The Woman in Black, Newcastle Theatre Royal

11:22am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

OH the crackle of plastic and the ill-timed teenage hysterical giggle – sure-fire ways to dampen the spine-chilling tingle of the scariest ghost story...nearly.

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, The Sage Gateshead

ON STAGE: Emmylou Harris

11:21am Tuesday 21st May 2013

ONCE country music queen Harris and her long-time friend, band member Rodney Crowell, and their five-piece band stepped on stage, there was only one thing on their mind.

The Northern Sinfonia and Chorus, The Sage Gateshead

11:22am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE choral works of Scottish composer James MacMillan are infused with an intensity born out of his deep Catholic faith and encapsulated in his Seven Last Words from The Cross.

Steve Hackett Live at The Sage, Gateshead

12:19pm Monday 20th May 2013

IF you grew up in the 1980s, the chances are that the name Genesis conjures up memories of quirky pop songs sung by that housewives favourite cheeky cockney, Phil Collins.

Horrible Histories, Terrible Tudors/Vile Victorians Billingham Forum

11:02am Friday 17th May 2013

I WASN’T shocked at the horribleness of this show; it was the emotions, sad and stirring, that startled me.

The Great Gatsby

11:01am Friday 17th May 2013

I REMEMBER the first time I saw Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge that the first half-hour or so was so frenetic, so full-on, so in your face in both sound and visuals that I wanted to scream out, “Stop it, calm down, just stay still for a minute”.

Theatre Review: Bohemian Rhapsody, Darlington Civic Theatre

ON STAGE: Nathan James, centre, performs with the rest of the cast in Bohemian Rhapsody

3:52pm Thursday 16th May 2013

I HAVE been known to moan about so-called “jukebox” musicals, featuring random musicians performing wellknown songs from a specific decade or genre.

It’s farewell, but not goodbye

Jack Jones: Inspired by Sinatra

3:01pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Classic crooner Jack Jones, 75, is not planning on retiring anytime soon – despite the title of his current retrospective tour, as he tells Steve Pratt.

This Lion fails to roar

The Lion Inn

2:57pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Nigel Burton finds decent pub grub at a windswept location on the North York Moors

Next leg for Josh

New found fame: Josh Widdicombe

2:42pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Comedian Josh Widdicombe has seen his star rise since appearing in the hit TV show, The Last Leg. He tells Steve Pratt about the stresses of stand-up.

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