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Gordon Barr

Gordon Barr

Essex is loved up

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In a Valentine's Day special, veteran crooner David Essex today talks exclusively to Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr about a loved-up show he is debuting in NewcastleRead

Tap dance for a new millennium

Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr taps into what's on stage at Newcastle's Theatre Royal this week.Read

Own Goal?

Goal II opens in cinemas today and the action has moved from the Toon to Madrid. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the detailsRead

Back to her roots

All-rounder Barbara Dickson is at The Sage Gateshead tonight. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the details.Read

Well hello Dolly . . .

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All-girl group The Pussycat Dolls make their Newcastle debut on Tuesday. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr chats to original member Carmit Bachar.Read

Dark tale of thrills and chills

It is billed as the most terrifying theatre experience in history - and it is at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle next week.Read

Gung ho!

There's no business like showbusiness - as a group of am drams will be letting audiences know next month. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the detailsRead

Indie rave bonus for the tour

The NME Awards Tour arrives in the North East next - and this year it is promising something different, as Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr reveals.Read

Pitched to perfection

Hull Truck theatre company is back in the region this week. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr takes a look.Read

Shayne's surprises

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X-Factor winner Shayne Ward plays his first solo Newcastle gig next month. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr catches up with him.Read

Great night to be Frank

The sounds of Sinatra will be swinging out from two North East theatres next week. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr has the details.Read

A blaze of colour

When it comes to shows, they don't come much more colourful than what is on offer at Sunderland Empire next week.Read

Party time for Mrs Brown

Ireland's favourite mammy Agnes Brown is back in Newcastle. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr saw her.Read

It's murder, Miss Marple

The new season at the People's Theatre in Newcastle starts tomorrow. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr takes a look.Read

Return of Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown Rides Again in Newcastle next week. Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr chats to her creator and alter ego Brendan O'Carroll.Read

A sparkling tribute act

A diamond of a show is heading for Tyneside. Neil Diamond has played the biggest arenas in the world throughout an extensive career.Read

Allowed a second go at fame

She could have been a member of Girls Aloud, but Nicola Ward had "No Good Advice" on Popstars The Rivals.Read

Author Profile

Gordon Barr is our Entertainment Editor. He has been covering showbiz stories for us since 1993, having joined the company in 1990. Having grown up in the Western Highlands in a village called Taynuilt, he is now very much a city lad and is interested in all forms of entertainment, with a wide taste in music, film, food and theatre.

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