Global star Sting will be back on Tyneside in April to help Live Theatre celebrate its 50-year anniversary and fans can join him to hear talk about his life, career and musical inspirations as well as watch him perform some of his songs.
The musician will be appearing at the Quayside theatre for a one-off event on April 20 during a celebrity-studded month which will also see Jimmy Nail, Nadine Shah and Stewart Lee take part in a series of fund-raising events to help support Live's work with emerging talents, children and young people which has formed such a big part of its life over the past half-century.
This programme of Live Encounters, helping to mark the theatre's milestone year, will get under way on March 14 with director Ken Loach who recently shot his third film in the North East. The award-winning director will be in conversation with North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll about work and politics.
