Name: Hadaway Harry
Start: 2025-02-07T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-08T21:15:00+00:00
Location: Gosforth Civic Theatre

From the team behind smash-hit plays Wor Bella, Hadaway Harry, Carrying David, Mr Covan's Music Hall and The Great Joe Wilson
About this Event

HADAWAY HARRY

Written by Ed Waugh
Starring Jamie Brown

10th Anniversary Tour

“Five Stars. A breathtaking one-man tour-de-force" - The Chronicle
“Five Stars. Wonderful...a virtuoso performance” - The Journal

TEN YEARS SINCE THIS SHOW FIRST STORMED STAGES ACROSS THE NORTH-EAST AND LONDON - WINNING ACTOR JAMIE BROWN THE ACCOLADE OF ‘PERFORMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR’ AT THE NORTH EAST CULTURE AWARDS – HADAWAY HARRY IS BACK.

Before Association Football, rowing was the sport of the people...and Harry Clasper was David Beckham.

HADAWAY HARRY is an incredible true story charting the rise of Victorian sporting superstar Harry Clasper—from working-class pitman in Jarrow, to multiple Rowing Champion of the World. Harry was rightly crowned King of the Thames and the Tyne, ‘The Blaydon Races’ was written for him, and later 130,000 people would attend his funeral. Weaving a socio-political, historical trail with high-octane story-telling and puppetry, this one-man presentation has garnered standing ovations across the country and is frequently branded a ‘tour-de-force’ - not least due to an arduous second act showdown that has become something of North East theatre folklore.

“You are so gripped and enthralled, and Jamie is breathless at the end - as are the entire audience.” - Ian Payne, ITV News

£18.

Booking fees apply.

This is a seated show

Every seat on floor level and the first row on our seating rake is accessible to those who require a wheelchair space, an ambulant seat, or those who don’t have any access requirements. Thus, they will be bookable under the same ticket type and unreserved. When buying your tickets, we ask you to declare if you have any access requirements at the checkout so we can reserve any seats or space for those who need them.

Companion tickets

Carer/PA/Essential companion tickets are available for all events. They are limited to one per ticket order and can be booked by emailing [email protected] and quoting the event name, booking reference on your ticket order and information you’re comfortable sharing on why a companion ticket is required.