The Pitmen Painters

(potent pause) Productions, 2011

by Lee Hall
Q Theatre, Queen Street, Auckland

starring Calum Gittins, John Glass, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Edward Newborn, Stephen Papps, Joseph Rye, Geoff Snell, Josephine Stewart-Tewhiu
directed by Paul Gittins
design by John Verryt
lighting design by Nik Januirek

The Pitmen Painters is the true story of a group of English miners whose after-work art class reveals a wealth of hidden artistic talent. They are propelled overnight from the humble mines of the North East to a rich, intellectual art world.

The Pitmen's raw, unpretentious paintings of mining life are an unexpected sensation. With a wealthy patron keen to take them under her wing, the miners are forced to choose between their working class roots and the lure of fame and success.

"Lee Hall's play is ablaze with intellectual vigour, political passion and incendiary emotional energy. A beautiful work of art that everybody should see." - The Times

at the Q Theatre, Queen Street, Auckland.
Preview: Wednesday 16th of November
Opening: Thursday 17th of November
Ending: Saturday 10th of December
Shows: Tuesday - Saturday @ 8pm, Sundays @ 4pm

Tickets: $35 - $45
Bookings @ www.qtheatre.co.nz