theatre

Gala Screening: The Hartlepools Bombarded

At ARC Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees · 1 performance from Thu 12 Nov to Thu 12 Nov.

On the morning of 16 December 1914, the people of Hartlepool and West Hartlepool awoke to the terrifying sound of naval gunfire. In less than an hour, German battle cruisers transformed ordinary streets into Britain's first home front battlefield of the First World War. The Hartlepools Bombarded is a powerful documentary that brings to life the dramatic events of that fateful morning and the remarkable resilience of the communities that endured it. Through rare archival photographs, historical records, family stories, memorials, and cinematic reconstructions inspired by real events, the film r