Sunday, 22 March 2026

Theatre Preview - A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON - PEOPLE'S THEATRE, NEWCASTLE

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  “The second you start telling a story, you start telling a lie”   London, 2006. A former Russian spy drinks a cup of tea in a luxury Mayfa...
Thursday, 19 March 2026

Theatre Review - BUDDY, THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY - DARLINGTON HIPPODROME

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  Darlington Hippodrome has been alive with rock ’n’ roll this week as Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story brought its high‑energy production to t...
Thursday, 12 March 2026

Theatre Review - THE LIGHTNING THIEF - THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - DARLINGTON HIPPODROME

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  The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical delivered a high‑voltage evening of theatre, blending mythological mayhem with modern teen...
Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Theatre Review - PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE - PEOPLE'S THEATRE, NEWCASTLE

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  Written by Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile tells the humorous and thought-provoking story that never was. Imagine Pablo Picasso a...
Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Theatre Review - MARY SHELLEY, THE PEOPLE'S THEATRE, NEWCASTLE

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  In ‘Mary Shelley’ - written by Helen Edmundson - we are treated to the inner workings of the author Mary Shelley’s life (although some his...
Monday, 19 January 2026

Theatre Preview - THE MIRROR CRACK'D - PEOPLE'S THEATRE, NEWCASTLE

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  A movie star, a cocktail party, and a puzzle only Miss Marple can solve!   A thrilling tale of scandal, lies, and murder comes alive at th...
Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Theatre Review - THE WOMAN IN BLACK - DARLINGTON HIPPODROME

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  Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation of Susan Hill’s classic ghost story The Woman in Black remains one of the most gripping and terrifyi...