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Playing the good guy and bad guy

A packed week of opera at the Theatre Royal sees one singer aiming for cheers and boos, as David Whetstone explains. Read

Auction of gallery memories

Long before Tyneside could boast of Baltic or Waygood or the Biscuit Factory, the Stone Gallery was a place where lovers of contemporary art could find something to feast their eyes on. Read

Peter Karrie, Whitley Bay Playhouse

Musicals star Peter Karrie is back in the region tomorrow. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the details. Read

Dido and Aeneas, Theatre Royal

Opera singer James Laing has so many interests in life it's a wonder he finds time to sing at all, as Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr finds out. Read

Already denounced as an "anti-Zionist screed" in some quarters - and doubtless destined to be condemned as an apologia for Israel in others - Michael Chabon's new book was never going to be received well by special interest groups who insist on forever seeing the world through the lens of their own agendas. Read

Players on the world stage

Former Journal man Tony Boullemier has just published his first novel - Leonie and the last Napoleon. He says he's enjoyed it almost as much as reporting Newcastle United's last great match in 1969. Read

Shake out the security blanket

From three mature ladies looking for love to three security guards looking for anything suspicious. The first two helpings of The Customs House New Writing Festival have found humour in very different scenarios. Read

Lowry work hits record

A painting by LS Lowry fetched £3.7m yesterday - becoming the most expensive work by the British artist ever sold at auction. Read

Ices High

Tickets have gone on sale for High School Musical: The Ice Tour, the latest manifestation of the Disney mega-hit. Read

Illuminate Festival, Durham

Durham University is set for one heck of a birthday party on Saturday, as Sam Wonfor finds out. Read

Why it's always springtime for The Producers

The Producers at Sunderland Empire until June 23 Read

Time to put our heads in the clouds

For years we have been urged to study the ground at Housesteads, the better to appreciate the remains of the Roman fort beside Hadrian's Wall. Now English Heritage are taking a different tack. Read

The Producers, Sunderland Empire

Young reviewer Chris Conway gives his take on The Producers, which is at Sunderland Empire until June 23. Read

Patricia's experience in arts will prove invaluable

Patricia Stead has been announced as the new director, external relations at Arts Council England, North-East, replacing Linda Tuttiett who left to run Hadrian's Wall Heritage. Read

Cast hit all the right notes for Sir Thomas

The Hexham-based Samling Foundation exists to nurture young professional artists and singers through the early stages of a career with the guidance of experienced practitioners, like its patron, the baritone Sir Thomas Allen, director of this production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. Read

Magical journey for all the family

Ever wondered what it would be like to fly a magic carpet? Monster Productions' new play A Handful of Sand promises to take you on that magical journey and more. Read

Dark drama played out at theatre

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? is at the People's Theatre in Newcastle next week. Read

Abi pegs audience with `fuzzy' work

"fuzzy and cuddly". Read

Charting changing styles of pop world

Pop stars from the 1950s to the present day will feature in a new North-East exhibition. Read

Youth and excellence in abundance at the Sage

First-rate opera made in the region. That's the prospect this week as Sir Thomas Allen directs Don Giovanni at The Sage Gateshead. David Whetstone reports. Read

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