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Tribute to artist of architects

Northern Architecture is launching Architecture Week 2007 on Thursday with an exclusive film preview at the Tyneside Cinema. Read

Sweet Sixteen sound angelic

Minutes into Harry Christophers and The Sixteen's programme for their current annual Choral Pilgrimage, Music from the Sistine Chapel, and you realise why the 16th Century Italian church placed such faith in music as a means of attracting congregations. Read

Empire tunes up for musical

Hit musical The Producers arrives in the North East tomorrow. Mitya Underwood reports. Read

Preview: Jim Jeffries

A controversial comedian who was punched on stage is hoping he gets a better reception in Tyneside tomorrow. Read

Watch find ticked all right boxes

When Garry Hunter was a boy growing up in South Shields, he occasionally heard mention of John Gaffney, a great-uncle who had served with the Durham Light Infantry and died in the Second World War. Read

Never a dull moment with Aussie Jim

Hold on to your hats comedy fans - a controversial Aussie is about to invade. Read

Table-top depiction of gallery

A painting of Waygood's city centre site is the latest billboard in the Harker Herald series outside Waygood's Gallery's temporary home in Byker and is scheduled to be installed this morning. Read

Leading ladies team up

Ballerina Darcey Bussell, and international opera star Katherine Jenkins, right, are to combine their talents for a musical to be stage at The Sage Gateshead. Read

Echoes tear at the heart

Ruby Moon may have been inspired by news headlines, but it is a sad coincidence that the play is being performed at Northern Stage during a time of trauma for the family of Madeleine McCann. Read

Six actors fill stage with a large cast

It's Dublin, 1904 and while the King's visit animates the city, there are plots bubbling just beneath its surface. Read

Potted Potter, Customs House

While Harry Potter fans eagerly await the release of the seventh and final book, the first six tales can be heard in just an hour this Sunday on Tyneside. Read

Ruby Moon at Northern Stage

Ruby Moon, written by Matt Cameron, was a varied feast of metaphorical lessons about how the mind deals with loss, change and the acceptance of the new neural states these cause. Read

We are ready to be judged

Rule-breaking theatre company Threeovereden are going against the grain with a Henrik Ibsen double-hander. Bill Martin and Leslie Simpson explain why to Tamzin Lewis. Read

Charles's organic guidance

The Prince of Wales has some practical advice when it comes to composting, pruning and watering. Susie White discovered some princely tips. Read

Egg-timer can be a bit of a beast!

No, panto season hasn't suddenly arrived. This is a stage version of the 1991 Disney cartoon, complete with the original music by Menken and Ashman, a live orchestra and a lot of dauntless performers pretending to be tea-pots, light-fittings etc. Read

Nederlands Dans Theater 2, Theatre Royal

Nederlands Dans Theater 2. Sleepless, Sleight of Hand, Chapeau, Theatre Royal, Newcastle Read

Beauty and the Beath, Theatre Royal

The classic fairytale is now in its tenth year as a musical and last night North East audiences were wowed by dancing teacups and spoons. Read

Human Life, Centre for Life

Humans are the subject of a new exhibition at Centre for Life in Newcastle. Read

Inspired win for artist George

Art can inspire other art and this was certainly the case with George Shotton who produced a prize-winning painting after a masterpiece at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle left a lasting impression. Read

Dance supremo is heading for London

A prominent figure on the North-East arts scene, dance supremo Janet Archer is now taking her leave. David Whetstone talks to her about a job well done. Read

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