Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne; then touringThis portmanteau piece by a new company called Northern Spirit aims to challenge the cliche that it's grim up north. In four stories by four writers (two female), four performers (two male) communicate four white, urban, twentysomething, middling-class characters' experiences in Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool. All but one describe the wondrousness of th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on June 8, 2013