Edinburgh Fringe round up
This iconic festival has a huge economic impact on the city and has launched the careers of many a TV favourite. Here is my run down of three days and twelve stand up and improv shows – with ratings from my whistle stop tour.
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is the new Christmas show from Northern Stage in Newcastle. It bursts on to the stage of my favourite Newcastle Theatre
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Heartbreak Productions made a triumphant return to Jesmond Dene this June after two years with a real classic. The Great Gatsby.
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Pride and Prejudice (sort of) is an outstanding piece of theatrical delight. It’s much more than a modern twist on a well-loved Austen story.
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TOAST! is the stage play version of Nigel Slater’s award winning autobiography. Brought vividly to life by a very talented cast of five. We are taken back to relive Nigel’s childhood starting in the heart of the home – the kitchen. We see events through Nigel’s eyes and through the sights sounds smells and tastes he remembers.
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This is Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles as you’ve never seen it before! Northern Stage takes on one of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson’s most famous cases, in a whistle stop contemporary adaptation.
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Wuthering Heights comes to Jesmond Dene Heartbreak productions bring Wuthering Heights to Jesmond Dene this glorious summer weekend. Its dark brooding tale of love, cruelty and revenge arrive for the end of the Newcastle season. Wuthering Heights is a very long book, and the story of Cathy and Heathcliff really only takes up half of it.
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Romeo and Juliet – Heartbreak Style Romeo and Juliet by Heartbreak Productions gives a new twist to the story of the star crossed lovers. This ambitious 2019 production has reinvented the tale using multi media, and makes Shakespeare accessible to all in this outdoor extravaganza. Accomplished writer and director Alan Atkins, has added a fun framing
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Private Lives – a Noel Coward classic Private Lives is the kind of show that Heartbreak productions do best! Heartbreak Productions fast and frothy version of Noel Coward’s comedy of manners sashayed into Newcastle this week. My favourite outdoor theatre company takes up residence in our lovely Jesmond Dene with this 1930 classic followed by a
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The Handlebards – Shakespeare on a bike! Spreading the word that Shakespeare is fun, the Handlebards are a unique troupe of intrepid actors who cycle around the country, performing the Bard’s best comedies at outside venues. The team carry all the set, props and costumes needed to perform the plays along with them, and have
