Culture in Newcastle Articles
- 21st January 2009
- Review: Blood Brothers, Newcastle Theatre Royal
- By David Whetstone WILLY Russell’s tear-jerker begins with two men lying dead on a stage and during the following two hours we find out how they got there. It’s a sad tale and a cautionary one and, perhaps chillingly, it looks less like ...
- 13th May 2008
- Evolution Festival 2008
- The Evolution Festival, which is an urban music festival in Newcastle and Gateshead, returns this year with its strongest line-up yet. The festival takes place over four days in May and will see Newcastle and Gateshead showcase some of the finest music...
- 12th May 2008
- Newcastle Scriptwriter Wins Top Award
- A Newcastle scriptwriter has won a coveted international award for Best European Film. Martin Herron, 49, only started writing a decade ago after a varied career spent working in photography, filming and even driving buses. Martin won the award for his n...
- 12th May 2008
- Durham Beat Newcastle in Tyne-Wear Boat Race
- Durham University have beaten their rivals Newcastle University to win all four events in the 12th annual Tyne-Wear Boat Race. The 1,800m course along the River Tyne was lined with spectators, who watched Durham row their way to victory, taking first pla...
- 11th April 2008
- Children In Need Money Awarded to Worthy Causes
- Money from the BBC’s Children in Need Appeal has been awarded to a number of worthy causes throughout Tyneside and Northumberland. So far, almost £600,000 of the charity’s money has been handed out to deserving projects in the regions. ...
- 07th March 2008
- Newcastle has the Write Stuff
- Richard T Kelly, an author born in the North East, decided to return to his native Newcastle to pen his accomplished debut novel, Crusaders. He researched the novel by hanging around Newcastle’s streets, soaking in the culture and sense of commu...
- 07th March 2008
- A Lot of Laughs
- The Newcastle and Gateshead Comedy Festival returns in March 2008 with a stellar line-up that’ll have you crying with laughter. Growling Clown Entertainment, which also runs the North East’s highly successful Funny Bones stand-up co...