Image caption: Artist, Bethan Maddocks A new series of exhibitions using Northumberland’s animals to tell stories of community, climate change, migration, and identity opens at Museum Northumberland’s four venues from 09 April 2022. ‘A Northumberland Menagerie’ by visual artist Bethan Maddocks uses intricate paper-cut installations to tell unique and untold stories about animals, people and places [...]
The launch of the Tyne Theatre 2021 pantomime was welcomed by fans of the festive celebration this week, when the cast took to the streets and various venues in the city to mark the occasion. The launch of this year’s performance of Sleeping Beauty created a fantastic buzz at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House, [...]
Image: Monomyth: gekijouban (2021). I came across Petra Szemán when I saw their work in the Hexham Illuminations Festival. I was really impressed with their work so I wanted to interview Petra to find out more about their journey. Here is my interview with Petra Hi Petra, would you like to introduce yourself to the [...]
Inspired by Marcus Rashford’s campaign to end child food poverty, Unfolding Theatre’s Free School Meals puts kids in charge in a new show about power, inequality and hope for change. During the pandemic, kids were given food parcels that consisted 10 cheese slices, a Frube and half a carrot. The kids are pretty outraged. They think people [...]
Last week, I went to the Hexham Forum Cinema to see We Are The Geordies. Before the pandemic, I can honestly not remember when I last visited my local cinema in Hexham. That is a massive shame and I am sorry to admit that. Now we could have seen We Are The Geordies on You [...]
Gemma's Journey 