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An award-winning festival ran by young people for young people, returns to South Tyneside this spring half-term.
Takeover Festival returns to The Customs House, South Tyneside for the 2023 edition. The event (funded by The Barbour Foundation, South Tyneside Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, Fidelio Charitable Trust, The Gillian Dickinson Fund and D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust) is programmed by The Takeover Team, a group of local 13-18 year-olds from diverse background and the week-long event which will include everything from plays to drag acts and break dancing to poetry.
The event features a fantastic variety of events at the South Shields Arts Centre’s main stage as well as giving young people the opportunity to try new skills such as graffiti art, acting as well as fun activities like quiz nights, gigs and cinema events.
Tuesday, May 30, brings BreakOver (formerly Mean Teens) which has been one of the UK’s top Youth Breaking Jams, and is delivered with Just Jam Int and Bad Taste Cru with music by DJ KhanFu (Manchester) Judges Jelly BTC, Justice BTC and Eggy HSK all from 2pm.
On Thursday, June 1, local band Two Metres Apart will be back at The Customs House with a mix of party classics and well-known anthems guaranteed to get you on the dancefloor and on Friday, June 2, the Takeover’s Young Writer in Residency opportunity is back for 2023 with ‘Where Did All The Magpies Go?’ by Holly Readshaw. The play will be directed by Rosie Bowden, who is a young theatre maker based in the North East and will be staged in the Main House as the finale of Takeover Festival on June 2nd & 3rd.
Andrew Walker, Participation and Engagement Producer at The Customs House adds: “The Takeover is always a highlight in our calendar and what the young people produce is fantastic.
“Over the years this has been people’s first professional job and has kickstarted successful careers in the industry. We want to continue giving opportunities and giving young people the opportunity to shine, whether that’s in programming shows, creating events or starring on stage.”
All events are PWYD, and booking can be made here.
