Last year we ran an article on a production of \u00a0\u201cGerry and Sewell\u201d which was playing at the Live Theatre. Telling the story of two Gateshead lads who are desperate to see Newcastle United play at home it included a replica of a Metro train as part of the set and now with the play moving to the Theatre Royal in the city, the replica of 4001 in its 1980s livery has gone along for the ride as well!<\/p>\n
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\u201cGerry and Sewell\u201d is playing at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle from 2nd<\/sup> to 5th<\/sup> October. The story was first told in Jonathan Tulloch\u2019s book \u201cThe Season Ticket\u201d, then in the 2000 film \u201cPurely Belter\u201d, and tells of two lads from the wrong side of the Metro tracks who will do whatever it takes to bag a pair of passes into St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n Lynne Dickinson, Station Delivery Manager at Nexus, said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to see that the replica Metro train has made it on to the big stage at the Theatre Royal.\u00a0 Metro is such a famous and well-known local brand. It\u2019s part of every day life in North East England.<\/p>\n \u201cThe life-sized Metro carriage looks great on the bigger stage. The set designers, and the team that built it, have done an outstanding job yet again after we saw it during the play\u2019s run at the Live Theatre at the end of last year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a huge buzz to see the Metro carriage along with our familiar logo and iconic Metro station cube on that famous Theatre Royal stage. We hope audiences enjoy seeing it while the play is on all this week.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year we ran an article on a production of \u00a0\u201cGerry and Sewell\u201d which was playing at the Live Theatre. Telling the story of two Gateshead lads who are desperate to see Newcastle United play at home it included a … Continue reading \n