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Tamzin Lewis

Tamzin Lewis

Dramatic events are stripped to their core

THIS new stage adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel by playwright Mark Healey came about last year over a glass of wine with new ETT director Rachel Tackley.Read

Anushka Ravishankar

Anushka is very skilled at writing ‘nonsense’

FOR children’s writer Anushka Ravishankar, who was recently on Tyneside, maths and nonsense go hand in hand.Read

Design Event '08

Northern link via design is explored

One of the most colourful events in the calendar is launched today. Tamzin Lewis previews Design Event 08.Read

Oliver Kilbourn

Retrospect pit art

A HISTORIC exhibition brings together the work of pitman painter Oliver Kilbourn and art critic William Feaver.Read

Wind section at the Priory

A MORE dramatic location for an open-air concert than Tynemouth Priory would be difficult to find, but this exposed headland is at the mercy of the elements. Read

Artists put work of architects in frame

AS a first-time visitor to Nunsmoor Play Centre, Sheryl Jenkins wasn’t quite sure what she was looking for. But when she glimpsed the big purple building hiding behind trees, she immediately realised that was where she was heading for her artist placement.Read

Dream ending for Young

Len Young has chosen one of Edward Elgar's greatest works, The Dream of Gerontius, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, and also his own last concert conducting the Newcastle Choral Society. To say that Len will be missed by his choir is a bit of an understatement, but he feels it is the perfect time to pass the baton onto a younger man.Read

Folk is fabulous family affair

Kathryn Tickell's Northumbria, The Sage Gateshead, Hall One, Saturday - The story of Kathryn Tickell's Northumbria was a generational one. The concert featured the powerful voice of veteran folk singer Mike Tickell, tunes from Kathryn's well-established band in which her half-brother plays fiddle, and some of the youngest and best new folk musicians in the country.Read

Paul has parable with teeth

It is a childhood experience most of us can relate to. Lying back in a huge chair, mouth gaping and eyes wide as a dentist prods and scrapes around our teeth. It certainly made a lasting impression on Paul, who has based his first short film Rory's Teeth on boyhood trips to the dentist.Read

Pupils learn the horror of slavery

Primary school children are marking the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade with a series of poetry and music events, as Sheree Mack tells Tamzin Lewis.Read

Echoes tear at the heart

Ruby Moon may have been inspired by news headlines, but it is a sad coincidence that the play is being performed at Northern Stage during a time of trauma for the family of Madeleine McCann.Read

Cobweb baton debut for Adoo

"Cobweb isn't really a proper orchestra," conductor Andy Jackson explains to the audience, "for a start, the string section speak to the wind section." Although an amateur orchestra, Cobweb is a wonderful opportunity for excellent musicians from across the North-East to just turn up to rehearsals and have fun.Read

The Adoo movement

Paralysed musician Clarence Adoo rediscovered his ability to play and will now conduct an orchestra. He talks to Tamzin Lewis about a possible world first.Read

Sisters are searching for meaning in a modern world

This is a fairly bleak play by Anton Chekhov and Cheek by Jowl's subtle interpretation, directed by Declan Donnellan, is a dark one. Although the play opens with the bittersweet lightness of a naming day, it quickly descends into gloom with much of the action taking place by candlelight.Read

Soul rebels Tinariwen show their time has come

Tinariwen at The Sage GatesheadRead

Leap of faith pays off for Will

He's made a leap of faith from food science to ballet and won a place at a top performing arts school. Tamzin Lewis meets protege Will Dennison.Read

It's strictly fun dancing!

Gillian Quinn's loss was a gain for more than 6,000 children. As a young dancer Gillian was accepted into The Royal Ballet School, but sadly grew too tall to be able to continue her career in classical ballet.Read

A real Tonic

For a serious issue-based play, Tonic somehow manages to be primarily a light-hearted look at the stories of five women getting away from it all during the 2006 World Cup.Read

Rampant Rambert is truly inspired

The newest two pieces on the Rambert repertoire for Newcastle were both inspired by 20th Century art and by water.Read

Music to bring out a smile

If you are ever in doubt about what it means to be alive, you could do worse than to put on a Kanda Bongo Man CD. His music is so joyous and uplifting that it cannot fail to bring a smile to your face.Read

Author Profile

Tamzin Lewis is an Arts and Entertainment writer for The Journal and Culture magazine. She has worked at various regional and national newspapers.

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