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
JO POTTS is the new broom sweeping through Alnwick Playhouse and not just metaphorically speaking. I arrive to find the venue’s manager carrying out bits of broken furniture, demonstrating her hands-on approach.Read
IT was 26 years ago this month that Phil Lynott passed away. For many of the Irishman’s biggest fans, Thin Lizzy died along with their charismatic leader on January 4, 1986.Read
TELEVISION viewers have never had to wait very long before the next Charles Dickens adaptation comes along and currently we are going through a purple patch.Read
THERE was a time in the mid 70s when no self-respecting music fan could afford to miss one of the most influential and relevant music shows ever conceived.Read
KAREN CHARLTON, whose debut historical novel was published before Christmas, will be signing copies of Catching the Eagle at Waterstone’s, Newcastle, on January 14.Read
GARY and Paul, Paul and Gary... they share a surname, Hardy-Brown, and a good deal more besides. Over a coffee at the Theatre Royal, the special effects wizards are explaining some of the implications of being identical twins.Read
IT IS said every cloud has a silver lining and that has certainly proved to be the case following the closure of a North East amateur drama company.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.
