Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre

09/09/2026

Don’t forget that this week we have the amazing one woman theatre show “Anne Boleyn’s Mother” from Gleowit Productions starring and written by the fantastic Heather Leech.

Join us on Friday 11th September - doors open 7pm, showtime is 7.30pm in our upstairs theatre space.

Expect an extraordinary performance with a dramatic retelling of a turbulent period of English history from a new perspective.

Get your tickets here www.ticketsource.com/consett-heart-heritage-arts-centre

You can also buy them on the door, cash or card. Drop a comment to let us know you’re coming along.

08/09/2026

CONSETT HEART HERITAGE WEEK 2026
Friday 11th - Saturday 19th September

In partnership with Consett & District Heritage Initiative & History of Consett Steelworks

Friday 11th September - Consett Memories Cafe & Exhibition 12pm-3pm

Local History Exhibition times

Saturday 12th September - 12pm-3pm
Monday 14th September - 1pm-5pm
Tuesday 15th September - 11pm-3pm & 6.30pm-8.30pm
Thursday 17th September - 12pm-3pm
Friday 18th September - 1pm-5pm
Saturday 19th September - 1pm-3pm

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08/09/2026

This week at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre!

Today it's our regular Arts and Crafts Sessions from 1pm-3pm & 6.30pm-8.30pm -

On Friday 11th September we have our friends from the Consett & District Heritage Initiative & History of Consett Steelworks group who are visiting with their Consett Memory Cafe and Exhibition in our downstairs gallery from 12pm-3pm - entry. Watch out for our further post with a full week of exhibitions starting from Friday.

Also on Friday 11th at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) we have the magnificent one woman play Anne Boleyn's Mother written by and starring the amazing Heather Leech from Gleowit Productions in our upstairs theatre space. Tickets start at £10 and are available online or at the door (cash or card welcome).

www.ticketsource.com/consett-heart-heritage-arts-centre

We are also launching our next open call for our next exhibition which will be HEART HORROR - A Gruesome Gallery with an application deadline of 10th October. Email [email protected] for more details.

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01/09/2026

Amazing live performances at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre in September upstairs in our theatre space.

Saturday 5th September is our monthly Open Mic, Cabaret & Karaoke evening. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. It's and . Just turn up on the night and have fun either on the stage or as an enthusiastic and supportive audience member. If you would like to perform and have any specific tech queries please do drop us a dm or email [email protected]

Next on Friday 11th September we have the amazing Heather Leech starring in Anne Boleyn's mother from Gleowit Productions. This is going to be excellent for all those interested in history. Doors open at 7pm and tickets start at £10 with deals available. Book here: www.ticketsource.com/consett-heart-heritage-arts-centre or buy on the door.

We can't wait to see you at one of our events.

29/08/2026

We are looking forward to this today!

Professor Archie is looking forward to seeing you at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre this afternoon as he takes Mrs T Rexly and Miss Dinah Saur and their class on the Do You Think They Saw Us exhibition tour on the end of term trip.

Come along and see our family theatre show. Tickets are available on the door:

£5 standard, £3 concession
Doors Open 1.30pm
Showtime 2pm

If you want to prebook you can here: www.ticketsource.com/consett-heart-heritage-arts-centre

28/08/2026

We are excited to host this tomorrow. Please do bring your kids to see this show which took the Durham Fringe Festival family audience by storm.

26/08/2026

We have a theatrical duo of events coming up upstairs in our theatre space in the next couple of weeks:

🦖Firstly this Saturday we have one aimed at the kids - it's Fossil Fury the new show from our friends at ATOMS Education CIC.

A prehistoric school visit like no other. Find out what happens when Miss Dinah Saur and Mrs T Rexly take the kids on a school visit to the Do You Think They Saw Us Museum.

Expect the unexpected and raucous roarsome fun. It’s silly, interactive, fantastically dinotastic and surprisingly educational.

⏰Doors open at 1.30pm for a 2pm showtime

🎟️Tickets are £5 standard and £3 for concessions and you can buy them here: https://www.ticketsource.com/consett-heart-heritage-arts-centre/fossil-fury/e-emvxxg or on the door.

🫅Then on Friday 11th September we have the fantastic Anne Boleyn's Mother starring the amazing Heather Leech from our friends at Gleowit Productions.

The final instalment of a trio of plays featuring women who figure in the centre of English history and whose voices have never before been heard.

Wednesday 13th October 1537 another ordinary day except a new queen, Jane, has given birth to a son - an achievement beyond compare in Henry VIII’s court. Elizabeth, Countess of Wiltshire keenly feeling the loss of her son George and her daughter Anne, previous queen of England, struggles to find cause for celebration even though she fully understands the treachery that is within the English court. On the path to greatness her losses have been heavy, were they worth it?

She is Anne Boleyn’s mother and grandmother to the motherless future Queen Elizabeth I.

⏰Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm showtime

🎟️Tickets are £13 standard, £10 Concessions and there's a special 2 for £20 ticket of you're coming along with someone else. Book here: https://www.ticketsource.com/consett-heart-heritage-arts-centre/anne-boleyns-mother/e-grvkpg or on the door

We love supporting independent creatives here at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre so please do come up and support live theatre in our town centre. We are working on a ticket split system which means that the more people come the more the artists will earn and the financial risk of putting on a performance is shared.

If you are a local performing artist, theatre maker, musician of any genre and would like to consider using our space please do get in touch at [email protected]

18/08/2026

Thanks to everyone who supported our recent Sheila Mackie Memorial exhibition. We raised a staggering £648.50 from hanging fees, commission and raffle. Your support is awesome.

We still need to work towards our goal, every penny counts. Help us continue being the place for heritage and culture in our community.

Here's the link to our Go Fund Me or you can scan the QR code.

https://gofund.me/e0e21a323

09/08/2026

The Sheila Mackie Memorial Art Exhibition

What an amazing fortnight we have had. Over 400 people through the door and a good number of art pieces sold. The standard of art this year has been outstanding.

There were 3 prizes this year including best overall newcomer which was won by Francesca aged 12 for her Pop Star portrait. The other 2 were Natasha Armstrong for her depiction of "Appleby" fair and Heather Howarth for "Winter".

Raffle tickets are shown below

Thank you to everyone who has shown their work and to everyone who came along to support these amazing artists. I know that everyone here at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre are so proud to have been able to host such an amazing event. Giving a venue for culture and heritage is what we standard for here at Consett Heart and many more events are planned. Keep an eye on our page, website, local posters or in the whats on boards outside the building.

Thanks
The Consett Heart Team

08/08/2026

We are open till 3pm - here’s a sneak peek of our upstairs gallery.