23 stories by "Laura Fraine"
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Virginia leads a comfortable life in suburban Buckinghamshire, where she has given up painting to train as an auction house art expert. Boyfriend Phil is u…
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne: It's a 10th anniversary celebration for stars of the show, father and son double act Clive Webb (Oddjob) and Danny Adams (Muddles), and the young dir…
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: In his bedroom, Brick (Charles Aitken) is drinking and drinking, waiting for the "click" in his head that makes him feel peaceful. "It…
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Tensions are running high on Big Daddy's plantation, where the patriarch's 65th birthday has brought the family together. They are running high…
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Joseph Heller adapted his classic satire himself in 1971 but the resulting script was difficult enough not to have made it to a UK production until now, …
Sunderland Empire: Here come the girls. In the male-centric world of panto, it is the women who make tonight's show.
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Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne: For many families in these parts, the Theatre Royal panto is as essential a part of Christmas as the turkey or presents. They are in safe hands with write…
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: There are lessons to be learned in the deep, dark woods - a little girl (Ruth Johnson) is lost. 'She needs to be lost in order to be found,' wh…
Live, Newcastle upon Tyne : Recipe for success - take two parts comedy to one part tragedy, a generous helping of sex and a dash of light entertainment. The audience certainly agrees - laugh…
Newcastle City Library, then touring until October 31: Carina Rodney's script is pitched perfectly at the under-sixes.
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Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Wet House is the first full-length play by Paddy Campbell, who took inspiration from his own stint working in a homeless hostel for alcoholics. We see Camp…
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Tyne is Michael Chaplin's new play, which forms part of the Festival of the North East (a celebration of North East culture and heritage) and Live The…
Live, Newcastle upon Tyne: Alistair McDowell won the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2011 for his new play, Brilliant Adventures.
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Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Dennis Potter's 1979 screenplay was written for BBC1's Play for Today and now forms Northern Stage's major annual production, following Cl…
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Shaun Prendergast arrives on stage looking game, if suitably nervous. He is one of 17 actors, including Sarah Millican, Stephen Tompkinson and Kevin Whatel…
Playhouse, Whitley Bay: Finally, a pantomime that puts its audience of giggling school children at the heart of the show.
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Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: It doesn't matter that this production blends two fairytales into one - for a pantomime the storyline is actually fairly clear. There is a …
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Erica Whyman has been chief executive of Northern Stage since 2005, and this is her final production for the theatre before she joins the RSC in 2013. Wh…
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne: Prepare to blinded by bling at this production, where the set, costumes and all come encrusted in gold.
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Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Lucy and James Little are staying with Granny on a remote Scottish island for their Christmas holidays. Granny's love of baking is matched only by h…
Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne: The Railway Children seems the ideal story for that most genteel of settings, the open air theatre. More of a challenge is making this cosy and frightfully…
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Alan Plater's celebrated 1968 play of the North East miner's struggle was based on stories by his friend and mentor Sid Chaplin. The play has b…
Arts Centre, Washington: Tomorrow night (March 31) marks Northumberland Theatre Company's final performance as an Arts Council England-funded organisation. The company has spent 20 year…
