As the Great Exhibition of the North comes to an end on 9th September, I thought that I would share with you my thoughts and feelings of the events as whole and also share with you some of the events that I not covered yet on my blog. So with that in mind I shall… Continue reading What I thought of Great Exhibition of the North 2018

The Strictly Come Dancing duo returned to Sage Gateshead with a bigger and better tour. This year’s UK Tour is all about what inspired Kevin and Karen to become dancers, from being a child in their bedrooms in Grimsby and Venezuela to Strictly. The show felt like we were sitting in their show biz living… Continue reading Review: Kevin and Karen Dance @ Sage Gateshead

After exploring exhibitions on the launch, me and the Hirst famalam decided to explore the city center on the weekend. Again not exploring a particular trail, it was late on in Newcastle and we didn’t really know what were were looking for . Walking into the city, we could not miss the The Worker’s Maypole… Continue reading Review: Great Exhibition of the North,exploring Newcastle city center

After the Great Exhibition of the North launch on Friday I found myself walking back up to Sage Gateshead and I could here the roaring sounds of football fans. I knew the world cup screen was at Centre of Life and yes St James Park is not too far away from the music venue but… Continue reading Review: 105+dB- Great Exhibition of the North

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