Over the spring months, kids are being given the chance to embrace their inner outlaw when Rogues & Vagabonds take over Newcastle Castle. Thieves. Tricksters. Vagabonds. They’ve all skulked around Newcastle at one time or the other (and I’m not just t…

For his feature debut, Italian director Michieletto delivers a solid period drama. The setting is the Ospedale della Pietà in 18th century Venice, a huge orphanage where the young inmates are taught music. In fact, the orphanage has one of the world’s mos…

The Hearth Centre Spring Art Fair & Open Studios event is nigh, featuring a weekend absolutely thrumming with soul-lifting creativity (and the best homemade cakes you’ve ever tasted). The Hearth Centre in Horsley, Newcastle, is a pretty magical place a…