Friends of Live Theatre
Friends of Live Theatre play an important role in the work of the Theatre, their support helps us to produce new plays and offer free drama activities to children and young people.
Champions, Best Friends, Good Friends and Friends receive amazing benefits throughout the year, including:
- 2-4-1 tickets on preview performances of Live Theatre productions
- Priority booking for each new season and special events, like Live Encounters
- Invitations to our Season Launch
- 10% discount at Live Theatre’s Atrium Bar
- Special Friends events
- Exclusive behind the scenes experiences, such as invitations to open rehearsals and opportunities to meet the writers
- Free ticket exchanges
- Regular e-newsletters with news of upcoming shows, events and fundraising
All from as little as £5 a month!
If you’d like to buy a friend or family member a Friend of Live Theatre membership as a gift, please click here and choose an annual membership from the dropdown list. You can purchase a Friend, Good Friend, Best Friend or Champion membership to share the love of theatre and support our work with new writers, children and young people.
Champion (Annual)
Inspired by our hit production we are launching a new level of supporter, Champion.
As a distinctly creative region, the North East is bursting with stories, voices, ideas and talent. Our stage at Live gives them a unique and visible platform to share these with the wider world. The artists who work on our stage are transformed by it.
For £500 per year you will be a major player in Live Theatre’s continued survival and make a tangible difference to the creative lives of our many artists and young people. We realise the generosity of such an investment and really do appreciate what you would be doing for us at this challenging but crucial time.
Muhammad Ali came to South Shields of his own accord and changed lives, instilling in everyone he met a sense of possibility, a sense of being seen. He was called The People’s Champion. We now invite you to be our Champion. To ensure that future generations of North East artists have their voices heard and their stories told.
Champions will receive all the benefits of Friends, Good Friends and Best Friends, but will have exclusive 'behind the scenes' experiences with our Artistic Director and the new writers we are nurturing.
Best Friend (Annual)
Benefits include all Friends and Good Friend benefits plus:
• Exclusive annual meet and greet reception
• Your name in our season brochures and selected playtexts
(tick 'automatically renew' below and consent to store your card details at checkout to ensure your membership remains valid year on year)
Good Friend (Annual)
Benefits include all Friends benefits plus:
• Invitation to season launch events – usually two each year
• Exclusive annual backstage event
(tick 'automatically renew' below and consent to store your card details at checkout to ensure your membership remains valid year on year)
Friend (Annual)
Benefits include:
- 2-for-1 tickets on selected shows
- Priority booking for each new season and special events, like Live Encounters
- 10% off drinks at the Atrium Bar
- Free ticket exchanges
- Annual Friends reception
- Annual Q&A event with Artistic Director and guests
- Your name on our website
(tick 'automatically renew' below and consent to store your card details at checkout to ensure your membership remains valid year on year)
Best Friend (Monthly)
(tick 'automatically renew' and consent to store your card details at checkout to ensure your membership remains valid month to month)
Good Friend (Monthly)
(tick 'automatically renew' and consent to store your card details at checkout to ensure your membership remains valid month to month)
Friend (Monthly)
(tick 'automatically renew' and consent to store your card details at checkout to ensure your membership remains valid month to month)
Champions
Glynis Downie, Chris Foy
Best Friends
Noreen Bates, Jim Beirne, Michael and Pat Brown, George Caulkin, Helen Coyne, Christine Elton, Robson Green, Brenna Hobson, John and Liz Holmes, John Jordan, Graham Maddick, Elaine Orrick, Paul Shevlin, Margaret and John Shipley, Shelagh Stephenson, Sting, Alan Tailford, David Walton, Susan Wear, Sue Wilson, Lucy Winskell.
Plus those who choose to remain anonymous
Good Friends
Vincent Allen, John Appleton, Zoe Blakemore, Jeff Brown, Alec Collerton, Ron Cook, Mike and Lynda Dillon, Ross Freeman, Ann Gittins, Beverley Jewitt, Eileen Jones, John Mason, Rhys McKinnell, Chris Connel and Lucy Nichol, Linda Norris, Michelle Percy, Pat Ritchie, Martin Saunders, Phil Skingley, Susan and Mike Stewart, John Stokel-Walker, John Tomaney, Steve Wootten.
Plus those who choose to remain anonymous
Friends
Pat Allcorn, Patricia Arnold, Marjorie Baillie, Norma Banfi, Simon Barker, Tanya Barker, Jill Barnes, Bex Bowsher, Lawrence Bryson, Robert and Jessica Chapman, Natalie Christian, Angela Cooper, Sally-Anne Cooper, Judy Cowgill, Nigel Cross, Suky Drummond, Ross Elgie, Keith Elliott, Sue Emmas, Robert Fairfax, Moira Gray, Norma Harris, Gael Henry, Bob and Ruth Heyman, Gillian Hitchenes, Wendy and Roger Holland, Irene Hudson, Beverley Jewitt. Nicole Kavanagh-Stubbs, Michael McBride. Rachael McCabe, Michele McCallion, Ian McPherson, Catherine Moody, Wayham Moran, Linda Moss, Ian Mowbray, Davey Nellist, Michael Nielsen, Jean Ollerton, Mark Olney, Clare Overton, Janis Proudfoot, David Robertson, Jo Robinson, Julian Rogan, Jean Scott, Julia Scott, Jill Scrimshaw, Rosalind and Alan Share, Monica Shaw, Jo Shepherd, Ian and Christine Shepherdson, Tracey Sinclair, David Slater, Brent Taylorson, Don Tennet, Karen Tulley, Robert Vardill, Sandra Wake, Jennifer Wallace, Sue Ward, Ann Watts, Heather Wilkinson, Keith Williamson.
Plus those who choose to remain anonymous
