Piece of Me #63: Pitmen Painters

Maybe it was the Newcastle nostalgia. 

Or perhaps the  heartwarming humour and history. 

Whatever swung it for me, Pitmen Painters is by the far one of the best plays I've seen in a long, long time. Featuring the original works of a group of infamous Geordie miners, its actors provoked endearment, ethos, and emotion in equal measures. 

And not only that, their works weren't half bad either... (see below...)

Driven by a "hunger for self improvement" the protagonists in this Tyneside tale left a powerful legacy, reminding us that whatever social barriers we might face, we all have the ability to break the mould and achieve something more.

Catch Pitmen Painters at the Duchess Theatre, WC2...