The renowned dance-theatre company Northern Rascals are bringing their raw and emotional show ‘Sunny Side’ to Dance City this June.

Northern Rascals, a Yorkshire-based company, has won much praise for their exhilarating work and their latest, ‘Sunny Side’, is a seamless combination of theatre, contemporary dance and spoken word – all dovetailing perfectly to explore the modern young male experience and the struggles many men face from adolescence to adulthood. The piece centres around K as he navigates the tumultuous adolescent journey while combatting his personal and social development after the world has been on pause. Set in an unspecified Northern English town, K is increasingly losing his sense of identity and lacks emotional support in the once familiar world around him. In this ever-changing and uncertain environment, K travels through the past, present and future to reconnect. ‘Sunny Side’ was four years in the making but all the hours poured into it has paid off in spades and audiences are now reaping the rewards. Do not miss. GM

Sunny Side, Wednesday 18 June, Dance City, Newcastle, 7.30pm, £18 (£14.50 concessions), dancecity.co.uk