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North East and Newcastle arts news

Construction Site VII painting by Simon Nicholas

Exhibition: Simon Nicholas paintings at Northumbria University Gallery

  • Exhibition: Storm Thorgerson album artwork at Opus art gallery, Newcastle
  • Preview: Absolute Elvis at Phoenix Theatre, Blyth
  • Shakespeare in Art exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery
  • Pupils learn Holocaust is still relevant
  • Exhibition: Black Cloud at the Lit & Phil
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Film news & cinema releases

A scene from the film Young Adult

Review: Young Adult

  • Review: Man On A Ledge
  • Review: Carnage
  • Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
  • Review: Chronicle
  • Review: The Descendants
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North East and Newcastle theatre news

Alex Kelly in What I Heard About The World

Preview: What I Heard About The World at Northern Stage

  • Curtain rises on Theatre Royal Newcastle 175th birthday celebrations
  • Review: Sting’s The Last Ship musical at Live Theatre
  • Consett Empire Theatre centenary celebrations planned for spring season
  • Review: Blood Brothers at Sunderland Empire
  • Review: Sleeping Beauty at the Theatre Royal
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North East and Newcastle music news

Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody

Review: Snow Patrol at Metro Radio Arena

  • Review: Paddy Keenan at the Tyneside Irish Centre
  • Review: Laura Veirs, The Sage Gateshead
  • Curtis Stigers talks of his upcoming UK tour
  • Great melting pot – and this time we weren’t underdressed
  • Happy Mondays announce Newcastle date
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Book news & reviews

Roughing It By Kirsty Ferry

  • £25k Northern Writers’ Awards contest now open for entries
  • Author Paul Torday tells of his new novel
  • Squeeze in for an exhibition of story and rhyme
  • Chance to meet Karen Charlton and Barry Stone
  • North East mat making memories are fascinating
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