Potboiler Stoke

🌈We were delighted to bring Dr Claire Summerskill @CAESummerskill to Stoke last night to do an amazing talk showcasing her oral history collections from LGBTQ community part of our Gay Stoke project - DM to join mailing list for events & activities funded by @HistoricEngland

Tonight is the night! All welcome down at @Mitchell_Arts at 7pm for our Talk Gateway to Heaven with Clare Summerskill as part of our Gay Stoke project funded by @HistoricEngland Book here 👉🌈eventbrite.co.uk/e/gay-stoke-pu…

Are you LGBT+? An Ally? Like History? Want to see @CAESummerskill deliver a talk? Part of our GAY STOKE project funded by @HistoricEngland It's this week @Mitchell_Arts 👀FREE 🗓️Thursday 2nd May ⏲️ 7pm We would love to see you there Please share and help spread the word🌈

🎉We can't bloomin' believe it's been TEN years since our first show in a pub in Stoke. Since then we have made many shows, employed hundreds of artists, had national reviews, created heritage trails, audio drama, made a film or two & a thousand memories Happy Birthday Potboiler

👏✨We are DELIGHTED to announce funding for our latest project, Gay Stoke. A parternship project with North Midlands LGBT Older Peoples Group @OLGBT_N_Staffs 🌈 Gay Stoke is being funded by @HistoricEngland Everyday Heritage grant programme, celebrating working class histories

@mrmarksteel Audio trail I made with communities and @Potboilersstoke - past and present potboilertheatre.co.uk/the-secret-cit….

Had a fabulous time at @SOT6FC with Music students and talented @SophiaHatfield. Students made a brand new composition & spoken word based on the @SoTCityCouncil Living Heritage City Map & Trail Many amazing young creatives creating based on Stoke #StokeLivingHeritage 🎺🎸🪕🎻🎵

We've been a busy being creatively non-monogamous, We've had a few life changes including a baby and Bradford!✨ After a few stops along the way, we're back to spill the beans and share some juicy news. Get ready for the creative confessions and updates soon.

We’re devastated to hear the news about The Leopard. We adored sharing some of our early work there. Such a special place, full of warmth and history

@StokeontrentBID’s CREATE fund helped make our Secret City project in Hanley last year possible! Do apply!

The lovely lot @NewVicTheatre are looking for performing arts professionals at any stage in their career in #Stoke #NUL & #Staffordshire to join their #KilnNetwork, which will provide talks, advice, networking opportunities & more youtu.be/G2QOz4_MkP8 Photo by @BillingtonPhoto

Funded by @StokeontrentBID and @ace_national

Performed by @ClaireEStorey Barry Shannon @jackawocky Ava Ralph, @LIZNELSON_17 Shannice Harris @CiaranEdwards97 Written by @boon_kat Directed by @katherinehughe Original Composition by : @msthomasonmusic Sound Recorded and Designed : @AdamPMcCready Illustrations: @M8iekay

We hope you have enjoyed The Secret City, a free audio journey through Hanley's past and present. We made it with some fantastic creatives. Check out the team 👇

The Final story. Hanley. Did you guess where it was? Plug in and be transported. Huntbach Street. potboilertheatre.co.uk/tsc-9

Story 8 1.05pm, Today, outside pound bakery. Listen carefully. You'll need to think about where we have hidden our final story. Clues have been hidden in all 8 tales. Can you guess? potboilertheatre.co.uk/tsc-8

Story 1 You are stood beneath the Blue Clock. The Potteries shopping centre is behind you. Greggs to the right of you and Boots is to the left. You plug in your headphones and listen to the beginning of The Secret City Let your journey commence. 🌟 potboilertheatre.co.uk/tsc-1