• I, Daniel Blake

  • Stage

Price

  • £24.00 Full Price
  • £23.00 Members

Length

  • TBC

Presented By

  • Northern Stage in association with Leeds Playhouse

Adapted by Dave Johns from the film directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty, and produced by Rebecca O’Brien for Sixteen Films

Dan is a carpenter.  A Geordie through and through.  Just on the mend after a heart attack. 

Katie has just arrived from London. Finally got a council house for her and the kids.  A fresh start. 

I, Daniel Blake is one of the most important stories of a generation.  A glimpse behind the headlines and the stark reality of what happens when the political system is stacked against you.  With 14.3 million* people living in poverty in the UK, this is not fiction.  It is reality. 

A touching and vital story of how people come together in the face of adversity and how sometimes creating a family to support you just isn’t enough.  The show is adapted for stage by Dave Johns who played Daniel Blake in the award winning 2016 film. 

*Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2025 Poverty Report. 

Director

Mark Calvert

Cast

David Nellist as Daniel, Bryony Corrigan as Katie, Kema Sikazwe as China, Janine Leigh, Micky Cochrane, Jodie Wild

Photo Credit: Pamela Raith


Recommended age, 12+ due to adult language.

Originally produced by Northern Stage, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, ETT, Oldham Coliseum and Tiny Dragon Productions, in association with Cardboard Citizens, followed by a national tour co-produced by Tiny Dragon Productions and ETT, in association with Northern Stage.

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Monday: Closed

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Sunday: From 11am


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Monday 22nd Dec - 13:30 - 22:00

Tuesday 23rd Dec - 10:30 - 22:00

Wednesday 24th Dec - 10:30 - 20:00

Thursday 25th Dec - CLOSED

Friday 26th Dec - 14:00 - 22:00

Saturday 27th Dec - 10:30 - 22:00

Sunday 28th Dec - 10:30 - 19:30

Monday 29th Dec - 10:30 - 18:30

Tuesday 30th Dec - 10:30 - 18:30

Wednesday 31st Dec - 10:30 - 18:30

Thursday 1st - 6th Jan - CLOSED


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