Prepare for an evening of creativity, storytelling, and craftsmanship as beloved ‘Great Pottery Throw Down’ judge Keith Brymer Jones – and his partner in life and crime Marj Hogarth – take to the stage at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House. In this brand-…

New Writing North’s popular Writing Conference – an event for writers at all stages of their careers – is coming to the Tees Valley for the very first time this May. If the thought of getting your work into print feels like a byzantine process, then th…

The Ewan Brown Newcastle Anarchist Bookfair marks its fifth anniversary this May at the Star and Shadow. Hats aloft! First up, you should know that the Anarchist Bookfair is so much more than a bookfair. Yes, there are books – some that may or may not ha…

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…

The always incredible Breakin’ Convention is rolling into the Tyne Theatre & Opera House in May and the line-up is straight outta the top drawer. Check this little lot out. The Breakin’ Convention has been wowing punters in the north-east for many a ye…

This year marks the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, and to that end there’s plenty going on in the north-east. It’s said that the 1926 General Strike was the biggest rupture to society since the Civil War, and, largely thanks to Wisecrack Product…