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Nina finds sweet inspiration

TITLE ROLE: Nina Kristofferson as Medea

12:15pm Monday 8th February 2010

Steve Pratt talks to an actress who has learned to combine a tragic role with road tours, Elvis-style.

Never Forget, Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle

10:35am Friday 5th February 2010

WELL, you either take it or leave it. This is a new theatre hybrid – boy band hits, plus boy eye candy, plus super special effects multiplied by hordes of should-know-better women equals bums on seats.

The Nutcracker, Scottish Ballet, Theatre Royal, Newcastle

10:36am Friday 5th February 2010

IT seems strange that a ballet about a humble nutcracker in the shape of a soldier has endured so long, but there is a simple reason: it’s a brilliant piece.

Invictus (12A)

Invictus (12A)

12:47pm Thursday 4th February 2010

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Adjoa Andoh, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones

Just the ticket

VIRGIN TOUR: Tom Wrigglesworth

12:12pm Thursday 4th February 2010

Viv Hardwick talks to Tom Wrigglesworth about turning his moment as a Good Samaritan into a stage tour and an important rail campaign.

The Princess And The Frog (U)

The Princess And The Frog (U)

12:54pm Thursday 4th February 2010

Voices: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Terrence Howard, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings

Earning as Eric

ALMOST ERIC: Bob Goulding tours to Durham’s Gala Theatre

12:33pm Thursday 4th February 2010

Viv Hardwick finds out why Bob Goulding opted to create a one man show dedicated to “the one with the glasses” Eric Morecambe.

Astro Boy (PG)

SPECIAL POWERS: Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy

12:59pm Thursday 4th February 2010

Voices: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Eugene Levy, Charlize Theron.

Horribly good

HORRIBLY BEAUTIFUL: Laura Dalgleish (Prof Belinda Buzzoff) and Benedict Martin (Prof N Large) in Horrible Science which has taken two-and-a-half years to bring to the stage

1:08pm Thursday 4th February 2010

Birmingham Stage Company founder Neal Foster tells Viv Hardwick why he was determined to put a children’s version of Horrible Science on the stage.

Vampires Rock, Darlington Civic Theatre

Vampires Rock, Darlington Civic Theatre

4:52pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

THE auditorium of Darlington Civic Theatre was packed to the rafters for the first of two sellout performances of Steve Steinman’s cult classic, Vampires Rock.




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