The results of a groundbreaking — and ear-pleasing — collaboration between the Royal Opera House and 1,500 schoolchildren from across the Tees Valley will be unveiled in a series of performances next week. Professional musicians will travel to the North East from Royal Opera House HQ to take to the stage alongside primary school pupils …
The news that Alphabetti Theatre’s founding artistic/executive director Ali Pritchard was standing down after a decade of being the driving force at the city centre venue, charity and new-theatre-producing powerhouse was met with a mixture of sadness, admiration and a couple of massive questions. Firstly, who are they going to get to replace him? And …
While it could be argued that one anniversary is no more special than another, there is something about those markers which end in zeros. And fives once you get past 20. 2024 marks 10 years since Summer Streets – an annual music, arts and community festival – introduced itself to Sunderland. Free to everyone, the …
After six weeks of election mud/milkshake-slinging and fear-mongering — and the odd policy of course — I think everyone can all agree that when July arrives, we’ll be more than ready for some laughs. Step forward Laurels Theatre, which has announced a month-long ‘celebration of comedy’ in the form of the Whitley Bay Comedy Festival. …
I’ve had the happy privilege of eating at Restaurant Hjem in Wall, Northumberland on a number of occasions in recent years, and every time has been an absolute delight. So when I found out they were setting up shop within five minutes of my home in Newcastle, it would have been nothing short of rude …
Joanne Coates, an award-winning visual artist, spent a lot of time with her grandparents when she was growing up. “My grandad would get me to use disposables over months and think about what I was making. I was about eight,” says the artist who spent her childhood in North Yorkshire and now lives between County …
A pop-up cinema is coming back to Gosforth Central Park in June. Last year, The Royalty proved a success, offering families the chance to enjoy some favourite films in the open air while raising money to help with the ongoing work to improve the park where it popped up. On June 8 and 9, the …
A new “chosen family” comedy, set and filmed in the North East has been commissioned by the BBC. The six-part series, Smoggie Queens was confirmed at the BBC Comedy Festival, taking place in Glasgow this week. Written by Middlesbrough-born Phil Dunning – who will also star alongside fellow Teesside actor, Mark Benton – the comedy …
A Ukrainian textile artist whose work helped her recover from cancer will unveil her first solo exhibition on Wearside. Born and raised in Kyiv, Lena Archbold moved to the UK after a fruitful student exchange in 1994, and marrying a Jarrow man in 1998. Her career in economics and tech was interrupted in 2010 when …
A North East comedy producer has been selected for the BBC’s ‘supercharged’ bursary scheme. The BBC Comedy Collective’s 10-strong cohort for 2024 has been revealed at the corporation’s Comedy Festival, taking place this week in Glasgow. And Zahra Zomorrodian is among them. “I can’t begin to describe how excited I am to be part of …
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