Youth Theatre company gives young people a voice
Following the huge success of their 2019 show ‘I Weigh’ – inspired by the worldwide Instagram movement of the same...
Category: Blogpost
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Why volunteering is good for your mental health.
Our volunteers, like Lusia McAnna and Tony Seward pictured above, make a massive contribution to the success of The Witham...
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A Happy New Year at The Witham
Centre Manager Susan Coffer reflects on the year’s achievements and looks forward to a successful 2020 at Barnard Castle’s community...
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Hedda Gabler – by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Patrick Marber
The Witham – 21 November, 2019 Review by Helen Brown Bored housewives are a 20th Century invention – right? Wrong....
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Backing singer takes centre stage
We are delighted to announce a support act for Harri Endersby’s gig at The Witham on Friday 25 October –...
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A triumph of innovative staging
Evie Scott reviews The Hound of the Baskervilles, presented at The Witham on 10th October 2019 by The Northern Stage....
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Only two weeks left for the Co-op Local cause
Don’t miss the chance to give your 1% to our Co-op Local Cause! As of 12th October, there are only...
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The Witham’s Café goes the extra mile to combat loneliness: Barnard Castle’s Chatty Café.
The Witham community arts centre is now participating in Chatty Café, a national scheme to help to reduce loneliness by encouraging people...
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“I found it really empowering”
Our young reviewer Evie Scott shares her response to Gracefool Collective’s This is Not a Wedding on Friday 4 October...
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The sad passing of Barrie Masters
We were so pleased to host Eddie and the Hot Rods back in 2017, who performed with great energy and...
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Julia’s fascinating library raises over £1200 in support of The Witham
The Witham team would like to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone for their support of the Book Sale on Saturday...
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A big thank you!
The Witham Centre Manager Susan Coffer and volunteer Peter Dixon send their thanks and appreciation to our team of talented...
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Memories of playing The Witham Hall in the 1960s
The Witham’s Sarah Gent spoke with Barrie Miller about his time at The Witham in the 1960s playing with his...
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Next Phase of Building Maintenance
Centre Manager Susan Coffer shares an update on the building maintenance work at The Witham: The maintenance works at the...
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Young Reviewer shares her response to National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Evie Scott is just starting A-Levels at Teesdale school, doing science and maths. She loves the theatre and look forward...
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Thank you to CA Group for your support
Our Marketing and Programming Manager, Sarah Gent, writes about how business support helps The Witham to thrive. I wanted to...
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Our French Intern shares her thoughts on her time at The Witham
Pauline Calvayrac writes about her time at The Witham (June – July 2019): I have been doing my internship at...
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Memories of The Witham
A group of volunteers at The Witham is assembling an archive of its history, and will put on an exhibition...
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Brighten up your day with rainbow ceramics
Marilyn, our volunteer Shop Manager has some lovely new stock in the shop…. Brighten up your day with bold and...
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The Witham Work Placement
The Witham provided Leonie Hertiq with a two week placement in April 2019 in which she gained lots of experience...