A 12-year-old actor from Mirfield is set to appear in the highly anticipated Netflix animated film That Christmas, written and produced by celebrated British filmmaker, Richard Curtis. Jack Wisniewski plays the role of Danny Williams in the festive feature, set to debut on Netflix on December 4.
As I walked up to the Leeds First Direct Arena for the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Wild God tour, I must confess I was filled with some trepidation. Nick Cave in an arena? This didn't feel quite right; surely he should be prowling the stage at some dark club in a risky part of town?
Just when you believe you are familiar with a composer's repertoire, a fresh interpretation emerges, compelling you to re-evaluate. The catalogues prominently showcase Beethoven's String Quartets, and this second volume from the Doric captivated me with their precision in crafting lines that express phrasing exquisitely.
The album marks a pivotal moment in Sanko’s musical journey, showcasing his steadfast dedication to his craft as an independent artist and visionary.
Between them Daniel and Drake perform with finesse as they make every phrase work to show off the Schumanns’ lyricism. The chemistry between the performers gels, regardless of the original instrumentation, whether voice, horn, clarinet, violin, or cello.
The highly critically acclaimed comedian and actor Colin Hoult will be taking his brand new stand up show Colin on tour this autumn, and is coming to the North.
Mina Anwar reprises title role in Willy Russell’s iconic one-woman show
Oh what a delightful sight greeted us all as we took our seats. Richard Hampton's cozy set, transported us to the Lapin Agile, Paris 1904, Montmartre's iconic cabaret bar. The atmosphere was wonderfully relaxed as Freddy (Darren Barrott), Germaine (Kate Leckey), and Gaston (Glyn Morrow) all exchanged good-natured banter.
Mexico 70 There were rumours of decimalization at Manor House Junior school. It was the summer of 1970, of Esso World Cup coins – free with a tenner of four star. My Dad didn’t own a car. My best friend's name was Zolly. He had a Rediffusion colour TV. A yelping dog called Bugsy, his soft bosomed mum made me shy. And Rosa taught me to dance and swallow a pickled herring.
Although this is not an album you will pop on every day of the week, it is one that could easily be dug out each October for a playful listen or three.
The UK Tour of the musicalHairspray bounced into York this week; the first night was filled with an air of excitement and anticipation as the audience of all ages made their way to their seats in the beautiful Grand Opera House auditorium. Stunning, technicolour lights (designed by Philip Gladwell) revolved enticingly around as Musical Director Richard Atkinson struck up the brilliant b…
Stand-up, podcaster and author, Kai Humphries, is set to embark on his first solo tour of the UK with his new show Gallivanting.
BBC Radio 1 has announced Radio 1’s New Music Live, an exciting night of live music taking place at Square Chapel Arts Centre – an independent music venue located in the heart of Halifax town centre – on Wednesday 20 November.
The light and lyrical operettas of Arthur Sullivan and William Schwenck Gilbert are so well known, and so enduringly popular that it's hard to know what any further performance could add to the canon.
Hot off the heels of her acclaimed performances opening for multimillion-selling rock legends Placebo at Shepherd’s Bush Empire and international festivals, 14-year-old Thai rock sensation Vimolwan Saisathit, a.k.a. PETCH, released her latest single, Ultraviolet. We caught up with her to learn more. Morning Petch, how are you? Surviving!
Igor Levit executes piano concertos in this triple album excellently, and a real treat is a section dedicated to the composer’s solo works: a host of short pieces Op 116-119, fantasias, and intermezzi, which are absolutely delightful. Levit grabs hold of the listener with gripping performances perfectly judged, drawing out all the beauty through lovely phrasing and dynamics.
It is a mistake, probably, to seek consonance in the work of several poets whose contributions to Poetry Business’ latest anthology are nothing if not eclectic. Yet there are contiguous stylistic threads in this fine, slim volume, whose presence may or may not be a consequence of the judicious application of editorial inference.
Sunderland-born author, Terry Deary, appeared at Durham Book Festival on Saturday, 12 October, to discuss his first history book for adults, A History of Britain in Ten Enemies (available now). From the Ancient Romans to the Nazis, this new book explores the enemies that define a nation.
The inspiration of a TED talk, the exhilaration of a rock concert, and the education of a lecture – that was my evening with Rebecca F. Kuang at Durham Book Festival. From the moment she began her witty personal anecdotes, Kuang captivated a sold-out audience.
Neven Tunjić and Selma Droce are looking for a big thumbs up when they take to the stage at Musicport in Whitby this weekend. The duo, who are part of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s #1 sevdah group Divanhana, will be treating the audience to four or five new songs from their forthcoming album.
I last saw this legendary rock ’n’ roll musical back in 2016, and now, more than fifty years since Richard O’Brien’s creation, first written and performed in 1973, it still fizzed with energy thanks to a stellar cast, including a fresh and flirtatious performance by Jason Donovan, reprising his iconic role as the captivating Frank-N-Furter.
Chimpanzee Community 2024 by Jane Lee McCracken in an exhibition of printed Biro drawings and projections created by over 500 children from schools in the UK, USA and Liberia, including North East Schools, Belsay School and Ponteland Primary, who participated in workshops delivered by Jane, Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection (LCRP) and Born Free.
New Writing North brings a major TV industry event to Newcastle, aimed at writers from across the north who want to improve their screenwriting skills, get industry know-how, and make new connections. Sponsored by North East Screen, Screenwriting Weekender takes place at the Live Theatre in Newcastle from 31 January to 2 February.
Uneasy pauses… Furtive glances... Pallid expressions… All elements of a killer crime fiction novel.
Collected Books on the Riverwalk was a charmingly cosy place to be on the final night of Durham Book Festival. Many of the audience members settling in for the Translation Slam opted to skirt around the seating arrangement and take in the bookshelves, or order themselves a warm drink before the event began in earnest.
This year, Durham Book Festival had the pleasure of welcoming to the Gala Theatre stage poets Jackie Kay and Romalyn Ante.
The stark black stage surrounded by an orange proscenium arch met us as we entered the theatre, with the band on-stage and part of the action I was immediately transported to 1920s America and a smoky jazz club. From the opening number All That Jazz with wonderful Bob Fosse style dancing I knew I was in for an unforgettable evening.
Authors, academics and writers put their support behind a campaign to secure a major new centre for the writing industries in the North. What do Slow Horses, Vera, and TV’s Wolf Hall all have in common? They're all creations of writers with strong links to the North East.
Following it's smash premiere in The Everyman, Liverpool at last year's Physical Fest, Tmesis Theatre are very proud to announce the first UK Tour of Sealskin - their enchanting, emotive interpretation of an ancient Celtic tale, told through their trademark blend of physical theatre, puppetry, sumptuous design and an original live score. Sealskin is an old selkie tale of the sea.
Ferens Art Gallery has been shortlisted for a national award from the Museum Association’s (MA) Museums Change Lives Awards for the team’s work on the Jason Wilsher Mills: Are We there Yet? exhibition. The exhibition, which took place from February to June this year, is up for the Championing Social Justice Award, with winners announced at the MA conference on Tuesday 12 November.