Win a pair of top-price tickets to see The Pitmen Painters at the National Theatre (From Elmbridge Guardian)

Win a pair of top-price tickets to see The Pitmen Painters at the National Theatre

4:50pm Friday 27th November 2009

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Smash hit play The Pitmen Painters returns to the National Theatre this December for a limited season.

Written by Lee Hall, author of Billy Elliot, the play brings to life the story of the Ashington Group – miners from Northumberland who became celebrated artists.

Winner of Best New Play at the 2008 Evening Standard Awards, The Pitmen Painters is a funny and deeply moving production which has delighted audiences during previous sold-out runs at the National Theatre, and on tour.

In 1934, a group of miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class.

Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint. Within a few years their work was acquired by prestigious collectors, but every day they worked, as before, down the mine.

To book tickets, call 020 7452 3000 or book online at nationaltheatre.org.uk For your chance to win a pair of tickets to the play, answer this question: Who wrote the play The Pitmen Painters?

A) John Hall B) Ed Hall C) Lee Hall Text your answer to 80360 starting with PITMEN, leave a space and then your answer, name and address.

Terms and conditions: The prize is a pair of tickets to see The Pitmen Painters and can be redeemed on Mon-Thu evenings and Sunday performances between December and February. Winner’s tickets will be held at box office for collection. Subject to availability. No cash alternative. Texts cost 25p plus your normal operator text charge. Telephone and text voting lines close December 3, 2009, at 12.15pm. Full terms at newsquest.co.uk/terms

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