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All the latest theatre reviews and best news on shows and plays at theatres in the North East. en-gb http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/15/review-maeternal-northern-stage-newcastle-61634-20913823/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/15/review-maeternal-northern-stage-newcastle-61634-20913823/ IT is well reported that women are at their most beautiful in pregnancy and this performance left me in no doubt of that, moving some members of the mesmerised audience to tears. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/14/review-rennie-harris-puremovement-newcastle-theatre-royal-61634-20907914/ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/14/review-rennie-harris-puremovement-newcastle-theatre-royal-61634-20907914/ THE American hip-hop ensemble was billed as an outfit that takes this particular dance form “to the edge and beyond”. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/12/burmese-junta-under-spotlight-61634-20896486/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/12/burmese-junta-under-spotlight-61634-20896486/ UNTIL last week’s cyclone unhappily brought worldwide attention to Burma, the workings of the south east Asian country’s notoriously secretive ruling government went largely unnoticed by the western public. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/12/review-mam-dad-monkey-and-me-and-patricia-quinn-saved-my-life-the-round-newcastle-61634-20894025/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/12/review-mam-dad-monkey-and-me-and-patricia-quinn-saved-my-life-the-round-newcastle-61634-20894025/ IF Alison Carr wanted to show her writing mettle in one fell swoop, then this double bill was certainly the way to do it. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/08/great-expectations-61634-20879668/ Wed, 07 May 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/08/great-expectations-61634-20879668/ WOMEN are said to glow while pregnant; not many of them get a chance to show what else they can do. But next week a new dance piece, called MaEternal, is to feature 11 mothers-to-be in all their rounded glory. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/07/young-make-dramatic-start-to-stage-careers-61634-20875768/ Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/07/young-make-dramatic-start-to-stage-careers-61634-20875768/ Talented young people are making dramatic connections over an energetic four days. Barbara Hodgson hears more. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/01/what-happened-to-scott-and-david-61634-20847607/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/05/01/what-happened-to-scott-and-david-61634-20847607/ THEY have to be two of the most demanding roles in a North East theatre this year. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/30/review-treasure-island-newcastle-theatre-royal-61634-20842757/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/30/review-treasure-island-newcastle-theatre-royal-61634-20842757/ OOOH, aarrhh … and aaarhhh again for good measure. To those who can’t stand namby pamby modern tales for kids, here’s a long, cold swig of the intoxicating stuff our great grandparents imbibed at bedtime. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/26/seamstress-kate-flies-off-to-join-the-circus-in-beijing-61634-20823670/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/26/seamstress-kate-flies-off-to-join-the-circus-in-beijing-61634-20823670/ Making costumes for a circus means more than a big top. Barbara Hodgson speaks to Kate Collins. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/24/yo-ho-ho-and-a-bottle-of-rum-doings-on-stage-61634-20813558/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/24/yo-ho-ho-and-a-bottle-of-rum-doings-on-stage-61634-20813558/ PIRATES will dock in Newcastle next week with an invitation for families to enlist on a voyage of adventure. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/24/review-the-witches-of-eastwick-newcastle-theatre-royal-61634-20813556/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/24/review-the-witches-of-eastwick-newcastle-theatre-royal-61634-20813556/ MOVE over Jack Nicholas, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer – an amateur production of The Witches of Eastwick knocks socks of your film. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/23/review-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-sunderland-empire-61634-20805753/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/23/review-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-sunderland-empire-61634-20805753/ WHILE Monday night’s audience could perhaps have done with being cranked up a gear, the cast of this musical favourite hardly drew breath for over two and a half adrenaline-fuelled hours. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/10/double-tall-order-putting-beauty-and-beast-on-ice-61634-20746518/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/10/double-tall-order-putting-beauty-and-beast-on-ice-61634-20746518/ TURNING the stage of the Theatre Royal in Newcastle into an ice rink may seem a tall order. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/09/the-guest-who-popped-in-and-stayed-for-17-years-61634-20742004/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/09/the-guest-who-popped-in-and-stayed-for-17-years-61634-20742004/ YOU might have noticed the posters around the place, featuring a curious creature – a cross between a penguin and a seal? – wearing a striped scarf and a pair of white canvas shoes. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/09/riot-and-lust-on-a-historic-scale-61634-20742005/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/09/riot-and-lust-on-a-historic-scale-61634-20742005/ THE colourful lives of the Delaval family are being set to music in a new show coming to Tynemouth this weekend. Those Delavals! has been written and directed by local resident Roger Burgess with Bob Jeffrey as musical director. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/02/young-tell-of-durham-victor-over-slavery-61634-20707156/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/02/young-tell-of-durham-victor-over-slavery-61634-20707156/ A new play honours the memory of a Durham anti-slavery campaigner, as Tom McTague reports. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/02/dance-that-keeps-audience-on-toes-61634-20707279/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/02/dance-that-keeps-audience-on-toes-61634-20707279/ ONCE they were Ballet Rambert, but styles – and times – change and now their name leaves it wide open as to what you are going to get, just so long as it’s brilliantly controlled, emotionally charged and instantly communicative. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/03/31/no-wonder-it-s-award-winner-61634-20696394/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/03/31/no-wonder-it-s-award-winner-61634-20696394/ THE vivacious sound of beating drums was infectious. The synchronised movement of each dancer matched each rhythmic beat of the drum. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/03/27/it-bodes-well-for-journey-of-discovery-61634-20680561/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:29:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/03/27/it-bodes-well-for-journey-of-discovery-61634-20680561/ WHEN Bode Lawal performs at the Gala Theatre in Durham tomorrow, he’ll be showcasing a new technique set to become his creative signature. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/03/26/lola-too-sultry-for-sunderland-61634-20674598/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/03/26/lola-too-sultry-for-sunderland-61634-20674598/ THE sizzle of scandal has been warming up village halls in Northumberland and farther afield, belying the assumption that theatre companies play safe out in the sticks.