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Quizzing at The QT – July 19

July 19th …. and before we think about anything else, a quick look at what has previously happened on this day in history: 1333 At the Battle of Halidon Hill, the English won a decisive victory against the Scots 1545 The Mary Rose sank off Portsmouth. The wreck was salvaged in 1992. 1553 The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey …

Off The Record

A jaw dropping performance…

Review: The Becoming, balletLORENT

Dance

Here’s an idea for tackling the energy crisis – find a way to connect balletLORENT to the grid. My goodness! On the evidence of this latest presentation, which leaves its dancers panting on the floor, it could power homes from, I’d guess, Heddon-on-the-Wall to Newcastle city centre. At least the dancers could take their clothes …

Theatre

Review: The Railway Children, People’s Theatre

Off The Record

When penalties should have been the name of the game…

Review

Review: How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found

Puzzle

Quizzing at The QT – July 12

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Music

Review: Public Service Broadcasting, Durham Cathedral

Boxing Clever – Stranger Things

Dance

Review: Past & Future, Eliot Smith Dance

Off The Record

Ready, steady, go… eventually

Officially designated in 1956, Northumberland National Park is home to England’s darkest skies, cleanest rivers, clearest air, and most tranquil spaces.

Theatre

Review: All White Everything But Me, Live Theatre

Coinciding nicely with Wimbledon, that annual fortnight when everyone notices tennis, is this tour-de-force. Kemi-Bo Jacobs, an associate artist at Live Theatre, draws on her experience and evident deep well of stamina to tell the story of Althea Gibson, Wimbledon champion in 1957 and ’58. It’s a breathless telling of a tale with many twists, …

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