Following a sellout run at both the Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne in 2007[1] and its transfer to the Royal National Theatre,[2] it returned to the National for a limited season before heading out on a UK Tour.

[4] The Pitmen Painters opened in London's West End in October 2011 at the Duchess Theatre.

The Canadian premiere of The Pitmen Painters ran in February 2012 at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, Ontario.

A February 2014 production by United Players at the Jericho Theatre in Vancouver sold out many of its performances.

A Spanish adaption "Mineros" has been performed at the Metropolitan Theater in Buenos Aires, Argentina.