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Prison crisis brought to the stage at ARC Stockton
Award-winning theatre company LUNG brings Woodhill to Teesside, sharing the stories of families who lost loved ones to suicide in prison
Elgar choral masterpiece to unite amateurs and pros
Hundreds to share Glasshouse stage
 • David Whetstone
North East production company celebrates international film premiere
A new film from Candle & Bell, exploring loneliness and the search for human connection, will make its world premiere at a major Greek film festival
A bug in the food chain
From ancient diets to future food supplies, Durham University research is challenging Western attitudes towards eating insects
 • Tony Henderson
Jarrow Crusade remembered in new museum exhibition
A new display at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery marks 90 years since 200 unemployed men marched to London to protest against poverty and…
Culture Digest 30.10.26
Sam Fender, David Attenborough, 6 Music, the Turner Prize and more North East arts and culture headlines from the past seven days
 • Sam Wonfor
Deadline approaching for Alan Hull songwriting bursary
The £1,000 award established in memory of the Lindisfarne frontman is available to young songwriters across the North East
Bookbanks turns the page to Newcastle
The charity is expanding into the North East, with a new weekly book stall and a call for local volunteers.
Turner Prize draws 13,000 visitors to Middlesbrough in first month
Visitors from across the UK and beyond have headed to MIMA, while thousands of schoolchildren are getting their first taste of the prestigious art prize
Scary Tyneside takeover due in anniversary year
FrightFest to make North East debut
 • David Whetstone
Northumberland reveals culture ambitions for decade
Strategy aimed to benefit all
 • David Whetstone
REVIEW: Hansel & Gretel and the Witch, Northern Stage
balletLORENT’s fairytale spectacular
 • David Whetstone
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