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WIN: Tickets to see A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham May 24 2013

CULTURE Club members have the chance to win one of two pairs of tickets to see A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Durham when it comes to the Whitley Bay Playhouse on Sunday, July 21.Read

Preview: Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra at Hoults Yard, Newcastle May 23 2013

It's been a mad old time of late for sax player Lee Thompson and, as Barbara Hodgson hears, life is taking on a whole new rhythm as he adds a bit of reggae to the mixRead

Tyneside Cinema marks anniversary with all-nighter May 23 2013

NOBODY marks an anniversary better than the Tyneside Cinema – and this weekend they’re pushing the boat out.Read

Interview: Robson Green on his new book Extreme Fishing May 22 2013

ROBSON GREEN is ringing me from Hungary. “I’m brilliant,” he says. “Brilliant!”Read

Preview: Summer Fair at Sunderland Minster May 22 2013

CELEBRATING the end of exams is possibly the one thing about school days we all miss.Read

Review: Alicia Keys, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle May 21 2013

THE QUEEN of the keyboards had fans basking in a warm glow as she played Newcastle for the first time.Read

Review: Cirque du Hilarious, Newcastle Theatre Royal May 21 2013

DANNY Adams only has to set foot on stage, sporting any one of his fun-filled faces, and an audience spanning the generations are soon falling about laughing.Read

Fabrice Terraz exhibition documents crews of abandoned ships May 21 2013

SAILORS living in a state of purgatory are the subject of an exhibition by French photographer Fabrice Terraz.Read

Review: Mark Knopfler at Metro Radio Arena - GALLERY May 20 2013

WELL, the boy can still play. It may not have been a blistering homecoming for our local hero on Saturday night but it was certainly spellbinding.Read

Freya Waley-Cohen's gift strikes a new chord May 20 2013

BRILLIANT young talent is the bedrock of the annual Northern Chords Festival and there’s no better example than Freya Waley-Cohen.Read

Feel the rhythms of Africa May 18 2013

Get ready to party – African-style. BARBARA HODGSON gets the lowdown on the up-and-coming Waka Waka festivalRead

Danny and Clive are clowning around May 18 2013

IT has been eight years since father-and-son entertainers Clive Adams and Danny Webb made an on-stage home for themselves at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle.Read

Preview: The Late Shows, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle May 16 2013

SOMEWHERE at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum, volunteers were washing and disinfecting 10,000 donated plastic bottles.Read

Interview: Actress Pauline Quirke May 15 2013

SAY the name Pauline Quirke to any 1990s TV viewer and it won’t be long before they’re humming the theme to Birds of a Feather. You’re probably doing it right now.Read

Review: The Temperance Movement, Think Tank, Newcastle May 15 2013

THROW together five of classic rock’s rising stars and one of Tyneside’s most talked about new venues and a match made in live music heaven was always on the cards.Read

North East thriller Bypass finishes filming after nine weeks May 15 2013

A GRATEFUL message was posted on Facebook at the weekend by the people at Newcastle based production company Third Films.Read

Preview: Lee Evans at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle May 15 2013

EXPECT some brisk business at the box office – Lee Evans is returning to the region.Read

Preview: The Seagull, at Northern Stage, Newcastle May 14 2013

BLANCHE McIntyre has been hailed as one of the most exciting young directors around.Read

Gala Theatre is producing a summer filled with drama, music, film and comedy May 13 2013

SUMMER may not guarantee the sunshine, but those in charge of booking at the Gala Theatre in Durham are promising a programme of entertainment to banish away any grey sky blues.Read

‘Massive coup’ for North East arts ventures May 13 2013

TWO North East ventures have netted a total of £3.5m in the latest round of Arts Council funding.Read

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