Northeast Music Guide

Petra pearls has been going Viral! It's over a year since Petra Pearls began to whisper sweet somethings on Twitter; her humour, astute take on life and charm have won the interest of many followers. Petra's stories from the office strike a knowing chord and heartfelt response from followers; Sick Note Suzy, a sickly twenty something misfit reliant on Petra's pearls of wisdom, Mike who scares everyone in the office and the Vandwich man who creates a new sandwich filling each week and insists Petra be the first to try. Emotionally engaging virtual connection with people works, Petra Pearls draws in an audience and spends time listening to the tweets of others, she's connected with the cultural buzz of todays complex world so that she can be involved and offer her thoughts. There is one fundamental factor in the style and quality of Petra's thoughts - they are focussed on emotional intelligence. Petra demonstrates self awareness, she knows how she wants ...

Macbeth­­­­ by William Shakespeare Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 March @ 7.30pm   “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” In one of the most searing portrayals of evil ever written, Shakespeare examines the dangers of ambition and the potentially overwhelming power of the human conscience. Part supernatural horror, part bloodthirsty tragedy, this Jacobean masterpiece continues to enthral as a timeless warning against political tyranny. INFORMATION: MACBETH by William Shakespeare DATE:             Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 March 2014 TIME:              7.30pm VENUE:          The People’s Theatre, Stephenson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5QF TICKETS:       £12.50 (Concessions £10) 10% discount for parties of 10+ TELE:       ...

Using Drama to Solve All Those Workplace.....Dramas! Your office, your shop, your lab, or call centre at times can be a little fraught. Maybe there's an atmosphere you just can't put your finger on. Whatever it is it is affecting your colleagues' performance. Some people may be unduly stressed, a bit fed up with their jobs, or even depressed. In-house training can help. Staff training can be dull, let's face it. Being told the obvious by people who don't know you or your workplace environment. There is another way. Act Positive works with you to find exactly to right kind of training. A bespoke package that deals with the issues in your particular workplace. Using fiction and drama with professional actors, behaviours that damage the working environment can be challenged without pointing the finger at real people. Watching a situation unfold helps people question their own behaviours and their reactions to other people's behaviours. At the same time sta...

Good Looking Boy at Arts Centre Washington Box Clever Theatre take their hit Edinburgh show ‘Time for the Good  Looking Boy’ to Arts Centre Washington on Thursday 28 November. This hard-hitting play for young adults tracks the challenges of youth in the face of adulthood. Following The Boy as he talks about his memories and emotions, this compelling, witty and intimate play explores the harsh realities of growing up, independence and the consequences of a night when your life changes forever. An urban ghost story, The Boy tells his tale of love and loss in rhyming couplets with an original and haunting soundtrack. This is an account of an extraordinary night in the life of an ordinary young man and a journey which will change his life forever. Wherever that journey takes him, we are asked to be part of it, to share it with the living and the dead.  Using the rhythms and gestures of rap, often backed by composer Jon Nicholls's score, he tells us...

An Experiment in Sound and Intrigue from Unlimited Theatre    The isolation of a small island community is not the only thing affecting the mentality of its members. A constant, changing noise has been there as long as the islanders remember, and it seems to be getting worse. The arrival of an imposing iceberg is followed by the discovery of a body washed up on the shore. There is something about the island that isn't quite right. Charlie Rachel Gay), a 17 year old girl and her curious scientist friend Harry (Jerry Killick) are about to investigate, when it all kicks off.     The performance, unbroken by an interval, kept us on the edge of our seats as the mystery unravelled along with the minds of some of the islanders. An alcohol fuelled threat from sheep farmer Paul (Scott Turnbull) puts him in the frame for the murder, although there are serious doubts as to his guilt. The cast build up the tension wonderfully and the "sci-conspiracy" plot develops to ...

An Alcohol-Fuelled Free-For-All The Live Theatre in Newcastle has provided gritty drama in the past. Not known for "safe" theatre it faces issues head on and presents them with realism. This play, written by Paddy Campbell, a product of the Live Theatre writing course in 2007, and a one-time worker in such an establishment, is no exception. The "Wet House" is a homeless hostel where alcoholics are allowed to drink, providing them with a "safe" place to exist and be sheltered and to keep them off the streets. Andy, fresh from failing at university, and ready to be a useful citizen, walks into this alternative reality where normal social rules no longer apply and it isn't only the residents who are dysfuctional and damaged. The writing is exceptional, in my view, and one liners are delivered by the cast, especially Chris Connel with the skill of a seasoned stand-up. However this play, despite having laugh out loud moments had me close to tears w...