Arts & theatre in Newcastle & North East, shows, plays

A talent that could take Chris to the top

The search is on for the next big thing – a singer songwriter with the talent to make it to the top in a cut-throat industry. Read

Sworn enemies find harmony

SUNDERLAND Empire’s 100th birthday celebrations were in full swing, with the Chapterhouse Theatre Company delivering one of Shakespeare’s better known romantic comedies: Much Ado About Nothing. Read

Check out Chekhov’s Seagull...

The Seagull opened at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle last night. LIZ LAMB was there. Read

Belles break comedy mould

A Newcastle women’s comedy night is turning the tables on all-male line-ups, as Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR finds out. Read

Rain forces play indoors

IT may be called Much Ado About Nothing, but there’s been much ado about a production of it taking place in the region tonight. Read

Masterful and so melancholy

Young reviewer CHRIS CONWAY gives the low-down on the RSC’s King Lear, which is at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal this week. Read

Barrel full of fun is here

ROLL Out The Barrel returns to the region next week. Read

The sun is not about to set on the Empire

The Sunderland Empire is preparing to celebrate its 100th birthday in spectacular style. Read

Show goes on for injured Frances

Actress Frances Barber returns to Newcastle during the RSC's 30th annual season in the city after suffering pain and despair, as David Whetstone discovered. Read

BSL work wins award

Volunteers were commended for their dedication to North-East museums in a celebration at Newcastle's Discovery Museum last night. Read

ONE of Roald Dahl’s most celebrated books is being brought to life at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal next month. Danny the Champion of the World tells the story of a young boy who lives in a caravan with his wonderful dad, who has a secret. Read

Opera in the open

TWO Italian opera singers are performing free open-air mini concerts in the region next week. Read

Have a laugh for charities

ONE of the region’s top comedians has put together a star-studded bill in aid of some of the North East’s leading charities. Read

Jetstream will wow crowd

He hides behind a camera and a fantastic alias. David Whetstone meets photographer Johnny Jetstream. Read

Potter helps win another honour

A biography of Beatrix Potter by a US author has triumphed in a Cumbrian literature prize. Read

Respect where it's due

A man from New Zealand reckons we don't pay due respect to our folk traditions. Matthew Cowan, a mild mannered New Zealander, just doesn't get it. Read

Much to look forward to at Theatre Royal

The current weather conditions could have had you fooled into thinking that summer was over. What better time then to take our minds off the downpours and chilliness with a look ahead to what Newcastle Theatre Royal has in store. Read

Studying role of newsreel watchers

The Tyneside Cinema and Newcastle University have formed a unique research partnership to carry out what is believed to be the first modern research into newsreel audiences. Read

Sparkling future beckons

Design graduate Charlene Ganly is a jewel in Sunderland University's crown, as Sam Wonfor discovers. Read

Theatre peels back the centuries

One of the North-East's most popular theatres is nearing completion after undergoing a multi-million-pound expansion and refurbishment programme. Read

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