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, […]
Tyne and Wear is home to an abundance of culture, heritage and has a social buzz like no other. However, the North East can also have unreliable weather forecasts so having a backup plan when spending time with friends and family in your spare time is key. Whether you want […]
“We are a theatre company that aims to change the world one play at a time”. This is what Catrina McHugh from Open Clasp Theatre Company hopes to achieve. Rattle Snake is a epic tale based on real life stories of women who have faced and survived coercive controlling domestic […]
A London Metropolitan University student has travelled back home to the North East to experience homelessness for a documentary. Appropriately named, Tyne Elizabeth Stewart, originally from a small town in Northumberland, left the cosmopolitan life of the UK’s capital to sleep in the city centre of Newcastle for three nights to gain an […]
This year marks the 110th Anniversary since Sunderland Empire theatre first opened. The theatre, located in Sunderland city centre, is celebrating being a landmark for more than a century. It was first opened in 1907 by variety performer and comedian of the time, Vesta Tilley. Originally known as the Empire […]