Review: Don’t Forget the Birds @ Live Theatre
You’d think that a story about a mother and daughter learning how to reconnect after the mother has just been released from prison would be a difficult story to tell. However, this latest production from Open Clasp handles the story with the utmost sensitivity and respect. The play, based on a true story, has a […]
The Haunting of Hill House: the show you should be watching!
View this post on Instagram The Haunting Of Hill House This October on Netflix! @luluswilson @impaxtonsingleton @mckennagraceful @timothyhutton A post shared by The Haunting Of Hill House (@thehauntingofhillhousenetflix) on Sep 10, 2018 at 2:03am PDT WARNING: This is not for the faint hearted, and believers of the paranormal may be haunted for some […]
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads: The Royalty Theatre Preview
For those of us who are tired of the traditional Valentine’s Day meal, The Royalty Theatre in Sunderland has an alternative offering. The clue is in the title, as the music of the late David Bowie is brought to life in an imaginative and unexpected way. This solo show tells the story of Martin, a […]
Review: Spotlight
After winning an Oscar for the Best Picture later, Spotlight has arrived in North East! The movie follows a team of elite journalists (called suggestively Spotlight) on their way of uncovering decades of children abuses made by priests and hidden by church. When a new editor comes to the Boston Globe, Spotlight is assigned a […]
Preview: The Choice
Attention Nicholas Sparks fans: a new movie is released! The production made by Ross Katz (Lost In Translation) has Teresa Palmer (Triple 9) and Benjamin Walker starring in the main roles. The plot starts with Gabby Holland (Teresa Palmer) moving in a small coastal town, next door to Travis Shaw (Benjamin Walker) and them getting into an […]
Downton Abbey visit Beamish to film final episode shown on Christmas
TV drama Downton Abbey visited Beamish to film scenes for its final episode which was seen on Christmas day. Some scenes were filmed in the town area of the popular North East tourist attraction. Beamish’s Town street was covered in “snow” in July, when filming took place with Lady Mary Crawley (played by Michelle Dockery), […]
Review: Orange Is The New Black – Series
Jenji Kohan’s fabulous series Orange is the New Black is filled with a whole range of human emotions and thrilling backstories from every character. With performances from a cast such as That’ 70’s shows Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew and Taylor Schilling, and very well written dialogue, they really bring their characters stories to life. Kohan […]
Review: Suite Française
Suite Française is set during the Nazi-occupation of France, in the rural small town of Bussy. Thankfully the story was narrated by Lucille (Michelle Williams), as otherwise it would have been a confusing story line and hard to follow. Looking at the film, without comparing it to the novel it was based on, it’s a refreshing […]
Romantic drama Suite Francaise comes to cinemas today
Set in the 1940s during the German occupation of France, Suite Francaise is a story of the power of love and the tragedy of war and is based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky. The novel was written in France during the 1940s, but Nemirovsky’s death in Auschwitz prevented her from seeing the novel be […]