The Pitmen Painters
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The Pitmen Painters is a play by Lee Hall that dramatizes the true story of a group of Northumberland miners who become celebrated artists in 1930s and 1940s Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pitmen Painters canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashington Group paintings
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Workers' Educational Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Lee Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
history of the Ashington Group art collective
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true story of Northumberland miners who became artists ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
miners attending Workers' Educational Association art classes
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rise of working-class artists ⓘ |
| explores |
political context of 20th-century Britain
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relationship between art and labour ⓘ tension between local roots and wider recognition ⓘ |
| firstProducedBy |
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
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National Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical play
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drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Pitmen Painters (television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
art education for working class
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coal mining community life ⓘ collective creativity ⓘ |
| isAbout | group of Northumberland miners who become celebrated artists ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
George Brown
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Harry Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Kilbourn NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Ashington, Northumberland
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| subject |
Ashington Group
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British social history ⓘ Northumberland coal miners NERFINISHED ⓘ working-class art ⓘ |
| theme |
access to art and education
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class and culture ⓘ identity and community ⓘ politics and labour movement ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
interwar Britain
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post-war Britain ⓘ |
| writer | Lee Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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