If you went to Newcastle’s Live Theatre to see a performance of Gerry and Sewell you may have been in for a surprise as on stage there is a full-sized replica of original Metrocar 4001! Finished off in the original yellow and white livery the replica is part of the set for the play which is played at the theatre earlier in November.
Gerry and Sewell is a play which tells the story of two Gateshead lads who are desperate to see Newcastle United play at home. The story was first told in Jonathan Tulloch’s book, The Season Ticket, and then in the 2000 film Purely Belter and it has written itself into the cultural almanac of the North East.
Huw Lewis, Customer Services Director at Nexus, said: “It’s fantastic to see the iconic yellow Metro train providing the backdrop at Live Theatre Newcastle for this latest stage production. Metro is such a famous and well-known local brand, which is part of every day life in North East England. The life-sized Metro carriage looks great the stage. The set designers, and the team that built it, have done an outstanding job.
“We were thrilled when we saw that our train had been brought to life in the play, along with our familiar logo and iconic Metro station cube. It seems to be going down really well with the audiences just as much as the play itself.”