Before the Musical: Parisian Vaudeville comes to Newcastle

Before the Musical: Parisian Vaudeville comes to Newcastle

What was a night at the musicals like in nineteenth-century Paris? Join us as we explore the vaudeville, a major landmark in theatre history and grandfather of the modern musical.

Join us at the Newcastle Arts Centre for an interactive evening of music and history, as we enjoy showstopper performances by local theatre groups and professional singers, as we explore just how musical theatre created its dastedly baddies and charming maidens, and as we hand over control to the audience to create our sing-a-long finale.

Featuring the wonderful Tyne Youth Company, and theatre historians Sophie Horrocks (Durham University), Katherine Hambridge (Durham University), and Hannah Scott (Newcastle University).

Doors open: 7pm

Show running time: 7.30-9pm

After-show Q&A: 9-9.30pm

Bar open until 11pm

This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 7–16 November 2024. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.

Host or Publisher Hannah Scott - Newcastle University