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Following celebrated seasons at the National Theatre and on Broadway, Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters will at last enjoy a West End season this Autumn, following a summer National tour.
Booking from: Wednesday, 5th October 2011
Booking until: Saturday, 14th April 2012
Matinees: Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm
Evenings: Monday to Saturday 7.30pm
Running time: 2 hours 30 min
Playing at the Duchess Theatre.
In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint. Within a few years the most avant-garde artists became their friends and their work was acquired by prestigious collections; but every day they worked, as before, down the mine.
'Breathtaking in its scope, Lee Hall's remarkable play provides a fascinating debate about art and socialism'
The Guardian
'Lee Hall's new play and Max Roberts' sublime production are ablaze with intellectual vigour, political passion and incendiary emotional energy. A beautiful work of art that everybody should see'
The Times
'The Pitmen Painters, in Max Roberts' perfectly pitched and acted production, manages to be tragic, funny and illuminating in one fell swoop of energy'
Evening Standard
Valid Monday to Friday evenings and Saturday matinees until the 14th April
Valid Saturday evenings until the 14th April
Valid Monday to Friday and Saturday matinees until the 14th April Excludes week commencing 13th February
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