The Wind Road Boys
An inspirational musical by Enter CIC swept the audience off its feet last night at the Gala Theatre, Durham and earned a standing ovation. The large cast included a village school worth of aspiring young local talent that truly achieved and reached the heights bringing this stirring story to life.
The plot and music written by Teessider Paul Flynn told the human story as set down in ....
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Shakers Re-stirred
Stockton Riverside College Theatre became a cocktail bar for the night as four waitresses served us up a host of stories and insights delving into the lives of staff and customers alike at Shakers Cocktail Bar, the place to be.
It is a motto that springs straight from the Thatcherite yuppie explosion that this play explored and parodied when written by John Godber and Jane Thornton back in the ....
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Shakers
Shakers Cocktail Bar is the place to be and tonight for one night only the staff and customers of that yuppie bar will be brought to life at the Margaret Armstrong theatre of Stockton Riverside College.
This John Godber/Jane Thornton classic set in the divided haves and have not of Thatcherite Britain could shed some light on Cameron's divided nation. But the all local production will ....
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Work Gets Under Way Again At The Drama Factory
The Drama Factory stagecraft and acting skills workshops are returning after a successful first run.
The sessions for nine- to 13-year-olds at the new myplace youth centre in Middlesbrough start up again on Wednesday, April 17
The weekly workshops take place from 6.30pm to 7.30pm in the facility in the former Custom House and run until July 17.
Those taking part will pick up and ....
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Honest Editorial: The Reprint
Claire Murphy Morgan returns with her forcibly honest dictation of a time when her most precious work was stolen.
What do you do when you have a personal journal containing the most intimate reflections on the last 3 years of your life stolen from your car?
Well, on Wed 6 March this is exactly what happened to Gateshead resident and spoken word artist Claire Murphy Morgan: so she ....
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Record-breaking Panto Has Audiences Calling For More
Middlesbrough Theatre’s hugely popular panto has been on yet another record-breaking run.
Audiences for this season’s production of Peter Pan have been clamouring for more ever since the show opened to rave reviews last month.
The show, starring John Challis (Boycie in Only Fools and Horses) as Captain Hook, played to a total audience of 22,229 – that’s 92% of ....
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Durham
Two of the region's top playwrights have been commissioned to pen a play to celebrate the exhibition of the Lindisfarne Gospels in Durham in the summer of 2013. Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood, the Tyneside-based writers whose comedy work includes Dirty Dusting, Waiting For Gateaux, Maggie's End , Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather and the recent hugely popular Amazing Grace, will be adding a play about the history of the region's famous manuscript and St Cuthbert to their canon of national and ....
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Festive Fun With Reindeer Parade And Lights Switch-on
Middlesbrough will host a family feast of festive fun this November with a Reindeer Parade and Community Carnival and the town’s traditional Christmas lights switch-on.
The town centre will be bathed in a seasonal glow when tfm hosts Wayne and Amy and special guest flick the switch on Thursday (November 15).
All are invited to attend the event outside House of Fraser and Debenhams from 5.30pm, with the lights set to come on at 6.15pm.
Free parking will be available after 4pm in ....
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The 8 Fatal Mistakes Of Online Dating (and How To Avoid Them)
Amy Mackelden’s parents met on a blind date. Following several disastrous attempts of her own at dating in the real world, Amy signed up for online dating.
She re-watched You've Got Mail, posted a lonely hearts’ ad, bought a webcam, spoke to a hot Italian (and a skull) on chatroulette, and saw a lot of things she wished she hadn’t. She even friended 68 people on ....
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Spooky Halloween Goings On At Newham Grange Farm
Parents and kids are invited to enjoy a scary seasonal treat at Newham Grange Country Farm later this month.
The popular Spooky Halloween Walk returns for a third year on Monday, October 29 and promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Tickets must be bought in advance and are available for five timeslots: 6pm, 6.20pm, 6.40pm, 7pm and 7.20pm.
After the entertainment the walkers can return to the Farm to take part in some Halloween crafts and have a drink and a bite to eat at the Muddy ....
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"one Of That Despised People"
On Wednesday 10th October at 7.30pm Norton Quaker Meeting, (Friends Meeting House, 50 The Green, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1DY) will be hosting a performance of a one act play 'One of That Despised People' which will be performed by the Quaker Theatre Company. Tickets cost £3 and can be bought at the door.
The play examines the depth of faith in a future world which is not only suspicious of all churches but views them with open hostility.
Writer and performer Alan Avery ....
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For Want Of A Bob
Really superb play showing this week at Georgian Theatre, Stockton with a remarkable film to start with - about the like of an amazing man George M'Gonigle who was Public Health Officer in Stockton between the wars. Like now it was a time of recession and people were suffering chronic health issues. Many similar arguments were around then as now, austerity v spend way out of crisis. Or state ....
