Simone Jimena Rudolphi grew up in Germany — her primary school years spent “on a hill overlooking Mayen, roaming the forests of the volcanic Eifel area”. Rheinhessen, the largest of Germany’s wine regions, was home during her adolescence, offering job opportunities during the grape harvest. The 55-year-old has spent more than 30 years in the …
No offence to Greggs, but when it comes to teaming up with notable North East food names, Fenwicks have taken things up a innumerable number of notches. Starting next week, Michelin-starred Restaurant Hjem will be taking up a temporary residency in the Newcastle department store’s first floor dining space — the same place where Greggs’ …
After a couple of recent diversions – labelled Five Star and Lindisfarne – I had planned to circle back to Studio Five and The Tube for the latest instalment of stories from the Wonfor telly vaults. But following the sad news that Super Gran herself, Gudrun Ure had passed away last week at the impressively …
Growing up in Madrid, Maria Maza admits to being a bit of an “annoying” child when it came to photography. “My dad was a keen amateur photographer, nothing fancy, point and shoot stuff, 35mm colour film and slides, but he had a good eye and taught me a few basics of composition. “I must have …
If you’d dropped me, blindfolded into the basement bar at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday night and asked me to guess the evening’s on stage attraction, I reckon I would have got it within 30 seconds. Standing in the ridiculous queue, weighing up the longevity benefits of a two-pinter versus the inevitable — and even …
North East acting stars have been offering inspiration and advice to aspiring performers at the University of Sunderland. A series of special events have given students studying Screen Performance the chance to interrogate Jimmy Nail, Robson Green and Melanie Hill, whose collective CVs are peppered with TV classics such as Coronation Street, Soldier, Soldier, Spender, …
Four years after losing his mum suddenly when he was just 15, Ollie Maddigan started writing a play. “I always knew that I eventually wanted to process my feelings, experiences and grief by turning them into a theatre show. However, I think it was only when I was 19 that I thought enough time had …
Five days. Ninety shows. Two hundred and fifty performances. A pretty impressive set of numbers coming out of the recent launch of the Durham Fringe Festival 2024. Taking place from July 24-28, the return of the burgeoning event has added another two venues to the mix, meaning proceedings will be taking place across eight stages …
A new exhibition exploring grief and the enduring bonds between loved ones when someone dies will open in Newcastle this week. Portraits with Purpose: Continuing Bonds is the result of a special collaboration between St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle, and artist Leanne Pearce. Working with bereaved and pre-bereaved families who have accessed the hospice’s support …
Rebecca Ball, the Chief Executive of Sunderland Culture, has been appointed Arts Council England’s new Area Director for the North. She will take over from Sarah Maxfield who is stepping down in May following nearly 15 years with the organisation. The Arts Council’s North area covers the regions of the North East, Yorkshire and the …
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