The Pitmen Painters (play)

{{Short description|2010 play written by Lee Hall}}

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| name = The Pitmen Painters

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| writer = Lee Hall

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| setting = Ashington, 1934

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| place = Live Theatre, Newcastle

| orig_lang = English

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The Pitmen Painters is a play by Lee Hall based on the Ashington Group of painters. Following a sellout run at both the Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne in 2007{{cite web |title=Theatre review: The Pitmen Painters / Live Theatre, Newcastle |date=2007-09-27 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819120316/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/sep/27/theatre3 |archive-date=2022-08-19 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/sep/27/theatre3}} and its transfer to the Royal National Theatre,[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/34320/current-nt-shows/the-pitmen-painters-playtext.html Current NT Shows] it returned to the National for a limited season before heading out on a UK Tour.[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/37778/productions/the-pitmen-painters.html The Pitmen Painters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820080535/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/37778/productions/the-pitmen-painters.html |date=2009-08-20 }} A Broadway [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-pitmen-painters-488091 production] opened on 30 September 2010 following previews from 14 September 2010 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and played a limited run until 12 December 2010; it featured the original cast.[http://www.playbill.com/events/event_detail/18839-Pitmen-Painters-The-at-Samuel-J-Friedman-Theatre Playbill Listing] The Pitmen Painters opened in London's West End in October 2011 at the Duchess Theatre. The Canadian premiere of The Pitmen Painters ran in February 2012 at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, Ontario.