Review: Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Just for Graphs, Northern Stage
If science had been this much fun at school, most of us may have actually learnt something.
Sod the Tories and elect Jeremy Corbyn
A comedy fundraiser is being held in Newcastle tonight to support Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign to become leader of the Labour Party.
Manford and Moorhouse spread Christmas cheer with food bank donations
A leading charity has praised two TV stand-ups for encouraging their fans to donate advent calendars to food banks.
Review: Good Timin’, Live Theatre, Newcastle
Ian Mclaughlin never knew his dad. Good Timin’ is an exploration of the consequences of growing up without a fraternal unit, and the nature vs nurture debate. Would they have got along? Do they have similar tastes? Would they bond in their fondness of Time Lords? After describing his childhood in Washington, and his own […]
Ian McLaughlin on his new comedy play Good Timin’
Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, with a nice review from The Scotsman under its arm, the comedy drama Good Timin’ returns home to the Live Theatre in Newcastle. Written and performed by Ian McLaughlin, who is best known for his work as an improv performer with The Suggestibles, the play sees him […]
Review: Habeas Corpus, The People’s Theatre, Newcastle
“This must be what they mean by ‘the permissive society’”, say Alan Bennett’s characters in various states of undress, in The People’s Theatre’s production of his 1970s comedy Habeas Corpus.
Review: Gregory’s Girl, People’s Theatre, Newcastle
In Gregory’s Girl, the Young People’s Theatre explore adolescent frustrations in Forsyth’s play, based on his own screenplay for the classic 1980s comedy film, with some top-of-the-class performances. Football and sex are the main things the pupils of North Park School care about, although they are not particularly successful at either. The school football team […]
Tim Healy joins Still Open All Hours
Filming begins on the first full series of Still Open All Hours.
