OLIVIER award winning producer Jamie Eastlake is set to open a new fringe theatre in Whitley Bay. Following on from his success at Laurences Tapas Bar in Blyth which opened in 2020, Mr Eastlake decided to expand his business. “Expansion was always part of the plan but when my friend […]
POPULAR television actress Charlie Hardwick took centre stage for an online session with students at the University of Sunderland. As part of their course, students across all stages of their Performing Arts and Screen Performance Degrees were treated to a talk with a range of industry professionals, as well as Charlie, who is best […]
LOCAL organisation Sunderland Culture and Sunderland band, Field Music have come together to create an online exhibition for fans of the arts and music world. THE free exhibition ‘Paint the Town in Sound’ will be online until July 6 and will showcase the links between art and music, including Field […]
Representation of the LGBTQ+ community in film and tv is gradually improving but it still needs work. What effect does this have on the community and how can we strive for a better future? Courtney Mackel reports. Everybody knows somebody who identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community – so […]
A year on from the first lockdown, the struggles for those in the industry start to succumb. However, things remain uncertain for those who have graduated and aspire to grow in the industry. Chloe Vials looks into the struggles of a graduate trying to make it in the industry and […]
Moving into 2021 with fresh ideas, Northern Stage Newcastle has an exciting programme for this year. The new Artistic Director, Natalie Ibu, announced her inaugural season, THIS IS US, less than three months into her role. This season promised to bring audiences stories, no matter what, through a bold programme of collaborations, commissions and curated work that celebrates the collective, […]
STANDBY and get ready as we transmit you through a whole time “tube” of Tyne Tees Television nostalgia plus an exclusive interview with Christine Llewellyn-reeve, a former floor manager on Channel 4’s The Tube. EXCLUSIVE: An interview with the former Tube floor manager, Christine Llewellyn-reeve ON Thursday March 11, 2021, […]
FROM Coronation Street to Indiana Jones – film and television actors, alongside industry experts, have given their time online to a group of Sunderland students hoping to carve out their own careers on screen. Ensuring Screen Performance students at the University of Sunderland (UoS) continue to get a first-class experience […]
NORTH East museums have spoken out about the challenges of closing their doors during throughout lockdown. CURRENTLY, all museums remain closed across the region and the whole country. The roadmap out of lockdown highlighted by PM Boris Johnson on 23 February states that museums can not re-open until May 17 […]
OVER the last couple of years, podcasts have become increasingly popular and it is estimated that about 7.1 million people in the UK listen to them. According to Podcast Insights, as of January 2021, there are over 1.75 million podcasts available worldwide, covering a wide range of topics and hosted […]