North East

Review: Broken Mic Comedy, The Hancock, Newcastle

Review: Broken Mic Comedy, The Hancock, Newcastle

Broken Mic Comedy, compered and curated by Simon Beckwith, is a monthly…

Review: Silly Billies Comedy, The Cumberland Arms, Byker

Review: Silly Billies Comedy, The Cumberland Arms, Byker

Silly Billies is not your usual comedy night. Tucked away upstairs at the quaint Cumberland Arms in Byker, just a stone’s throw away from Newcastle city centre, the hugely talented stand-up Jack Gardner – or should I say Mr Face – has created a comedy night where it’s okay for the performers to be batshit crazy.…

Review: Gregory’s Girl, People’s Theatre, Newcastle

Review: Gregory’s Girl, People’s Theatre, Newcastle

In Gregory’s Girl, the Young People’s Theatre explore adolescent frustrations in Forsyth’s…

Review: Mixtape, Live Theatre, Newcastle

Review: Mixtape, Live Theatre, Newcastle

A cross between a pop quiz and new writing night leads to hilarity as the Mixtape team recreate songs by girl and boy bands in the form of short sketches.…

Review: Avenue Q, Sunderland Empire

Review: Avenue Q, Sunderland Empire

Avenue Q nurtures and reassures twenty and thirtysomethings in the way that Sesame Street nurtured them when they were children.…

Review: Comedian Rap Battle, The Stand, Newcastle

Review: Comedian Rap Battle, The Stand, Newcastle

The Comedian Rap Battle came to Newcastle after a stint at the Fringe. It’s where comics attack each other and generally have a whinge.…

Review: Stepping Out, People’s Theatre, Newcastle

Review: Stepping Out, People’s Theatre, Newcastle

Audience favourite Stepping Out has returned to the People’s Theatre with a hot tap turned up to full heat.…

Jesterval review: Terry Alderton, Season 4

Jesterval review: Terry Alderton, Season 4

Bounding on to the stage like a boisterous, but friendly Labrador, Terry Alderton begins a barrage of daftness to send off Jesterval 2014 in style.…

Jesterval review: Ian D Montfort, Psychic Fayre

Jesterval review: Ian D Montfort, Psychic Fayre

The Sunderland psychic Ian D. Montfort returned to Tyneside this past wekeend and once again stunned the Jesterval crowd.…

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