Information For Gosforth Civic Theatre

Gosforth Civic Theatre is an independent theatre, café, and events venue in Gosforth, three miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre.

GCT is a unique social enterprise; income from ticket sales, space rental, donations and food and drink sales is used to provide opportunities for young people and people with learning disabilities to train, perform, and belong, ultimately creating the world they want to live in.


In 2023 the Theatre was significantly upgraded, changes to the venue include a new heating system, solar panels on the roof and insulation throughout to reduce the theatre’s environmental impact, saving around 64 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. The venue’s foyer has been brightened thanks to the addition of a huge skylight that brings the outside into the building, while a theatre bar in the auditorium offers a stylish touch to events.

As well as that, the theatrical infrastructure in the auditorium has been completely upgraded, creating one of the most flexible, accessible and energy efficient theatre spaces in the region.


The new community studio, which will house wellbeing and youth activities, is the perfect place for workshops, meetings and small parties and gatherings.

Last but not least, the furniture throughout the building, including in the auditorium, has been updated along with the décor.

It was founded by disability arts charity Liberdade community development trust (pronounced lib-er-dar-jie). Founded in 2003, Liberdade began as an apprenticeship scheme to support and enable a group of young people with learning disabilities to set up and run their own theatre company. In 2012 the company members wanted to open a theatre where everyone was welcome, they wanted to have jobs in their theatre and to provide the opportunities they’d had for other young people, so Gosforth Civic Theatre became a reality. Now, those company members play an essential role in its governance and future direction.

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Weddings at Gosforth Civic Theatre are flexible and dedicated to make your day a celebration of you.We want to make your experience as special as possible, so our weddings start with a base venue hire rate which you can build upon as you wish. Our superb in house catering can be tailored to your preferences and budget. We pride ourselves on sourcing local suppliers and seasonal produce. We can cater for up to 100 people for a seated meal. Our flexible bar offer enables you to add drinks of your choice to the menu or arrange bespoke drinks packages. A traditional wedding breakfast offer not your thing? Speak to us about bringing your favourite street food van to GCT. Daytime capacity 100, evening capacity 200. Capacities dependant on event set up so please talk to us about how flexible we can be. Hire package includes exclusive access to the entire venue for the full day, access to full stock of GCT furniture, high specification lighting and sound plus technician to Create beautiful ambience and / or an immersive party experience. Pricing Category : ModerateAlternativeCoolUnique Wedding VenueCasualIntimate View More

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Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE3 3HD

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