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You Heard Me by Luca Rutherford, Credit Camilla Greenwell

Art meets theatre in one-woman play and exhibition

Are you listening? This is a question that powerful one-woman play You Heard Me asks as it tours the UK over the coming months…

Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

Have yourself a quirky little Christmas

Looking for something other than the usual seasonal markets to get you into the festive spirit? Here’s our pick of quirky Christmas events…

10 Things to do in a Small Cumbrian Town

One-woman show captures the woes of small town life

Catch a funny and honest tale of life in the North West with 10 Things to do in a Small Cumbrian Town at the Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne…

Dancers Ellie Marsh and Lila Naruse in Somnium (Photo: Filipe Alcada)

Innovative dance in Myths & Dreams

Catch a dance event that adds film and digital sculpture into the mix, to create the innovative Myths & Dreams…

Braids and Cheer Up Slug at Live Theatre in Newcastle

Catch a double bill of plays at Live Theatre

Newcastle’s Live Theatre is showing a double bill of plays about young women growing up in the North East. So, you can get your October theatre fix in just one visit…

A Haunted Existence

A Haunted Existence tours the UK

Tom Marshman’s true life show, A Haunted Existence, about a West Country town rocked by homophobia in the 1950s, will tour the UK…

Kema Sikazwe’s Shine

A multi-disciplinary performance about growing up

Actor, rapper, singer and rising star Kema Sikazwe, also known as Kema Kay, will make his stage debut in Shine this May…

Home and Belonging Project workshop - Home and Belonging at Discovery Museum

An exhibition on home and belonging in Newcastle

Artworks created by refugees and asylum seekers will be on display at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle until Sunday 2nd July…

The Hoppings - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

All the Fun of the Fair in Newcastle

All the Fun of the Fair at the Discovery Museum will chart the history of Newcastle’s much-loved Hoppings Fair, with a chance to play on vintage amusements…

Darkroom Discovery - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

Make a darkroom discovery in Newcastle with a unique workshop

Take part in a traditional photographic silver printing workshop with professional tuition at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum on Wednesday 24th May…

Frankenstein - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

A lunchtime talk on Frankenstein and Electricity

Join historian Jo Bath for a lunchtime history talk inspired by the Fabricating Histories exhibition at Discovery Museum in Newcastle…

Meet and Make with Dominic Wilcox - Discovery Museum Newcastle

A workshop for inventive minds in Newcastle

Meet inventor Dominic Wilcox at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle on Saturday 6th May, and help him invent the transport of the future…

Build your own Vinyl Record Player from Scratch - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

Build your own vinyl record player from scratch in Newcastle

Head to the Discovery Museum in Newcastle and build your own working vinyl record player, using simple junk materials, to take home and use…

Tyneside Cinema - Newcastle

Climate change, migration and refugee crisis on agenda in Newcastle

Tyneside Cinema will be sparking discussion with a programme of film screenings, talks and workshops, as Gimme Shelter takes place from 16th March…

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Forget the Olympics, it’s time for the launch of the Urban Games 2013

The Discovery Museum is going street on Saturday 10th August to mark the launch of the Urban Games in Newcastle. Join in with this free event from 11am…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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The World Egg Throwing Championships are no yolk
World Egg Throwing Championship 2016

Are you a tosser? If so, you may want to head to Lincolnshire this weekend as the 15th World Egg Throwing Championships takes place…

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