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#Untitled10 2019

@ The Bowes Museum

11 October 2019 - 28 February 2020

10 artists in residence will present a unique series of works in progress around the Museum, near items or stories that have influenced their creation...

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DEEP SEA ADVENTURES

@ The Hullabaloo

30 November 2019 - 26 April 2020

Our newest creative play installation, Deep Sea Adventures, will be in The Hullabaloo from Novembe

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NEW WRITING NORTH YOUNG WRITERS

@ The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields

11 January 2020 - 28 March 2020

Whether you’ve already got a novel on your memory stick or are looking for a bit of inspiration to give your writing a kick-start, this New Writing North Young Writers South Shields’ group is the thing you’ve been looking for...

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME

@ The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields

17 January 2020 - 19 April 2020

This FREE exhibition celebrates 100 years of council housing. In 1919 the Addison Act was introduced to create a nationwide system of public housing provision for the first time which would give working families a higher standard of housing.

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POETRY + VIDEO

@ The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields

17 January 2020 - 17 March 2020

A touring programme of video poems from around the world...

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NOVEL WRITING COURSE WITH TRACEY ICETON

@ The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields

23 January 2020 - 19 March 2020

If writing a novel is something you’ve always wanted to do then make 2020 your ‘year of the novel’...

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Lost Words Festival

25 January 2020 - 22 April 2020

A festival dedicated to a book that has become a global movement celebrating language and nature is to open later this month at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre.

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Restoration, Redesign, Renovation: Durham Cathedral in the 19th century

@ Durham Cathedral

27 January 2020 - 10 May 2020

Discover how Durham Cathedral was transformed in the 19th century into a place of welcome for worshippers, pilgrims and tourists.

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Pre-Raphaelite Knights: Reinventing the Medieval World

@ The Bowes Museum

01 February 2020 - 03 May 2020

Explore a world of medieval myths and legends, of tales of heroic deeds and chivalric honour; for the most part the knights depicted by the Pre-Raphaelites in the 19th century were lovers as well as fighters...

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Judy Hurst – Illumination: the Gateway to Eternity

@ The Bowes Museum

01 February 2020 - 22 March 2020

Exquisite intricate works of art, some inspired by the Museum’s own collection, are on display as contemporary artist Judy Hurst returns with her latest selling exhibition.

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Youth Arts Exhibition: BRIGHT LIGHTS

@ Arts Centre Washington

03 February 2020 - 04 March 2020

Arts Centre Washington’s Youth Arts Exhibition has become a staple in our main Gallery’s calendar as its reputation has built over the last few years....

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Holes

@ Theatre Royal Newcastle

26 February 2020 - 29 February 2020

Stanley Yelnats can't catch a break. Born into a family cursed with bad luck, it comes as no surprise when he finds himself accused of a crime he didn't commit.

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The Sensational 60s Experience

@ Sunderland Empire

27 February 2020

Five legendary names take to the stage and deliver to you a night never to be forgotten where you’ll find it impossible to remain in your seat. This is must see 60’s show for 2019.

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Blinded by the Light (12A)

@ The Witham

27 February 2020

Javed is a Pakistani teenager who experiences racial and economic turmoil while living in Luton, England, in 1987...

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Eleanor Conway: You May Recognise Me From Tinder

@ Tyne Theatre & Opera House

27 February 2020

Eleanor suspects she may have intimacy issues....

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Tom Stade

@ Gala Theatre and Cinema

27 February 2020

Following his last smash-hit UK tour and direct from this year’s Edinburgh festival Tom is back on the road with a brand-new show.

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10CCLO

@ Arts Centre Washington

28 February 2020 - 29 February 2020

Remember these? Dreadlock Holiday, Mr Blue Sky, I’m Mandy Fly Me, Evil Woman, The Things We Do for Love, Wild West Hero, Life is a Minestrone, Art for Art’s Sake, Turn To Stone, I’m Not In Love… A few amongst many of the massive hits that make up the timeless repertoire of10CC and The Electric Light Orchestra.

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Meet me a Tree

@ The Hullabaloo

28 February 2020 - 29 February 2020

Meet me a Tree is an interactive first opera for 0-2 year olds and their carers with music by Schumann, Delibes and Handel as well as original words and music by Catherine Carter.

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Carl Hutchinson Live 2020

@ Tyne Theatre & Opera House

28 February 2020

After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction. Always an exciting night, join this dynamic and versatile performer for a truly unmissable evening of comedy.

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BRIT ROCK FILM TOUR

@ Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham

28 February 2020

The Brit Rock Film Tour comprises the best new climbing films, from the UK’s top adventure filmmakers, featuring some of the country’s most popular climbers....

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Dad’s Army Radio Show

@ Gala Theatre and Cinema

28 February 2020

Two actors, two microphones, over twenty-five characters – and lots of sound effects! The nation’s favourite sitcom returns new-minted in this highly-acclaimed production.