New Vic Theatre

New Vic Theatre is known both for its professional productions and for its award-winning work in the community and is s a key cultural centre for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, playing a full part in the cultural, economic and social regeneration of the region.

Founded in 1962, the New Vic is the producing theatre for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. With around eight major productions a year, it presents a varied and adventurous programme which includes contemporary drama, new commissions, innovative adaptations and accessible classics. 

Recent productions have toured nationally and internationally and have transferred to London, Manchester and New York. The theatre enjoys a relationship with the RSC’s Associate Schools programme; and has been an Affiliate Company of the National Theatre Studio. The theatre also regularly works with partners including the Manchester Royal Exchange, the Oxford Playhouse, the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Bolton Octagon, Oldham Coliseum and Northern Broadsides.

The New Vic has developed extensive and award-winning community involvement, working regionally, nationally and internationally through its Education Department and ground-breaking New Vic Borderlines, which works to change the lives of the most disadvantaged members of the community.  The New Vic leads Appetite, an initiative to increase engagement with the arts within Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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