Newcastle Playhouse Gulbenkian Studio | |
.jpg) Northern Stage Building, viewed from Kings Gate Building | |
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| Address | Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne UK |
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| Coordinates | 54°58′45″N 1°36′51″W / 54.9792°N 1.6143°W |
| Capacity | Stage 1: 447 seats Stage 2: 160 seats Stage 3: 80–120 seats Stage 1 and 2 can combine to seat 600. |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1970 2006 as Northern Stage |
| Rebuilt | 2004 to 2006 |
| Architect | William Whitfield |
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Northern Stage is a theatre and producing theatre company based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is surrounded by Newcastle University's city centre campus on King's Walk, opposite the students' union building. It hosts various local, national and international productions in addition to those produced by the Northern Stage company. Until the 2006 reopening, the theatre was known as the Newcastle Playhouse and is a registered charity.
The complex hosts three stages. The capacity decreases, with stage one being the largest, having 447 seats. The complex also boasts a café-bar.