The spectacular live action show in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, celebrates England’s greatest historic moments across 2,000 years, and is among a number of buildings, historic monuments and high profile sites, that have ‘lit up’ in blue to mark the special birthday.
As part of the #LightUpBlue campaign, castles and scenery on Kynren’s magnificent 7.5 acre stage have been bathed in blue, along with special projections and water fountains, in recognition of the extraordinary achievements of the National Health Service, since it came into operation on 5 July 1948.
40 NHS staff both past and present, who are among Kynren’s 1,000 cast and crew, have also come together on the epic staging area for #LightUpBlue, all of whom give the extraordinary gift of time to Kynren’s world-class performance, above and beyond their duties and dedication to an institution that has cared for so many generations.
This year Kynren’s performance is ‘In Remembrance’ with new scenes that commemorate some very special anniversaries, and the birth of the NHS is one of the greatest shining moments of modern history that is honoured with pride during the 90-minute performance, which allows our audience to time travel from Roman Britain, all the way through to the most uplifting and glorious moments in modern history.
We encourage all visitors to our world-class show, to give pause for thought and for what the NHS stands for and to appreciate the hope that it has given in the history of our great nation.
Kynren will be sharing its pride for the NHS on social media, using the campaign hashtags: #LightItBlue and #NHS70
