Celebrating the multiplicity of Northern voices through Shakespeare, classics & new writing. We make bold, radical and accessible productions of classic and new plays that both reflect the diversity and multiplicity of voices in the north, and act as a catalyst for change throughout the region. We place participation and artist development at our heart to make the work accessible to a broader demo
graphic and nurture a greater diversity of voices on our stages. Each of our productions is made with a ‘creation squad’; a community to whom the piece is relevant to; but also people who would not usually engage in creating theatre. Quality Street is the beginning of a commitment to co-creating all of our work with local communities. This new model will transform the stories we tell together, re-invent how we make popular productions of classic plays and discover a new generation of northern artists. We also adapt our work to any space on the venues we visit, both traditional theatres and non-velvet spaces. Our bold, accessible, unpretentious productions that have been playing to packed housed across the country (and internationally!) for 27 years give us a strong identity which has allowed us to form an unbreakable bond with our audiences. The Northern Voice is not a singular dialect or accent. The classics don’t belong to any one region, or voice – they’re part of our common culture. Using regional voices, in all of their forms, makes our performances engaging and immediate, allowing audiences to hear and appreciate the words like never before. Our work brings words to life by celebrating the poetry of language and creates a rapport between actor and audience. The texts have a timeless resonance, no matter when they were first written.
