NEWS: Be Brave And Leave For The Unknown @ Various Venues

Seeking to portray ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, Reading-based Red Cape Theatre company’s new show looks at the concept of bravery.

The theatre company’s work is inspired by true life stories, highly visual and physical, their previous work has dealt with the treatment of women in mental institutions in the 40s and 50s (The Idiot Colony), letters of friendship from across the Iron Curtain (From Newbury With Love) and the effects of erosion of both memory and the land (1 Beach Road). Their new work, Be Brave And Leave For The Unknown, tours the North East throughout November, and hopes to shine a light on a world bursting with bravery – from warzones to waiting rooms, both epic and domestic.

The production has grown from a residency Red Cape undertook at ARC Stockton back in 2013. Having spent time talking to local residents, including over 80 local school children, about their notion of bravery, the group also drew inspiration from Preston Hall Museum and from workshops run alongside the ARCADE performance artist network at ARC. The performances are part of REACH, a project which brings new theatre to the North East, managed by ARC Stockton and Dep Arts Ltd.

Be Brave And Leave For The Unknown is performed at the following North East locations:

ARC, Stockton – Tuesday 10^th & Wednesday 11^th November

Seaton Delaval Arts Centre – Thursday 12^th November

Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham – Friday 13^th & Saturday 14^th November

Saltburn Community Theatre – Tuesday 17^th November

Arts Centre Washington – Wednesday 18^th & Thursday 19^th November

The Customs House, South Shields – Friday 20^th & Saturday 21^st November

Bishop Auckland Town Hall – Monday 23^rd November

Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre – Thursday 26^th November

Alnwick Playhouse – Friday 27^th November