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Equus at Northern Stage
Ned Bennet’s Equus cracks onto the Northern stage boards in Newcastle, with unrelenting intensity. This production manifests as a dark,[…]
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Fagin’s Twist – Avant Garde urban dance take on an urban tale
Avant Garde Dance for a traditional tale Avant Garde Dance Company were sold out at my favourite Newcastle Theatre – Northern[…]
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Tangomotion at Northern Stage – dance at its most dark and delicious
Dramatic, absorbing and entertaining in equal measure, Tangomotion, now touring the UK, is a unique show of all things Tango[…]
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Light Night Leeds and Temple Newsam – a perfect Yorkshire weekend
My Yorkshire correspondent informed me of the fabulousness of Light Night Leeds so off I went in my[…]
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Taste of Durham – delicious local produce is a real tourism attraction
October is Taste Durham Month when fresh local produce from this lovely county is celebrated and shared with friends and[…]
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Armstrong Allotments Auction – revere the veg!
Out in the late summer sunshine, I was on the hunt for pleasing plant produce at the Armstrong Allotments in[…]
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Whitley Bay Film Festival presents Like Water for Chocolate ‘smell ‘o’vision showing!
Whitley Bay Film Festival 2018 presented the first ever smell ‘o’ vision film in the festival’s history – Like Water for Chocolate.[…]
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Headline horror with Nosferatu at the Whitley Bay Film Festival 2018
The Whitley Bay Film Festival is here again! I set off with my torch and my blanket to the hottest[…]
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Cycling Shakespeare with the Handlebards!
Spreading the word that Shakespeare is fun, the Handlebards are a unique troupe of intrepid actors who cycle around the[…]
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