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THE CULTURE QUIZ 2024

All aboard for an Agatha Christie classic

Culture Digest 20.12.24

Rousing reception to Open Clasp film screening ‘Down Under’

Music initiative aims to level playing field for Black creatives

The Young’uns announce tour to mark landmark celebrations

Dates and first details of Berwick’s 20th film and media arts festival

Cruising home for Christmas

Good news for heritage railways

Exciting plans for the future of History

Development confirmed for former Tyne Brand factory

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk at Sunderland Empire

Review: Seagulls and Sad, Sad Stories at Laurels Theatre

Interview: Chris Donald

Curated Culture 17.12.24

Dave Flynn: 1974-2024

Review: The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real, balletLORENT

Raising a Glass(house) to 20 years of music

Culture Digest 13.12.24

Roger Melly will be getting his **** Chris Donald poster signed. Will you?

Panto joins forces with NSPCC for free performance

Christmas spooks and sparkles at Newcastle’s Star and Shadow

Review: Blitzen on the Tyne at Live Theatre

Beloved tale brought to life

Exhibition: Mani Kambo - Ax·is Mun·di

Curated Culture 10.12.24

Christmas Shows: The Trilogy

An artwork to stand the test of time

Connecting landscapes through creativity

Change on the podium for Newcastle Choral Society

REVIEW: Alice in Wonderland, People’s Theatre, Newcastle

New fixtures lined up for The Bench, a play by TV favourite Jeff Brown

Culture Digest 06.12.24

Sunderland community groups prepare for city music showcase in 2025

Kynren's 10th anniversary tickets on sale

North East photographs captured for Tate exhibition

Exhibition: We All Came Here From Somewhere

Review: Beauty and the Beast, Gala Theatre Durham

Review: Present at Live Theatre, Newcastle

Review: A Christmas Carol at Northern Stage

Hallelujah! Wild Arts to make North East debut with festive classic

Curated Culture 03.12.24

A happy ending for a sad (sad) story

Memories of NUFC's early football glories go under the hammer

Lizzie Rowe: Life and Works

Culture Digest 29.11.24

Review: The Little Mermaid at Newcastle Theatre Royal

Nerys Johnson exhibition promises winter sunshine at the Laing

End of an era as JG Windows closes its doors

Could Trevor Wood’s new crime-busting hero fill the Vera void on TV?

More than just a name change for North East Museums

'Staggering result' has auctioneers bowled over

National award captured by North East project

Durham Museum set to close

The month in classics: December

'I’ve done loads of thrilling things but this is what I’m most proud of'

Review: Mother Goose at The Customs House, South Shields

Review: Wolf! at Northern Stage

Ralph Hedley paintings to be auctioned

Curated Culture 26.11.24

Culture Digest 23.11.24

'World-class' ballet en route to Dance City

Region's musical heritage to be celebrated in new show

Sam Fender back at St James' for more

New Baltic exhibition signals the importance of welcome

Stunning art by the late Lizzie Rowe goes on show in Sunderland

A little look at The Little Mermaid

North East Festival of Languages speaks to youngsters all over the region

Heartwarming Christmas show Present returns from the past

Rocks 'n' Romans

The Professor and Paddington

Magna Cartas to go on show for 800th anniversary

Hexhamshire history explored in new book

Review: Dear Evan Hansen at Sunderland Empire

Curated Culture 19.11.24

Uncovering the past to plan for a bright future

Culture Digest 15.11.24

Christmas shows, stories and screenings

Winter opportunities for the region’s aspiring writers

Fancy attending Smoggie Queens' pink carpet premiere?

Roll up for Berwick Parade, an artwork to animate the historic barracks

Warner Music deal a game changer for music in city and region

New At Risk register reveals good and bad news for the region

Revisiting the Newcastle witch trials and other Books on Tyne highlights

Trailblazing musicians become Artistic Partners of The Glasshouse

Curated Culture 12.11.24

Review: Hairspray at Newcastle Theatre Royal

And next year's panto is...

From the frame to Facebook

Landmarks for a landmark anniversary

GLOW Newcastle – putting a shine on culture in the curriculum

Review: Fixing, Alphabetti Theatre Newcastle

REVIEW: The Magic Flute, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal

Culture Digest 08.11.24

Charity gig brings Sonny home

New travel posters extol the merits of ‘Veralanda’ and Longbenton

'All you can really do as an artist is play the music that you love'

REVIEW: Ruddigore, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal

“Mega” musical Miss Saigon a coup for Newcastle’s Theatre Royal

Calendar goes wild in the Ouseburn

Exhibition digs into the magic of soil

REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal

Curated Culture 05.11.24

Interview: Jane Lee McCracken

Digging into discoveries at Vindolanda

Heritage project remembers 'The Man They Named a Town After'

Culture Digest 02.11.24

Tyne and Wear Museums boss recognised in international influencer list

Film festival award for Northern School of Art graduate

Spectacular crib reappears in Bishop Auckland for Christmas

Jonny to jolly up 700 years of history at former prison

Crime writers aim to produce a bestseller in an hour

Hit show with ‘Gwyneth Paltrow’ that’s downhill all the way

£2m anniversary boost for The Glasshouse to benefit young musicians

Interview: Brogan Gilbert aka Saint Maud

Review: Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby at Sunderland Empire

