Dramatic Entrance for Gritty First Play ; a Hard-Hitting Play Announces the Arrival of a New North East Theatre Company, As David Whetstone Reports.

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FORTUNE favours the brave, they say. So when a new North East theatre company makes its debut tomorrow, its founders will be hoping the audience doesn't run for the exits.

Their daring choice of inaugural production is East, by Steven Berkoff, whose style moved one critic to write: "At its best, this kind of theatre is so powerful, so visceral, that it forces audiences to react: either they feel like fleeing the building or they are suddenly convinced that it is the best thing they have ever seen, and want all their friends to see it too."

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Dramatic Entrance for Gritty First Play ; a Hard-Hitting Play Announces the Arrival of a New North East Theatre Company, As David Whetstone Reports.

WTS Productions, based in Bishop Auckland, is the brainchild of Matthew Wilson and Kevin Thwaites who, having worked on the technical aspect of stage shows, were keen to ...

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