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Culture Digest 15.11.25
A round up of the arts and culture stories which caught our attention over the past week or so...
Nov 15 • 
Sam Wonfor
Field Music honoured on Sunderland’s Music Wall of Fame
Acclaimed band celebrated with new mural at The Fire Station marking 20 years since debut album
Nov 15
Countdown to Futureheads festive album and Sunderland shows
The Wearside four-piece band put their trademark twist on Christmas ahead of hometown shows
Nov 15
Creativity and community spirit to fuel Festival of Energy
The free four-day event in Blyth promises to blend a celebration of the town's maritime heritage with its growing reputation as a leader in renewable…
Nov 15
balletLORENT spreads the love with Best Worst Dances
Winning debut for work-in-progress
Nov 15 • 
David Whetstone
Walking to New Orleans - again
Forty years after The Tube’s special film first aired, Jools Holland revisits the New Orleans journey that captured the city’s soul – and a little bit…
Nov 14 • 
Sam Wonfor
Exhibition highlights wonders and ills of our oceans
Baltic artists sound an alarm
Nov 14 • 
David Whetstone
Howay the lads! Gerry and Sewell score a West End run
From a Whitley Bay attic to the West End stage, Jamie Eastlake’s homegrown hit secures two-week run in London’s Theatreland as Newcastle Theatre Royal…
Nov 14 • 
Sam Wonfor
Northumberland hosts world’s top space photography exhibition
At a time when Northumberland’s dark skies are at their best, a new display reflects the wonders of the heavens. Tony Henderson goes for a gaze
Nov 13
From slavery to sanctuary: sculpture to honour Mary Ann Macham in North Shields
The unveiling date has been set for a sculpture of an enslaved woman who crossed an ocean to find freedom on Tyneside. Tony Henderson reports
Nov 13
Literary treasure draws thousands of visitors to Durham as exhibition is extended
People have more time to see the Shakespeare Folio in Durham as 'wonder' exhibition will remain open until April 2026. Tony Henderson reports
Nov 13
Curtain comes down on Laurels' first act
The North Tyneside theatre is shutting up shop as it plans for an exciting new chapter
Nov 13
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