Image: Charlie Mackenzie-Barrow Sci-Fi, Star Wars and Star Trek- these are the first things that you think of when you think of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Right? Yes I thought so too, admittedly I have never seen nor studied The Tempest so I had no idea as to what to expect. I am, however familiar with… Continue reading Review: The Tempest @ Queens Hall, Hexham

If there is one thing I hate about the theatre, is audiences having their phones out. But in this particular incident, it was encouraged. Creator of the show Javaad Alipoor  invites the audience to download What’s App to interact with him. In a era of the digital world, where people can say what they like,… Continue reading Review: The Believers Are But Brothers @ Northern Stage

I have been covering Cattle & Cane since 2015 and watched them grow from strength to strength. Friday night’s performance at the prestigious Middlesbrough Town Hall, I witnessed the family band (Brothers and sisters: Joe, Fran and Helen Hammill ) reach their highest point in their music performance. As this wasn’t just an ordinary gig-… Continue reading Review: Cattle & Cane with Northern Orchestra , Middlesbrough Town Hall

I like to think that I can understand dance, as someone who used to dance and studied it as a subject- I hope that I understand performances on stage. But after watching EDGE at Queens Hall, I question my knowledge on dance and movement. As hard as I tried, I could not understand the pieces… Continue reading Review: EDGE @ Queens Hall, Hexham

When I heard that The Shires were returning to Gateshead, I was optimistic about seeing them again. I last saw the duo as part of the Sage Americana Festival last year and I was a little disappointed with their live performance. Not wanting to judge, I thought I would give them another go. And I… Continue reading Review: The Shires @ Sage Gateshead

It has been a long time since I have seen a piece of theatre that has connected with me in such a way that I am left speechless afterwards.  And I think the theatre has been waiting for a performance like this, it’s just no one has known how to do it- until now. Where… Continue reading Review: Where Do We Stand @Northern Stage

I was never really in to podcasts until my Dad introduced me to Five Live- Beyond Reasonable doubt podcast, since then I caught the bug and I was keen on finding more of them. My crazy yet creative Auntie Janet told me about Mint Velvet and how they have a podcast called We Are Woman… Continue reading We Are Woman- The Podcast