Niagara on the lake
Niagara on the lake is the home of the SHAW theatre festival. Perhaps George Bernard Shaw’s most iconic and popular play is Pygmalion.
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Events
SHAW festival Ontario
The exceptional SHAW theatre festival at Niagara on the Lake in Ontario Canada begins again. I’ve been to this lovely place four times now and its starting to feel like home.
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Emma with Heartbreak Productions
Heartbreak Production’s Emma
Heartbreak Productions returned to its Newcastle Jesmond Dene summer home with a new suite of outdoor performances, brought to life by its talented, weather resistant players.
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The Great North Run
The Great North Run – the largest half marathon in the world. The Great North Run is an incredible event which attracts thousand of runners every year to the iconic city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It’s the Red White and Blue Arrows!! It is both an athletic competition and something that everyone can participate in,
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Shirley Valentine – the WBFF
The Whitley Bay Film Festival is five this year. In a town without its own cinema, this week of wonderful events is organised by Primate Productions, a not for profit film production company,
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Pride and Prejudice – Heartbreak style
Heartbreak Production’s version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice made for a delightful evening in Jesmond Dene at the weekend.
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Potfest in the park
Potfest in the Park is the largest festival of its kind in the UK. If you are a lover of fine ceramics, either to use around your home or just to appreciate as art, this is the event for you.
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Mexican Wrestling
Mexican wrestling at the VAMOS! festival is a LOT of fun. A young crowd gather at a site down in the Ouseburn Valley in Newcastle to watch.
Bramham Horse Trials –
Bramham Horse Trials The Flying Ort! From visiting Appleby Fair on Friday to Bramham International Horse Trials near Wetherby the next day – there were a number of interesting juxtapositions for me to contemplate. It was a journey from one end of the horsey spectrum to the other. In contrast to the coloured cobs of
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Appleby Horse Fair
Appleby Fair. Many years ago, I had gone with my mum and taken some of my first favourite photographs of the coloured horses there. I had always wanted to return.
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