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Whitby Regatta Fireworks
Whitby Regatta ended last night in a fantastic firework display that lit up the whole of the old harbour. A packed weekend of events all around the historic North Yorkshire port was capped off by fifteen minutes of pyrotechnic splendour. And the crowds flocked to West Cliff and all points with a view of the launch pad on the harbour wall.
Whitby has maybe the oldest regatta anywhere, now some one hundred and seventy two years old and counting. That is a staggering amount of history but ....
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Circus Ronaldo - Must See
If there is one thing you do this weekend make sure going to see Circus Ronaldo is top of your list. But don't go expecting lions, elephants or indeed any traditional big top entertainment instead this show is magical, hilarious, nostalgic and touching. The show “Amortale” is deeply special. Make sure you see it as part of SIRF at Trinity Green, Stockton, tonight and tomorrow at ....
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Best In The World
What does it take to be best in the world? Best in the World arrived at Stockton Arc recently to provide a few insights drawn from the world of darts of what it takes to reach for the stars.
As an audience we are asked to give our best. At the door we are provided with an emergency banana just in case at any point of the evening we feel we are flagging. On closer inspection each banana carries ....
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An Instinct For Kindness
A controversial, award-winning play is heading to Middlesbrough Town Hall as part of a UK tour on Tuesday 22 May.
An Instinct For Kindness is the story of Chris Larner, who accompanied his chronically ill ex-wife to Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic. He came home with an empty wheelchair and a story to tell.
This moving, bittersweet show reflects on the circumstances, morality and humanity ....
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What Is It Like To Be Best In The World?
When darts fan, Annie Rigby watched Phil 'The Power' Taylor win his 15th World Darts Championship this is what she began to wonder.
Unfolding Theatre in association with Northern Stage presents Best in the World at Stockton Arc next Tuesday. 7:45p on the oche.Join our quest to find out what being the best really means, featuring world champions’ insights, personal triumphs, live ....
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Editor
Quite simply one of the most outstanding one person dramas I have ever witnessed. Claire Morgan’s Editor was so moving and yet ultimately life affirming and really uplifting.
This was a real life drama with a starting point a year ago following the theft of a diary and private journal. At a point in her life where she was trying to come to terms with so many serious personal issues this ....
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Egg-cellent Kids Show Heads To Town Hall
Middlesbrough Town Hall is getting in the mood for Easter with the magical children’s show Egg and Spoon, on Tuesday 3 April.
Egg and Spoon is the highly interactive show by the critically acclaimed theatre company Lyngo.
The show welcomes the audience to a magical world where we celebrate the wonders of nature. When you are under three you think nothing of using the moon as a pillow, ....
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Easter Funnies 2
Writers' Block and ARC Sketch Group present another hilarious selection of sketches and songs, which may or may not have an Easter theme. From tonight - Thur 29 - Sat 31 Mar7.45pm F:£5
Up in the top floor studio theatre where last night I watched enthralled by Claire Morgan's one our long one woman show Editor – a superb life drama about how she lost her words with a stolen diary ....
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Editor - A Journey Of Rediscovery
What do you do when you have a personal journal containing the most intimate reflections on the last 3 years of your life stolen from your car?
Well, on 6 March 2011 this is exactly what happened to Gateshead resident and spoken word artist Claire Morgan: so she decided to sit down and write about it...the result being a one woman show produced by Newcastle cabaret and spoken word ....
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Writers Support Local Theatre Group
Two local writers have spoken out in support of Northumberland Theatre Company as its final Arts Council funded production – 4words - gets set to tour venues across the region, stopping at Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt on Thursday 15 March.
The production is made up of 4 new plays, all based on one of four words; Love, Life, Longing and Laughter. Rachel Barnett’s play Boiling Point ....
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Sell Out Show For Psychic Sally
The UK’s best loved Psychic, Sally Morgan, makes a triumphant return to Middlesbrough Town Hall on Tuesday 28th February for another sell out show.
Sally makes a yearly appearance at the Town Hall, and year on year crowds flock to see her in action. It’s not just on Teesside that her popularity continues to grow, her shows sell out all around the country, and her tours have ....
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Hadrian’s Wall Is Setting For Bbc Radio Comedy
A radio sitcom based that started off life as an internet download has been snapped up by the BBC and will be broadcast in February.
It’s Grim Up North, which follows the exploits of dodgy Roman auxiliary soldiers building Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland on AD126, has been penned by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood, the Tyneside-based writers whose national and international ....
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Arc Goes Dark
ARC will be plunged into darkness as Sound&Fury present their cosmically quizzical tale of a disillusioned astronomy enthusiast, Max. It’s Max's job to ask the cosmic questions:
“How far can you see? A mile? A hundred miles? Or to the furthest shores of the Universe to a far away galaxy?” Passionate about astronomy, he works as the narrator at the city's Planetarium where ....
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