New Century Ragtime Orchestra
with special guest pianist Martin Litton and vocalist Caroline Irwin.
Friday 21 March, 2025. 7.30pm
£20
To reserve tickets contact Dave Kerr on 0191 281 4011 or email ragtimedavekerr@aol.com. Or book online below.
A booking fee of 5.5% + £0.49 per sold ticket will apply when booking a ticket online through our ticking platform; booking fees may vary when booking through other third-party sites. You will not be charged a booking fee when booking in person at Gosforth Civic Theatre.
Now in its 25th year, this 12-piece orchestra plays music from the dawn of Ragtime in the 1890’s through the classic jazz and hot dance music of the 1920’s to the early Swing Era of the 1930’s. The orchestra has performed at many of Britain’s best jazz festivals, from Edinburgh and Keswick to Kirkcudbright and Whitley Bay, and has built up a large collection of original jazz orchestrations. For this concert, we are delighted to feature Nick Ward, one of the UK’s best drummers in the vintage style, while our vivacious singer Caroline adds that extra touch of glamour and pizazz to the show!
Martin Litton (piano)
Our special guest Martin Litton is an internationally renowned pianist, arranger, and bandleader, specializing in all the classic styles of jazz from the age of Ragtime through to the Swing Era and beyond. He has broadcast frequently on BBC Radio 3, demonstrating the music of Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Earl Hines, and Teddy Wilson. Martin has recorded with many legendary British and American musicians, including Humphrey Lyttleton, Kenny Ball, Harry Gold, Clare Teal, Kenny Davern, Scott Hamilton, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, and Wild Bill Davison. Martin is equally effective as a solo artist, accompanist or band pianist, as evidenced by his theatre show ‘Swinging At The Cotton Club’ with the Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra, and in previous years with the Piccadilly Dance Orchestra.
This is a seated event.
Seated shows
We have three main seated layouts for shows;
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floor seating with or without cabaret tables on floor level only [up to 100 capacity], or
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seating rake only [up to 119 capacity], or
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both seating rake with floor seating in front (in rows, or with or without cabaret tables) [up to 200 capacity].
Every seat on floor level and the first row on our seating rake is accessible to those who require a wheelchair space, an ambulant seat, or those who don’t have any access requirements. Thus, they will be bookable under the same ticket type and unreserved. When buying your tickets, we ask you to declare if you have any access requirements at the checkout so we can reserve any seats or space for those who need them.
Seating rake-only events
These events tend to be theatre or dance performances performed on floor level or film screenings. The front row of our seating rake can be made into wheelchair spaces (up to 2) or ambulant seats (up to 4).
Companion tickets
Carer/PA/Essential companion tickets
These are available for all events. They are limited to one per ticket order and can be booked by emailing info@gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk and quoting the event name, booking reference on your ticket order and information you’re comfortable sharing on why a companion ticket is required.
Visiting us.
Accessibility
We are a fully accessible venue; all entrances are wheelchair accessible and automatic, there is an accessible toilet on the premises and each area of the building is on one level. Please let us know if you have any questions about access and find out how we can assist.
Carer’s go free, limited to one carer’s ticket per booking – order directly from the venue.
Ticket buyers can inform Gosforth Civic Theatre of any access requirements in the checkout for tickets or by emailing info@gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk.
Your journey and parking
Gosforth Civic Theatre is right next to (literally 2 minutes walk from) Regent Centre Metro Station and Bus Interchange, which means we're on a host of major transport links including Tyne & Wear Metro, Arriva, Stagecoach and Go North East bus services and via car from Great North Road. Please visit our YOUR VISIT section of our website to find directions and the best way to arrive at GCT.
We have a small, free car park but this will be very busy and part reserved for artists and staff, so it's best to avoid planning on parking directly at the venue. Please keep this in mind if you're driving over; we detail alternative parking on our YOUR VISIT page so check it out!
Ticketing.
Buying tickets
You can buy tickets for advertised shows, events or activities by visiting our website. While all GCT promoted events and some selected third party promoted events will be available to purchase in person at the Theatre, some third party promoted events will only be available to buy online.
Fees
A booking fee applies per ticket when booking online through our ticketing platform; booking fees may vary when booking through other third party sites.
Concessions and carers
Concession tickets are available to people with disabilities, OAPs, under 18s and Asylum Seekers. We will endeavour to provide free tickets to carers where possible. Please contact us directly if you require carer's ticket.
Child and family tickets
A child is classed as anyone under the age of 14, and Family Tickets, where advertised, apply to a family of four where there is at least one adult and one child in the group. Babes in Arms, up to the age of 12 months, go free at all of our family shows.
Refunds
Refunds are only available up to 28 days before the date of GCT promoted events, otherwise refunds are at the discretion of the promoter. If an event must be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled, tickets purchased for the event will be valid for any new date agreed with the artist/promoter, and the ticket buyer entitled to a full refund if they are unable to attend the new date.
Receiving your tickets
We do not print physical tickets in house and instead email you a copy of your tickets. You can show us your tickets on a mobile device or simply give us the name of the lead booker when you arrive at the Theatre for the event. If receiving tickets from third party sites ran by external promoters (Seetickets/Wegottickets/ Ticket Source/ DICE etc you may need to provide your ticket for scanning.