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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

Innocence and experience combine well

Shawn Colvin/Jack Savoretti at The Sage Gateshead Read

Fresh canvas for celebrated playwrights

Lee Hall's last full-blown play for Live Theatre was the musical comedy Cooking With Elvis, which went from Newcastle to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the West End and then on a national tour of large theatres. Read

So tickled to be back

A taste of Notty Ash is heading for Tyneside in a few weeks - and tickets are still available. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the details Read

The Lord moves in mysterious plays

Creation through to Resurrection in two-and-a-half hours is on the theatrical menu at a Newcastle Church this week. Sam Wonfor finds out more. Read

Pupils learn the horror of slavery

Primary school children are marking the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade with a series of poetry and music events, as Sheree Mack tells Tamzin Lewis. Read

See if you click with castanets

Spanish passion set to warm rainy Newcastle this weekend. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the details Read

Warm words from Rosen

Just days after he was announced as the new Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen is in Newcastle today to host an event at Seven Stories. Read

Cultural icons will pull down the barriers

Museums, libraries and archives across the region are contributing this week to Refugee Week, a national programme of events encouraging a better understanding between communities. Read

Laughing with the change

Kelly Huscroft gets all hot and bothered about the latest production at Newcastle's Theatre Royal. But in a good or bad way? Read

Play's a bard act to follow

Shakespeare in the great outdoors heads to the region later this month. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the details. Read

See display at your leisure

Work, Rest & Play is a touring exhibition from the National Gallery currently at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. It features spectacular works by 25 artists, including Monet, LS Lowry, Maggi Hambling and Paul Gauguin, all exploring the themes of work and leisure. Read

Feast of woodland wonders

England's biggest forest festival is set to take place in Chopwell Woodland Park, Gateshead on July 14 and 15. Read

Step by step, life goes on

After the death of Alexander Litvinenko, what became of his wife and son? Hannah Stephenson talks to Marina Litvinenko about her new book. Read

Time to dust off the walking boots

It's the season to get the boots on. David Whetstone picks some summer walking books. Read

Rash of books recall islands conflict

If you are old enough to remember the Falklands War, which took place 25 years ago, you might recall the odd feeling that the 19th Century had burst forth in the 20th. Read

Staying cool over a Hot Flush

The Journal Read

Disco diva back for girls' night

The temperature will be hot, hot, hot and notching up at least Three Degrees at the Theatre Royal this week, as Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr finds out Read

Broadway comes to Tyneside

The Ravenswood Singers and Opera Live perform Broadway Melodies at Whitley Bay Playhouse this weekend. Read

Two pieces in perfect harmony

Les Noces/Dido & Aeneas, Newcastle Theatre Royal - Opera North bowed out on Saturday with a rare treat: a double bill of exquisite beauty combining music and dance. Read

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