Events

Free taster session (rescheduled)

DJ Academy at Blyth Family Hub

Are you interested in learning to DJ? Come along to a fun and friendly taster session of The Twisting Ducks DJ Academy at Blyth Family Hub.

For people with learning disabilities and autistic people, aged 16+

Monday 17th February 2025, 4 - 6pm

Blyth Family Hub, 103 Wright Street, Blyth, NE24 1HG

Book your free place

Click here to book online > bit.ly/Blyth_DJ

Telephone: 07925 167775

Email: info@thetwistingducks.co.uk

Fresh Club Night

A Club night run by DJ's with learning disabilities and autistic DJ's since 1998.

Next event:

Thursday 6th March 2025

Where:

World Headquarters,

Curtis Mayfield House, Carliol Square, East,

Newcastle  NE1 6UF

Fresh Club Night takes place on the 1st Thursday of each month

6.30pm - 10.30pm
Cost:  £6.00 per person (carers get in free)

Tickets on the door (for people aged 18 years and over) 

Open Day:

Performing Arts Academy at The Customs House

Come along to our Open Day to find out more about our fun and friendly Performing Arts Academy at The Customs House in South Shields.

The academy is a great opportunity for people with learning disabilities and autistic people to develop skills in writing, acting and directing, and to perform on stage at The Customs House.

What to expect:

• Discover more about The Twisting Ducks and The Customs House Academy
• Join in fun and engaging drama exercises and games
• Watch screenings of performance films from our talented members
• Find out more and ask your questions during a Q&A session

Tuesday 11th March 2025,  10.30am - 12noon

The Customs House, Mill Dam South Shields NE33 1ES

Book your free place

Click here to book online > https://bit.ly/open_day_customs_house

Telephone: 07925 167775

Email: info@thetwistingducks.co.uk

Tick Tock Whenever

Journey into the unknown

A new play by Spectrum Theatre Group

Step into a steampunk odyssey of time travel and self-discovery. Tick Tick Whenever follows a group of extraordinary adventurers as they journey through fractured timelines and alternate realities. This powerful new play, written and performed by artists with learning disabilities and autistic artists, ventures into the unknown to uncover heartfelt moments that explore vulnerability, resilience, and triumph over adversity.

Spectrum Theatre group is funded by Newcastle Culture Investment Fund at the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, and supported by Northern Stage.

Thursday 27th March 2025

1pm (schools and groups),

4pm and 7pm

Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RH

Tickets: £10 (carers free)

Book tickets > https://bit.ly/tick-tock-whenever 

or telephone: 0191 230 5151

School and Group bookings

Please contact us via email: info@thetwistingducks.co.uk

or telephone 07925 167775

Dregs Opera

A new play by Sunderland Platform Theatre Group

The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company returns with an ambitious performance, Dregs Opera, a musical based on the true story of historic local queer figure, Alonzo Johnson, who was deported to Australia and condemned to death because of his sexuality.

Presented as an adaptation of Gay’s Beggar’s Opera and Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, the musical challenges audiences to consider marginalised voices and the horrors of discrimination, past and present. Dregs Opera is a new, original work written and performed by artists with learning disabilities and autistic artists.

Sunderland Platform theatre group is funded by The Grocers' Charity, Hadrian Trust, Joicey Trust and Washington Heritage Partnership, and supported by Sunderland Culture. 

Friday 4th April, 2pm and 7pm

Arts Centre Washington, Biddick Ln, Washington NE38 8AB

Tickets £5 (carers go free)

Book Tickets:

Click here to book online > https://bit.ly/dregsopera

or telephone: 0191 561 3455