In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint. Within a few years the most avant-garde artists became their friends and their work was acquired by prestigious collections; but every day they worked, as before, down the mine...
Monday - Saturday evenings @ 7.30pm | Thursday & Saturday matinees @ 2.30pm
Running time - 2½ hours
Booking until - 01/04/2012