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SOAK at the baths, punk at the museum: Newcastle, are you ready to rock?

The soundtrack to New Annual 2026 tells a story about a city and its people.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 19

'Passion and lunacy': What 30 years of staging original theatre in Newcastle teaches you

Carl Caulfield has spent three decades staging shows at the Civic Playhouse. He says there is nowhere else like it.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8

New Carl Caulfield thriller probes the dark side of our online lives

The playwright knew he'd be delving into the murky underworld of trolls and incels.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 2

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‘It was thrilling and combative’: inside a revealing Pee-wee Herman documentary

The singular comedian gave 40 hours of interviews to film-maker Matt Wolf for an intimate and often challenging two-part portrait

The Guardian - US · May 21, 2025

The underground tale of Arts Centre's electric glow-up

One of Australia's biggest performing arts centres is midway through a major renovation. But theatregoers will never see the most vital part of the project.

AAP · Nov 2, 2024

Readers on the plays that changed their lives: ‘It gave me access to a world that seemed elite’

Our series on theatrical discoveries continues with cherished memories from Guardian readers who felt profoundly moved by works on the stage

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Joanna Murray-Smith's Julia returns

Justine Clarke plays former prime minister Julia Gillard.

The Canberra Times · Feb 8, 2024

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How Pee-wee Herman fits in clown history

Following in the footsteps of Chaplin, Skelton and Radner, Paul Reubens created a modern, classic clown

Salon · Aug 6, 2023

Good Mourning gets fresh legs thanks to New Annual

'It's been a dream of mine for Civic to come on board.'

Newcastle Herald · Jul 13, 2023

Derry's Playhouse Climate action project announces new Festival

"We are inspired to see what Artitude have achieved so far by raising awareness and changing attitudes"

Belfast Live · Jun 2, 2023

Edinburgh bar boss apologises to English visitor over 'cocky' waitress

Edinburgh Live · Apr 11, 2023

Women who helped strike Good Friday deal finally recognised – 25 years late

Mo Mowlam and other female participants in talks confronted ‘sexism and scorn’ at the time

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Strictly's Giovanni Pernice issues apology to fans over 'delay' before Whitley Bay performances

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice issued an apology to fans waiting to see him at Playhouse Whitley Bay

Chronicle Live · Apr 3, 2023

James Acaster Leeds gig tickets chaos as angry fans 'taken to cider website' while trying to book Leeds Playhouse tour

Customers have also claimed the overall service has been 'poor'

Leeds Live · Mar 31, 2023

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Edinburgh Live · Mar 29, 2023

Embarrassed Edinburgh family 'told off for miming' along to Annie at Playhouse

They said that they felt as though they were "treated like children" and after one of their party complained to a manager they were followed to the toilets by security.

Liverpool Echo · Feb 27, 2023

11 brilliant theatre shows coming to Liverpool that you don't want to miss

There's plenty of incredible performances to enjoy at Liverpool's theatres

Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2023

Inside UK's best seaside town dubbed 'greatest place on the planet'

Catherine Addison-Swan says she has been “lucky enough” to call the North Tyneside town home for over a year and is still discovering new gems throughout the town

Liverpool Echo · Jan 29, 2023

10 brilliant theatre shows coming to Liverpool that you don't want to miss

There's plenty of incredible performances to enjoy at Liverpool's theatres

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Belfast Live · Jan 18, 2023

Co Derry actor to play John Hume in musical drama about his life

The play will run over eight nights, with the final performance on April 7 being screened live to a global audience as part of a series of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the agreement

Leeds Live · Nov 28, 2022

Leeds Playhouse's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory review: Gender-flipped Roald Dahl classic is a musical delight

The Leeds venue proves once again it provides a rich alternative to pantomime schlock with this rich, manic and fun-filled production

Liverpool Echo · Nov 7, 2022

Liverpool's arts providers are unsung heroes of the COVID crisis

"Culture was always a large part of my life. But when we all had to rush home in March 2020, I felt like I lost it on the way"

The Conversation · Nov 6, 2022

Liverpool's unsung COVID heroes: how the city's arts scene became a life support network

Culture was always a large part of my life. But when we all had to rush home in March 2020, I felt like I lost it on the way – as if I’d left it on the bus in a bag. It’s making me question my future: what will be…

The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2022

The Lovers review – Shakespeare musical charms, but doesn’t always deliver

The Playhouse, Sydney Opera HouseBell Shakespeare’s first ever musical puts some pop into A Midsummer Night’s Dream – and it is good fun, if you don’t think too hard about it

Nottingham Post · Oct 27, 2022

Nottingham Playhouse announces the cast of new 2022 Christmas Panto

The tickets for the eagerly awaited panto are already on sale

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

Let the Right One In review – vampire romance is equally charming and disturbing

This stage production sits among the best adaptations of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel, in which a lonely 12-year-old Swede falls for a centuries-old bloodsucker

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