WITH entertainment venues having to remain closed due to Covid-19, theatre company Theatre Space North East have come up with the idea of hosting socially-distanced shows in mobile tents at locations across the North East. AFTER receiving help from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund, the Sunderland-based theatre company Theatre […]
A STUDY which shines a light on racial and gender stereotypes in the billion-dollar gaming industry has led to a graduation prize for a Sunderland Masters student. Kirsty Evers wanted to better understand the attitudes of players towards the protagonists within character-focused video games, who are commonly white, straight and […]
WHAT do Margaret Atwood, Dame Emma Thompson and Lily Cole all have in common? They are all set to take part in a global literary event organised by a University of Sunderland academic. Dr Alex Lockwood has helped organise the get-together as part of Lost Species Day, to bring global […]
While everyone reveres his undisputed footballing genius, here is a perspective on why the ‘Pibe de oro’ became a symbol of redemption and hope for the deprived south of Italy; written by a daughter of that mistreated land. A TRAGIC hero… it’s not easy to explain who Diego Maradona […]
WITH a large number of Christmas events being cancelled, Sunderland-born dancer Jennifer Foulds has found a way of bringing the festive magic directly to your front door in a Covid-safe way. JENNIFER Foulds, 27, is used to working in performing arts, but – along with so many of her […]
INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY On International Men’s Day (today) Dr Rebecca Owens from Sunderland’s School of Psychology discusses how issues facing men in 2020 are often hidden behind a wall of silence. MEN and women have always faced different challenges in relation to pretty much all areas of life: the […]
Following the success of the monster trail to mark Halloween, Sunderland Bid is now creating a virtual Christmas full of magical creatures. Sam Boal went to meet some of them. DUE to coronavirus, the run-up to Christmas is different to most years – but there are still plenty of […]
WHILE we desperately wait for Boris to lift the local lockdown, it feels only right to reminisce on better times, when we could go out for food with more than six people from different households … and, of course, take as many photos as possible to prove we’ve actually left […]
Former University of Sunderland student Jordan North is taking part in this years I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here and our Northern Light’s editor Ewan Gleadow will write up regular reviews of the series. North is currently a radio DJ on BBC Radio One, and regularly featured on […]
A CONSERVATIVE MP who until very recently was a junior minister for the Northern Powerhouse project has caused outrage by clumsily suggesting that culture in the south is all about ballet and opera – but in the north it’s just about football. Jake Berry, MP for Darwen and Rossendale […]