John Millard, 52 is a former climbing instructor and professional editorial photographer of more than 25 years. He was introduced to the joy of capturing the world by his dad who was an ‘avid amateur and very talented‘ photographer but while he can remember taking the first photo he ever took, he never actually saw …
Folk luminary, Rachel Unthank is set to make her theatrical debut in a new musical, which will get its first outing on South Tyneside next month. Featuring songs from the Great American Songbook, The Audition will be unveiled at The Customs House, South Shields, introducing audiences to five leading ladies all competing to get top …
Apple donuts, ice cream for breakfast, chocolate cake, creamy pasta, a boatload of chickpeas and more potatoes than you can shake an organic carrot at… welcome to the world of Broccoli Mum, where huge portions of delicious nosh are the order of every day. And here’s the kicker, all of the above has helped the …
Ross Millard, 41 is a guitarist and songwriter in The Futureheads, a printmaker and a photographer. He’s also puts together the Summer Streets festival in his native Sunderland. An upcoming exhibition of his photographs at community cultural venue, Pop Recs Ltd got our attention, so we thought we’d ask Ross if he’d be so kind …
One of my favourite paragraphs in last week’s QT was in the interview I did with Alison Gwynn. North East Screen’s chief exec was remembering her teenage years at The Tube. A 15-year-old Alison was a regular down at Studio Five on Friday teatimes in the early 80s when Tyne Tees Television on Newcastle’s City …
Originally called The Baltics, Shay Bagnall, Guy Robson and Adam Marshall got together as teenagers in 2019 – changing their name to Bear Park a couple of years back. A debut EP in 2021 and a steady stream of live dates around the North East caught the attention of The Libertines’ drummer, Gary Powell. The …
Mark Knopfler has always been someone who has done more than his bit for causes he cares about. But the former Dire Straits frontman is outdoing himself in 2024. It might only be February, but the 74-year-old has already raised upwards of £2m for charities selected to benefit from last week’s sale of more than …
Ten grand, a full production of your play on a North East stage and a London transfer within 12 months. Little wonder more than 700 people tabled their scripts and stories for consideration by the assembled panel of judges for the first Richard Jenkinson Commission. Launched by Laurels Theatre in Whitley Bay in the summer …
There’s excitement in the air at Live Theatre. A chunky run of staged readings of Seconds Away! — a new play with songs, created by Jimmy Nail and Ian La Frenais — kicked off last night (Feb 6), offering sell-out crowds at the Newcastle theatre a first taste of a project, which has been five …
In October 2022, me and my Dad were sitting in a hospital waiting room at the Freeman in Newcastle. We’d spent a lot of time in those places during the few months before and were becoming pretty adept at passing the time rather than wasting it. He’d want me to say he got canny good …
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