Curated Culture 29.10.24

A month in the classics: An unmissable blend of gospel and Baroque

REVIEW: Chicago, Newcastle Theatre Royal

The magic of Opera North

Culture digest 25.10.24

Down the club with Django Django

How Sycamore Gap is printed on the memory at Baltic

Big industry names due at screenwriting event

How chimps are benefiting from the art of the Biro

Miners' banners on display in Durham

REVIEW: Romeo and Juliet, Northern Ballet, Theatre Royal

REVIEW: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, People’s Theatre, Newcastle

Sketching the past with the present

WordsFest Weekend

Newcastle Gateshead Music City plan to enrich everyone’s lives

Curated Culture 22.10.24

REVIEW: Samling Academy singers serve up a musical treat

Big move for North Tyneside Ukulele Festival

New show spins a web of twisting tales

Signed Beatles LP set to sell for thousands

Excavating history on Hadrian's Wall

Exhibitions explore words and sleep

Helen Russell, 1924-2024

Getting amongst it at Baltic

Writers urge Government to sign off on writing centre scheme

Culture Digest 18.10.24

A gift of a show which keeps on giving

Role for Newcastle-born actor in controversial Trump film

Sam Fender announces arena tour

New play brings ‘chilling portrait’ of Raoul Moat to Royal Court

Peace Heroines exhibition begins Tyneside Irish Festival

New play puts family history on the stage

Ceramics project at the Shipley shortlisted for national award

Our trends in the North

REVIEW: Saint Maud at Live Theatre, Newcastle

Go forth into the Pleasure Garden

Curated Culture 15.10.24

Soul'd Out in the city

Culture Digest 11.10.24

Celebration of dialects comes to Toon

Funding for restoration of Keelmen's Hospital

It’s playtime again at Baltic with an exhibition aimed at kids

Talent of a ‘Bevin Boy’ to be exposed at Mining Art Gallery

‘Fossil fish’ collection makes poetry prize shortlist

Luxmuralis lights up Durham Cathedral

Royal Shakespeare Company announces a North East playwriting double

Debut solo album for Cornshed Sister

A new audiobook studio for the North East

Review: My name is Rachel Corrie at Alphabetti Theatre

What about the Wallsend Girls Club?

Curated Culture 08.10.24

Surveying the landscapes

Tyne and Wear Museums spreads its wings into Northumberland

Book: The Quiet Man of Magnum

Blue plaque for pioneering Durham professor

Exhibition for the eyes and ears

Looking to the future...

Review: David Fray with Royal Northern Sinfonia at The Glasshouse

Culture Digest 04.10.24

MOBO Awards book date with Tyneside

Special items feature in Woodhorn’s new Pitmen Painters exhibition

Colour, culture and community

Art and wellbeing are the focus as Rude Health gets underway

Pumpkins light the way for new trail

A bird's-eye view of history

Review: Gerry & Sewell at Newcastle Theatre Royal

Review: Boeing Boeing at People's Theatre

Curated Culture 01.10.24

Exhibition sees Mali Morris 'Returning'

Staying true to its (folk and) roots

Review: Philip Glass Ensemble at The Glasshouse

A star-spangled discovery

“I’m really so pleased that it struck a chord with people"

Artists to benefit from long-term support in North Tyneside

Reggae legends' double date with Tyneside

Culture Digest 27.09.24

New single and more good news for Katie Grace

Bathing in history

Funding for natural habitats to be restored

Shining a light on refugee literature at Durham Book Festival

Awards open doors to the TV industry for North East writers

A most creative station

Digging into Cambois' Hidden Depths

Review: Wicked at Sunderland Empire

Curated Culture 24-09-24

Youngsters mine heritage for mural

Review: Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort of) at Newcastle Theatre Royal

Review: Abigail’s Party at Northern Stage

Culture Digest 20-09-24

Another chapter for The Sunderland Story

New performance space for Tyne Theatre

All aboard!

An artist not set in her ways

Digging into history on Lindisfarne

Bloomin' lovely

Art marks the loss of beloved trees

Artist to launch colourful solo exhibition at the Dockside

Poetic tribute to the lost tree of Sycamore Gap

Auction to get into the groove

Curated Culture 17-09-24

Baltic turns to Yoko Ono to join in worldwide call for peace

Review: Subterranea at Laurels Theatre

North East rock and roll royalty readies star-studded Hexham show

Culture Digest: 13.09.24

Award-winning sitar star North East-bound

Major collections join forces for landscape exhibition

Saint Maud set to unsettle

Preview: Durham Book Festival

Finding love, life and laughs in the Geordie apocalypse

Review: Love It If We Beat Them at Live Theatre, Newcastle

Review: &Juliet at Sunderland Empire

Tyneside soldier collected contributions from the frontline of the Great War

Curated Culture 10-09-24

Picking over packed programme for Newcastle park’s growing festival

The show must go on – and on 20,000 occasions at city centre theatre, it did

Pub makes display of WWII serviceman

Review: Things I Know To Be True at the People's Theatre

North East production company unveils Radio 4 comedy

Culture Digest: 06.09.24

Kitchen Sink artist's portrait up for auction

Sculptor plans towering tribute to mineworkers

Not long before Open Submission closes

Stars line up to tell ghostly tales

New season kicks off at the People's

Gerry & Sewell at the Royal

Heritage Open Days 2024

Curtain comes up on Ensemble '84