SIMEON TRUBY  appears in the funny, feel good, moving tale THE PITMANS PAINTERS. Opens 5th February until 27th at the Old Coliseum Theatre.

The story is a story of dreams, hopes and determination – Directed by Kevin Shaw, this tale is a must see.

The Ashington Group were Northumberland miners who, in 1934 employed Robert Lyon, Master of Painting at Kings College Newcastle, to teach an evening class in Art Appreciation.  Lectures on the Old Masters from a posh academic were lost on the pitmen and so instead Lyon taught them to paint, with amazing results.

Celebrated throughout the art world, this is a story about friends, who accidentally became a working class phenomenon, having the time of their lives.