In part three of her mission to take the panic and production-line presents vibe right out of this year’s Christmas, Sam Wonfor is planning on spending a Read more
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Laura Lindow on Heartbeat Ballroom
Last month, award-winning writer and theatre maker, LAURA LINDOW spent some time with more than 100 people who had gathered in the ballroom of the Wallsend Read more
Etsy Made Local – The Christmas shopping starts here
Sam Wonfor gears up for a lovely afternoon of browsing and buying in Newcastle As part of this year’s commitment to avoid panic-bought presents and Read more
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Is this one just right?
Sam Wonfor’s first panto outing of the season was Goldilocks and Three Bears at Newcastle Theatre Royal. Fuelled by interval red wine, she’s reporting back via Read more
Pantomime time at the People’s
If you’re still undecided on which panto to plump for this year, allow Sam Wonfor to present the 2018 offering from the wonderful People’s Theatre in Read more
Backstage blogging: don’t forget the birds
Helen Fussell’s enviable job as a theatre PR has seen her working with an extraordinary group of women as they bring a real life story to Read more
What’s not to love about Ouseburn Open Studios?
As an army of local makers and creators prepare for a weekend welcoming visitors – regular and new – through their workspace doors, Sam Wonfor takes Read more
Backstage blogging
In our quest to shout about the best of the independent scene in Newcastle and Gateshead, we’ve asked theatre PR Helen Fussell to give us some Read more
Othello at Northern Stage
Review by David Whetstone Paul McEwan as Iago and Victor Oshin as Othello. Photo credit: Helen Murray The more senior of us will feel we’ve been Read more
Snow White sequel at The Stand promises panto gold… for a fiver
What do you get if you cross a group of cracking comedians with a follow up modern fairytale? The Stand Comedy Club’s first pantomime offering, that’s Read more
After Dark, balletLORENT, Stage 3, Northern Stage
A new production and a celebration of all that had gone before marked the quarter of a century mark for balletLORENT. Review by David Whetstone Read more
A quick hello…
Well hello and come on in to Only In Newcastle which exists to celebrate, signpost and shout about the very best of the independent scene in Read more