You will be interested to know that performances of The Cramlington Train Wreckers, written by Ed Waugh and directed by Russell Floyd, will take place at the Gosforth Civic Theatre on Friday 15 November, 2024 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

And any NELHS member or supporter attending the afternoon performance is most welcome to join us after the show at a local restaurant, just let me know and I will send the details.

Tickets are £18, age 11+, duration 2 hours, including a 20-minute interval. Each half will be 45-50 mins.

A booking fee of 6.5% + £0.49 per sold ticket is included when booking a ticket online through the theatre’s Eventbrite platform.

https://www.gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk/cramlington-train-wreckers (right click and open link)
From the team behind smash-hit plays Wor Bella, Hadaway Harry, Carrying David, Mr Covan’s Music Hall and The Great Joe Wilson comes another incredible, forgotten story about the North East.

The General Strike of 1926 was the biggest rupture in society since the English Civil War (1662). A million miners were told to take a 40% cut in wages. Britain’s only General Strike followed. On May 10, 1926, strikers accidentally derailed the Flying Scotsman at Cramlington.

Eight Northumberland miners were imprisoned for a total of 48 years. Almost a century later, their fascinating story is – finally – about to be told!

See cramlingtontrainwreckers.co.uk for the full itinerary.