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Cultured. On Sunday 23.08.26
From ambitious theatre plans and County Durham’s newest cultural venue to homegrown horror and an international read... welcome to our weekend edition
 • Sam Wonfor and David Whetstone
Building a new stage for North East theatre
The man who took a show from Whitley Bay to London’s West End is thinking big. He has a new base, a new team and several potential hits. David Whetstone…
 • David Whetstone
North East film to get premiere screening at FrightFest
Folk-horror from Co. Durham
 • David Whetstone
A look at The Light as it opens to the public
Durham’s latest attraction
 • David Whetstone
Culture Digest 21.08.26
Our weekly mailout rounding up some of the arts and culture stories which caught our attention from across the North East
 • Sam Wonfor
Blyth... still celebrating as new programme begins
Highlights captured on film
 • David Whetstone
Chorus of birdsong offers a new way to remember loved ones
An immersive installation combining art, technology and nature will create a growing communal soundscape of remembrance in Sunderland this month
Folk favourite gets a contemporary reimagining at The Glasshouse
Artist and composer BISHI blends North East folk, Hindustani classical music and sounds captured by the river for a new permanent installation
RAF man’s wartime souvenir heads to auction
Signed Hitler book surfaces for sale in Northumberland. Tony Henderson reports.
Fab Four album has £40,000 ticket to ride
Sky high estimate for Beatles album in Tyneside sale. Tony Henderson reports.
REVIEW: The Silence of the Lambs at Newcastle Theatre Royal
John Partridge and Mollie Gallagher make a compelling double act in a tense and disturbing adaptation of the psychological horror classic. Alison Carr…
Opening soon in Horden - a working class classic
Ensemble ‘84’s new show
 • David Whetstone
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