When a famous painting by John Constable turns up in a Jarrow shopping centre, or one by Turner at the Laing, we are excited. We see it from a modern perspective in the light of all we know. Eliot Smith, in his new programme Past & Future, invites us to consider a dance work in …
Just popping out for a breath of fresh air, you say. But how fresh is that air? Air pollution is a major issue for Dr Laura Keast, Doctor in Training in Public Health Medicine. She will be expanding on her concerns in her talk Dirty Air — why should we care? on Saturday June 29 …
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 a two-year hiatus, the gardens at Cheeseburn in Northumberland are reopening to the public for two summer weekends under the name Cheeseburn Art. The gardens, situated in the grounds of Cheeseburn Grange, between Westerhope and Stamfordham, first opened as a sculpture park in 2014 and were a popular draw for eight years. Even in …
Bringing music and dance to the Fish Quay Fishermen will be sharing North Shields Fish Quay with a troupe of contemporary dancers and musicians for a couple of weeks this summer. Anthony Lo-Giudice’s Ghosts of England will offer a taster of a bigger touring project in 2025 that will tour nationally and internationally before returning …
A route into writing has been secured by 16 people chosen for the latest round of A Writing Chance, the programme championed by actor Michael Sheen. The pioneering programme was co-founded in 2021 by Sheen along with Newcastle-based New Writing North, Northumbria University and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Supporting writers from working class and under-represented …
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. …
Labour of Love is the title Christy Burdock has chosen for the exhibition that concludes her residency at Highgreen, the Northumberland estate where occasional windswept walkers on the Pennine Way is the nearest you’ll get to a crowd. You really will believe it’s been a labour of love. It has generated so much art! Ahead …
Photography students have been capturing behind-the-scenes shots at historic venues as part of their studies. The University of Sunderland students have worked alongside partners from around the region to produce commissioned work to give an insight into the workplace. Four of the students have worked with the National Trust, and now their work has gone …
Sting trumpets cinema release for Message in a Bottle film A film of an ‘extraordinary dance show’ which is based on the music of Sting and The Police will be shown in 500 cinemas across the UK this week (May 30-June 6). Kate Prince’s acclaimed dance theatre production, Message in a Bottle premiered at Sadler’s …
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