A Letter to Theatre

A Letter to Theatre

Dear Theatre, I am sending my apologies to you, I have been putting off this letter for the longest time. Now I see you are thinking about striking- the need to write this letter is greater than ever. In previous years, I hardly ever visited you. I did have some good reasons for that but [...]

Newcastle cultural export named in UK’s top 5 of 2022

Newcastle cultural export named in UK’s top 5 of 2022

Image: LostHappyEndings_photo Brian Hartley_6277_hi-1 Ballet Lorent's The Lost Happy Endings was included in theatre industry's bible The Stage's annual top picks. In the show, which is based on a book by Carol Ann Duffy, a wicked witch steals all the familiar happy endings from children's fairy tales, causing tears at bedtime all over the world. Heroine Jub uses her strength [...]

Happy 30th Birthday to Ballet Lorent

Happy 30th Birthday to Ballet Lorent

Image: balletLORENT_The Becoming_Dancer Benedicta Mamuini_Photo by Luke WaddingtonANEMOIA 035 resized To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Newcastle dance company has created The Becoming-a piece about the unparalleled powers of performance and fashion to transform oneself.   Taking inspiration from iconic images of dancers throughout the 20th century,  the piece explores how we use clothing to play with and explore [...]