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Curated Culture 10.03.26
Our weekly round up of recommendations from stages and cultural venues across the North East
 • Sam Wonfor
Smoggie Queens snapshots unveiled ahead of second series of Teesside TV comedy
Phil Dunning’s BBC Three sitcom returns this spring with Monica Dolan joining the cast and cameos from Middlesbrough football favourites Jeff Stelling…
'Rebel Women' celebrated in Sunderland
A new exhibition at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens combines illustration, podcasts and contemporary artworks to celebrate the city’s bold and…
Major £104m funding package unveiled for North East creative sector
Plans include backing for Sunderland’s Crown Works film studios, infrastructure works for the long-delayed Gateshead Quays arena and new support for…
 • Sam Wonfor
Vane exhibition offers moments of wonder in troubled times
Mike Collier's art of the upbeat
 • David Whetstone
Immersive Van Gogh show to be summer attraction in Newcastle
Box office opens for 'pre-sale' tickets
 • David Whetstone
Cultured. On Sunday 08.03.26
Our weekend edition for longer reads and cultural recommendations
 • Sam Wonfor
Folk horror provides fairytale ending for North East actor's film-making ambitions
Craig Conway makes his directorial debut with Red Riding, a gothic horror inspired by Little Red Riding Hood and partly shot around the North East…
 • Sam Wonfor
Exhibition gathers treasures from the past
Treasures come together to showcase the long and deep history of the North East. Tony Henderson reports
My life through a lens: Victoria Wai
We've been asking asking a North East-based photographer to open up their archives and select two handfuls of images which encapsulate life as they’ve…
 • Sam Wonfor
From the Vaults: The Tube... where it all began
Sharing her back catalogue of memories of iconic 1980s music show, The Tube and other telly treasures, this week, Sam Wonfor is rewinding her vast VHS…
 • Sam Wonfor
Boxing Clever: True Detective - Night Country
Every week, Michael Telfer – aka Mike TV – recommends a box set to crack open. This week, he's looking back at 2024's creepy - and chilly - return to…
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