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Chloe and Liam charity show makes Fire Station debut
Young performers will share the stage with seasoned professionals as the annual charity show arrives in Sunderland
Bag a slice of the action as Berwick honours landmark
Anniversaries call for cake
 • David Whetstone
Newcastle Poetry Festival’s back - in Gateshead
A top line-up over two days
 • David Whetstone
Cultured. On Sunday 27.09.26
Our weekend edition featuring stories and discoveries from across the North East cultural landscape
 • Sam Wonfor
Feel the rhythm as Glasshouse honours Steve Reich
Musical ‘genius’ turns 90
 • David Whetstone
Lighting up the Antiques Roadshow
A skip rescue, a possible early Hockney and some vintage North East glass are among the finds as the BBC favourite visits South Shields
 • Tony Henderson
A taste of two countrysides
Former Hjem head chef Marek Dziedzic is drawing on his Polish roots for his first restaurant, opening in County Durham next week
New film follows a marathon journey through grief
Charley Dobson takes a closer look at the story behind new North East documentary Marathon Man and the 3,332-mile challenge at its heart
Culture Digest 25.09.26
The people, places and stories shaping North East culture this week
 • Sam Wonfor
Young voices become part of Berwick landscape
Artist Anna Chapman Parker has transformed pupils’ observations of Castle Vale Park into a nine-metre-long installation
Setting the stage for Gateshead Quays
If approved, the plans for a new performance square and public spaces will also prepare the ground for the long-planned arena
MIMA the winner as Turner Prize opens in arty ‘Boro
A stroll among the contenders
 • David Whetstone
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