Saturday 29 February 2020, 10am – 4pm, Wool Fair in Darlington Town Centre
Darlington Market is partnering with local artist Becky Sunter from the Weaving Rooms to facilitate a new Wool Fair in the North East. Darlington wool expert Becky has been running the Weaving Rooms in town since 2017 and has been spinning her magic for over 20 years. Specialising in weaving, dying and spinning techniques to […]
New In Town update
Late last year we promoted the New In Town call out, which attracted fourteen fantastic proposals from different parties, artists, producers, creative enterprises and organisations. Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal, the standard was very high, and sadly we couldn’t support them all. I met with colleagues from Darlington Borough Council and we agreed […]
Brilliant banner’s back on the rails
Some time ago Creative Darlington selected five artist’s work to display to brighten the day of those visiting or passing alongside Darlington Library through a Crown Street Call Out. On my way into work earlier this year I noticed one of banners we created as a result, using Stuart Langley’s brilliant image, Neon and Glass, […]
‘Rose and Robin’ returns to Darlington Library on Saturday 15th February 2020
Last year Mad Alice Theatre Company performed ‘Rose and Robin’, a fantastic 50 minute theatre performance for all ages, in the gallery at Darlington Library to great applause. The show was so well received we’re welcoming it back, with a spring performance at Darlington Library on Saturday 15th February 2020 beginning 2pm at Darlington Library, […]
Hark! Words and music made magic in Darlington Library
Creative Darlington has supported many fantastic groups and artists in breaking down barriers between different art forms and exploring connections and commonalities between literature, poetry and live music, literature, the library function and visual arts. Creative Darlington backed Tracks in bringing their first Hark! event to Darlington Library in November 2019, and I was […]
Volunteer with Theatre Hullabaloo
Theatre Hullabaloo is looking for a small pool of volunteers to support our programme at The Hullabaloo across the year. As a volunteer you will be working alongside families that visit The Hullabaloo, enhancing their experience while they are with us by supporting them in activities and giving a friendly welcome as they arrive. This […]
Rose and Robin, a show for young and old returns to Darlington Library on Saturday 15 February 2020
MAD ALICE THEATRE COMPANY presents ROSE AND ROBIN commissioned by Queen’s Hall Arts Mad Alice Theatre Company brought Rose and Robin to Darlington Library in October 2019 and wowed audiences here. Their fantastic performance thrilled people of all ages and has attracted fantastic comments, ”amazing, loved every minute…such talent and content, thank you”. Rose and […]
Spread a Little Happiness: The Story of the British Musical. Malcolm Jones.
The British Musical was triumphant in the 1920s and 30s when Noel Coward and Ivor Novello dominated the West End. However, the arrival of Oklahoma in 1948 changed everything. For the next 30 years, audiences flocked to see the big American shows. Nonetheless, there were British successes. Composers like Julian Slade, Sandy Wilson, David Heneker […]
