Crack Theatre Festival 2013

Overview

If you’re Newcastle-based or maybe planning a little trip up for the long weekend, check out Crack Theatre Festival. Part of the yearly independent arts festival This Is Not Art (TINA), Crack is now into its sixth year and is once again treating Newy to an eclectic smattering of theatre, art, dance, circus, stand-up, installations, masterclasses and panels, including the thought-provoking live-action documentary Kids Killing Kids.

This year’s co-artistic director Nick Atkins says, "Crack scans the country for quality contemporary performance and helps it to land on its feet in Newcastle." Over 70 artists will present over 50 works in what sounds like a stimulating (and free!) weekend embracing creative discovery and the outlandish.

So maybe head along to support young performers testing out original material, touring collaborative works and experimenting with new ideas. If you don't know what to see, just pick the shows with the most intriguing names — Nicole Henriksen's comedy piece Naked Unicorn Vomit would be my personal preference.

You can check out the full festival program at the Crack Theatre Festival website.