
Take a look back at yourself.
If you were a fan of the sixties or even loved or is it lived through what many describe as the best musical years of their lives, then you could be in for a night of brilliant memories when a special show comes to the Sage Gateshead on Saturday 10th April.
Remember mini skirts, beehive hair ,nylons, winkle pickers, beetle crushers, teddy
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If you’re ever in a pub quiz or even ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire ‘and you’re asked “Who connects all these artists together, John ,Paul, George ,Ringo, Willy Russell and Gerry Rafferty?.
I can give you the answer providing you share the prize.
She became a well-known face on the British folk circuit of the late ’60’s and early ’70’s but changed course after
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Newcastle has been playing host to not one but two national treasures this week.
The link is the Theatre Royal where actress Susan Hampshire has been leading the cast in a terrific new adaptation of Jane Austin’s ‘Pride and Prejudice.’
Packed houses have been romping through one of the nation’s favourite stories as Mrs Bennett – Susan Hampshire – searches for suitors for
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There’s quite a few mentions on todays show if you’ve dropped me a line, and there’s news of two of the best female singer/songwriters coming to the North East in May and June.
Our ‘On This Day’ feature lets you know what Elvis did after becoming ill on stage in 1973 and which band rocked the music world by deciding to split up on this day in 1996, I’ll also
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You either loved him ..or thought he was stark raving bonkers
I loved him.One of my greatest memories of Spike Milligan (apart from giggling at his ‘Puckoon ‘book) was during a production of The Bed Sitting Room in which he starred at the Theatre Royal .
During a very serious tense scene where he was not on stage he wandered out of the wings dressed only in a long nightie or
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‘Jus like that’!
Catch phrases of entertainment legends are always easy to remember if they make an impression on you.
I’m sure you’ll relate to ‘Shut That Door’ (Larry Grayson), ‘I’m Free’ (John Inman),’Nice to see you to see you nice’(Bruce Forsyth) ‘You’ll like it…not a lot’ (Paul Daniels) and the memorable ‘Jus Like That’ that could only be the wonderful Tommy Cooper.
As
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When it comes to entertainment the North East has always held its head high with entertainers who have firmly established themselves in a world market, be it stage, screen or music.
There are too many to mention here but as a taster there’s the recent success of Joe McElderry, Alan Price, Alan Armstrong, Jimmy Nail, Denise Welch, Cheryl Cole, John Miles, Sting, Robson Green,
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Euvue reviewer Angela Foster was at the opening night of ‘Stomp’ at Sunderland Empire last night
Sheer brilliant enthusiasm with beat and counter rhythms drove this show to an outstanding climax.
It ran non stop for just over an hour and a half with the team of eight artists made up of six males and two females who pounded their way through so many rhythms it was hard to
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An evening with a great singer/songwriter
In the halycon days of country music festivals when there was practically one every month here in Britain I remember attending the Peterborough festival and seeing what was probably Nanci Griffiths’ first appearance in Britain.
Although I enjoyed her set, I know there were many in the audience who wanted a ‘more authentic traditional country sound’,which in all fairness
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Elvis has not left the building-yet!
As a photo-journalist for many years I remember being asked to cover an Elvis Presley concert and as usual with most mega stars shows you are allowed to take pictures during the first two or three songs then you are ushered off into the far beyond in case you may
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