THE Theatre Royal, standing proud at the top of Newcastle’s Grey Street, has touched the lives of more people than there are seats in the auditorium.Read
STING’S embryonic first stage musical was given two try out performances on Tyneside at the weekend – and afterwards the Wallsend-born star spoke exclusively to The Journal about his new venture.Read
THERE is no sneaky rose thorn to lay Aurora low in SB artistic director Ashley Page’s engaging take on what for many is the greatest of the 19th Century ballet greats.
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AT the launch of Live Theatre’s new season, artistic director Max Roberts joked that much of the past two years seemed to have been dedicated to “old blokes”.Read
IT’S the oldest gaffe in the book, the bellowed “Hello, Manchester” (or Birmingham or Liverpool) to a massed concert audience in Newcastle – or, indeed, anywhere miles away from the place plucked from the ether by the jet-lagged star on stage.Read
A SUCCESSFUL bid to an innovation fund means more people around the region will be able to enjoy concerts by orchestras including the Northern Sinfonia – although the players will not be there in person.Read
IT remains to be seen just how many shows the new-look Thin Lizzy will have to play before the perception of this classic rock institution changes.Read
THE profile of North East artist Joseph Hillier has been on the rise. Recently, it was announced that his sculptures had been bought by Newcastle University.
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AMONG the gales of laughter he hopes to generate at Live Theatre this week, a few ripples of nostalgia might be discernible. It will be 21 years since Dave Johns made his stand-up debut. Read
PLENTY of successful authors are happy to trawl Britain’s mean streets where poverty and crime combine to be a potent source of spine-chilling fiction.Read
AS THE delivery of information becomes quicker, slicker and more prone to instant disposal, a timely exhibition focuses on the painstaking art of creating truly beautiful books.Read
David Whetstone is our arts and entertainments editor and is also the editor of Culture magazine. He has worked at ncjMedia for more than 25 years and has won numerous awards for he work.
