Sunderland Culture, Sunderland Empire & National Theatre present Public Record

We’re here to make a record. 
It’s going to sound like this city. 
It’s going to sound like us.
And it’s going to last forever.
 
A community comes together to record an album. To make a record of who they are, what they’re about, where they’ve come from and where they want to go. It’s about life and loss, memory and love, the things we choose to remember, the ways we choose to let go. There will be music and dancing, karaoke and DJs, a knockout house band and a massive disco ball.

This is Sunderland writing its own history. It’s a celebration of everything we are. And everyone’s invited. 
Featuring music from The Futureheads’ Ross Millard, an incredible line up of local legends from Sunderland’s music scene, professional dancers and community groups, this explosive new show from Public Acts brings together a cast of over a hundred people to lift the roof off The Fire Station with the sound of Sunderland. 

Public Record is produced by Sunderland Culture, Sunderland Empire and the National Theatre, as part of Public Acts - the National Theatre’s nationwide programme creating extraordinary acts of theatre and community.

Public Acts is supported by Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Fund, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The CareTech Charitable Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Mosawi Foundation and The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust.