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Thursday, February 26, 2026

'The world is still as bent and corrupt': Our Friends in the North returns to the stage by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

Two Thatcher-years episodes of Peter Flannery's award-winning TV series to be adapted for Newcastle stage It is regarded as one of the greatest British television series ever made, exploring…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM[SHARE]

Friday, January 16, 2026

'Naked homophobia': play revisits BBC's first programme on gay men in 1950s by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

Original script from 1954 referring to 'troubles of this kind' to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month "All the homosexuals I've known have been extremely eager, like alcoholi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE]

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Manchester to host world premiere of Marina AbramoviÄ‡'s Balkan Erotic Epic by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

Show re-enacting ancient and unashamedly sexual rituals is most ambitious to date, says artist Marina AbramoviÄ‡ is an art world superstar well known for challenging visitors' awkwardness…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM[SHARE]

Friday, March 7, 2025

Billy Elliot writer's new play swaps West End for church hall in County Durham by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

Adaptation of Brecht's Mother Courage will train people from the north-east to take on their first ever acting roles His plays have been buzzy, hot-ticket openings in the West End and at the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AM[SHARE]

Friday, January 17, 2025

Lisa Nandy vows to bulldoze barriers in arts and turbocharge growth by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

Culture secretary announces investment in arts at Gateshead summit and accuses Tories of stifling creative industries Arts and the creative industries will be a key part of the UK government…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

English National Opera announces Greater Manchester will be its new home by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

The company, which had a shortlist of five cities, had been told funding was dependent on leaving London English National Opera has chosen Greater Manchester as its future home, a year after…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Artist to weld copy of Dachau gate in Leeds performance piece by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

Rachel Mars will create replica of concentration camp entrance over three days as part of Transform festival A replica of the entrance gate to the Dachau Nazi concentration camp is to be rec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM[SHARE]

Thursday, October 21, 2021

'A form of mass portraiture': 12-hour theatre event explores different jobs by Mark Brown North Of England Correspondent

12 Last Songs at Leeds Playhouse brings people together to talk about what they do A caterer, a coffee roaster, an imam and a former drug dealer were among the first to show up at Leeds Play…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]

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