The Snow Queen – Northern Stage
I always enjoy the Christmas play at Northern Stage. It’s always different and creative and a good contrast to the…
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Toast – Northern Stage
I read cook and food writer Nigel Slater’s well-loved memoir Toast when it came out years ago, and despite not being…
PREVIEW – Pride and Prejudice (*Sort Of) at Northern Stage
Everybody loves Pride & Prejudice, right? I still remember for some reason refusing to go on holiday with my family…
PREVIEW – Reasons To Stay Alive at Northern Stage
Matt Haig is one of my favourite writers. I read Reasons To Stay Alive a few years ago after suffering…
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A Thousand Splendid Suns – Northern Stage
There’s nothing like theatre to put your own life into perspective sometimes. Especially when the subject matter involves civil war,…
Northern Ballet Mixed Programme – Northern Stage
I’m used to seeing Northern Ballet‘s stunning large scale productions (The Nutcracker, The Little Mermaid) – this was my first…
Them/Us by BalletBoyz – Northern Stage
I feel like I’m a bit behind about the Balletboyz phenomenon (a packed Northern Stage seemed to be big fans…
Wonderland – Northern Stage
Mining is part of my heritage. Both of my grandfathers were involved in mining in the North East, and unfortunately…
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Jack Lear – Northern Stage (Newcastle)
There’s nothing like Shakespeare (or an adaptation) to make you remember why you fell in love with words in the…
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A Christmas Carol – Northern Stage
A few years ago I started a tradition of reading Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol at some point every December….
