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Being born in north-east England gives you grit, says Fiona Hill

Former White House adviser turns spotlight on ‘resilient’ region with new podcast Forged in the North

The Guardian - UK

Billy Elliot writer’s new play swaps West End for church hall in County Durham

Adaptation of Brecht’s Mother Courage will train people from the north-east to take on their first ever acting roles

The Guardian - UK

BBC radio drama is in grave danger. Without it we may lose the next generation of writing talent

Hundreds of hours of original plays have been cut from the corporation’s programming in recent years. If the trend continues, a valuable training ground for writers will be lost

The Guardian - UK

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The week in classical: Festen; Das Rheingold review – a dark, jubilant, five-star Turnage triumph

Daring, lyrical and brilliantly achieved, Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new opera is his best work yet. Plus, knockout Wagner on a shoestring

The Guardian - UK

Festen review – Turnage’s taut new opera grips, appals and moves

Mark-Anthony Turnage’s varied musical palette, Lee Hall’s unfussy libretto and Richard Jones’s focused staging of the tragedy of a family deeply scarred by abuse drives the drama inexorably in a remarkable production

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s really a very dark comedy’: Festen, the explosive opera based on the dinner-party-from-hell film

The Danish film about racism, child abuse and self-harm caused jaws to drop in the 90s. Can it work as opera? Absolutely, say lyricist Lee Hall and composer Mark-Anthony Turnage

The Guardian - UK

Director Paul King Provides Update On Fred Astaire Biopic

Director Paul King provides an update on the Fred Astaire biopic starring Tom Holland, highlighting the collaboration with screenwriter Lee Hall and Hollan...

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Newcastle’s Side Gallery to close after funding cuts and energy bills rise

Photography space that inspired Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall launches fundraising campaign with aim of reopening in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Tragic dad found dead in canal had left pub "heavily intoxicated" hours earlier

The body of Lee Hall, 55, was found in a stretch of the Rochdale Canal in Newton Heath on Sunday, October 31

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