The Gordon Craig Theatre Archive created by @StevenageMuseum in partnership with @GCTStevenage and Stevenage Arts Guild with support from @heritageFundUK
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Panto disaster! Find out what stopped the show in the opening panto season at @GCTStevenage way back in 1975...
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ALT Brochure entry from December 1975, The Gordon Craig Theatre
Thigh-slapping story here in @thecomet24 newspaper - @GCTStevenage #stevenage at the centre of a panto revival! Fascinating history including @BradleyWalsh, @WarwickADavis & Barbara Windsor.
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Find out more at thegordoncraigtheatrearchive…
ALT The Comet Newspaper 21 Jan 2021 p28
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Thanks @thecomet24 for this great article with photos from @GCTarchive: How Stevenage theatre revived panto back in the 1980s thecomet.net/things-to-do/go…
Lots of work by a great team of volunteers still going on to get everything online.
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Stevenage in 100 Objects - A 2020 addition to Stevenage History: Covid Cobra in Grace Way
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What does the name "Hairy Harry" mean to you?!
Harry came out of retirement in November 2019, agreeing to sit very still in a cabinet @StevenageMuseum Museum during the Stories From The Gordon Craig exhibition.
But here's what's really been going on...
youtu.be/zRH52DSS7eM
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The "Almost Famous" Jack Mayes was a popular entertainer in #Stevenage. Since @GCTStevenage opened in '75 Jack & sidekick Hairy Harry were regular Saturday morning fixtures. Jack's niece, Barbara and her husband Alan share memories of Jack @StevenageMuseum
youtu.be/sz3zMXIe0EQ
The "Almost Famous" Jack Mayes was a popular entertainer in #Stevenage. Since @GCTStevenage opened in '75 Jack & sidekick Hairy Harry were regular Saturday morning fixtures. Jack's niece, Barbara and her husband Alan share memories of Jack @StevenageMuseum
youtu.be/sz3zMXIe0EQ
What does the name "Hairy Harry" mean to you?!
Harry came out of retirement in November 2019, agreeing to sit very still in a cabinet @StevenageMuseum Museum during the Stories From The Gordon Craig exhibition.
But here's what's really been going on...
youtu.be/zRH52DSS7eM
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Digital Volunteering Award @SHAREmuseums Awards 2020: Congratulations to @StevenageMuseum's Stories from the Gordon Craig Volunteer Team! WINNERS!
Digital Volunteering Award @SHAREmuseums Awards 2020: Congratulations to @StevenageMuseum's Stories from the Gordon Craig Volunteer Team! WINNERS!
Our wonderful team of volunteer archivists @StevenageMuseum has been nominated for a @SHAREmuseums Volunteer Award 2020! Ceremony online 11am Thursday 4th June. Tomorrow! Follow the link to join in: sharemuseumseast.org.uk/proj…
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🌟🌟🌟LESS THAN 24 HOURS until our first ever virtual #VolunteerAwards2020 🌟🌟🌟Join us from 11am tomorrow on our YouTube channel ow.ly/keEY50zXNBV to find out who were the winners 🏆😊👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 We can't wait! #NationalVolunteersWeek
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Here's a photo of our Stories from the Gordon Craig volunteers working hard to catalogue the Gordon Craig Theatre archive! So far they've uploaded 4884 events and 392 archive records - phew! Find out more and see what they've been up: thegordoncraigtheatrearchive… #TrueGrit #Volunteers
45 colourful years @GCTStevenage. Last in a series of poster collages made by @ModernSuffrage collaborating with local people living with early onset dementia, responding to @GCTarchive in @hyoc2020. We hope to see you back at the GCT soon. Info at: facebook.com/storiesfromtheg…
Defying gravity @GCTStevenage: A flying carriage with a fairy godmother, fairy lights, a leaping dancer and ET! A poster collage made by @ModernSuffrage with local people living with early onset dementia, responding to @GCTarchive in @hyoc2020 info at: facebook.com/storiesfromtheg…
Flamenco and intrigue @GCTStevenage in 1988's hot summer. A poster collage made by @ModernSuffrage collaborating with local people living with early onset dementia, responding to @GCTarchive in @hyoc2020 funded by @HeritageFundUK more info at: facebook.com/storiesfromtheg…
Back to the '90s at @GCTStevenage with a Dr. and Dame, panto and music galore. Artwork made by @ModernSuffrage collaborating with local people living with early onset dementia, responding to @GCTarchive in @hyoc2020 funded by @HeritageFundUK more info at: facebook.com/storiesfromtheg…
Circus, drama, poetry and panto all filling the auditorium @GCTStevenage since '75! Artwork made by @ModernSuffrage collaborating with local people living with early onset dementia, responding to @GCTarchive in @hyoc2020 funded by @HeritageFundUK more at: facebook.com/storiesfromtheg…
Reminding us how many laughs there've been in 45 years at @GCTStevenage since '75! Artwork made by @ModernSuffrage collaborating with local people living with early onset dementia, responding to @GCTarchive in @hyoc2020 funded by @HeritageFundUK more at: facebook.com/storiesfromtheg…
Great new artwork made by @ModernSuffrage collaborating with local people living with early onset dementia, responding to @GCTarchive and marking 45th anniversary of @GCTStevenage opening in '75. Part of
@hyoc2020 funded by @HeritageFundUK more at: facebook.com/storiesfromtheg…
