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MIMA is hosting Turner Prize 2026. It has transformed British art, capturing public imagination through headline-grabbing works—from sliced cows to lights that switch on & off in an empty room. Past winners incl Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst & Grayson Perry. mima.art 📷Kira Freije by Robin Bernstein
October 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
MIMA is hosting Turner Prize 2026. It has transformed British art, capturing public imagination through headline-grabbing works—from sliced cows to lights that switch on & off in an empty room. Past winners incl Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst & Grayson Perry. mima.art 📷Kira Freije by Robin Bernstein
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Dazzling Spanish queer epic La Bola Negra sees co-director/writers Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo elegantly weaving together 3 narrative strands while musing on art, identity, personal & national history, shame & camaraderie. Huge set pieces, warm intimate moments, fantastical visions, it's all here
October 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Dazzling Spanish queer epic La Bola Negra sees co-director/writers Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo elegantly weaving together 3 narrative strands while musing on art, identity, personal & national history, shame & camaraderie. Huge set pieces, warm intimate moments, fantastical visions, it's all here
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Léa Seydoux delivers a raw, fearless performance as a woman whose partner & father to her young son is arrested for exchanging explicit images of minors in drama ‘Gentle Monster’. Writer-director Marie Kreutzer’s execution is at once clearheaded & forthright but compelling & enigmatic.
October 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Léa Seydoux delivers a raw, fearless performance as a woman whose partner & father to her young son is arrested for exchanging explicit images of minors in drama ‘Gentle Monster’. Writer-director Marie Kreutzer’s execution is at once clearheaded & forthright but compelling & enigmatic.
This Frid 9 Oct, The Hanging Stars play The Cluny Newcastle. Their sixth album, Just A Day is a dazzling collection of harmonies & shimmering guitars. Recorded at Edwyn Collin’s studio & produced with the guidance of Teenage Fanclub’s Gerard Love. Support Montelimar.
thecluny.com/listing/the-...
thecluny.com/listing/the-...
October 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This Frid 9 Oct, The Hanging Stars play The Cluny Newcastle. Their sixth album, Just A Day is a dazzling collection of harmonies & shimmering guitars. Recorded at Edwyn Collin’s studio & produced with the guidance of Teenage Fanclub’s Gerard Love. Support Montelimar.
thecluny.com/listing/the-...
thecluny.com/listing/the-...
Join The Generator Live Conference - a one-day gathering on 21st Oct. Set in The Crowne Plaza Newcastle, this year’s event brings together high-profile speakers & industry leaders for a day of talks, panels, workshops & networking.
generator.org.uk/mercuryprize...
generator.org.uk/mercuryprize...
October 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Join The Generator Live Conference - a one-day gathering on 21st Oct. Set in The Crowne Plaza Newcastle, this year’s event brings together high-profile speakers & industry leaders for a day of talks, panels, workshops & networking.
generator.org.uk/mercuryprize...
generator.org.uk/mercuryprize...
Special afternoon matinee performance at Pop Recs Sunderland tomorrow. The legendary The Primitives headline, with The Cords joining them. Pop Recs, Sunderland, Sunday 4 Oct. 3pm. Hapless Museum Worker Gigs
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
October 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Special afternoon matinee performance at Pop Recs Sunderland tomorrow. The legendary The Primitives headline, with The Cords joining them. Pop Recs, Sunderland, Sunday 4 Oct. 3pm. Hapless Museum Worker Gigs
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
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Aimee Lou Wood & Johnny Flynn great as Anna & Fyodor Dostoevsky in The Idiot(s), set during self-imposed exile in Germany during writing of titular book. It's handsome, freewheeling, wacky fun with gleefully anachronistic touches. Feels glib on occasion though, meaning emotive end doesn't quite land
October 2, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Aimee Lou Wood & Johnny Flynn great as Anna & Fyodor Dostoevsky in The Idiot(s), set during self-imposed exile in Germany during writing of titular book. It's handsome, freewheeling, wacky fun with gleefully anachronistic touches. Feels glib on occasion though, meaning emotive end doesn't quite land
Newcastle Poetry Festival 2026 kicks off today! Frid 2nd - Sat 3rd Oct. This fantastic festival brings national & international poets to the North East. There'll be readings, workshops, & conversations about poetry. Full program here;
www.newcastlepoetryfestival.org.uk
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www.newcastlepoetryfestival.org.uk
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October 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Newcastle Poetry Festival 2026 kicks off today! Frid 2nd - Sat 3rd Oct. This fantastic festival brings national & international poets to the North East. There'll be readings, workshops, & conversations about poetry. Full program here;
www.newcastlepoetryfestival.org.uk
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
www.newcastlepoetryfestival.org.uk
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
A Certain Ratio will be celebrating the anniversary of their classic and beloved albums 'Sextet' and 'Force' with a show at The Cluny on Tues 13 Oct! Emerging from the late 70s punk scene, they moved forward with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of genre.
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thecluny.com/listing/a-ce...
October 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A Certain Ratio will be celebrating the anniversary of their classic and beloved albums 'Sextet' and 'Force' with a show at The Cluny on Tues 13 Oct! Emerging from the late 70s punk scene, they moved forward with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of genre.
thecluny.com/listing/a-ce...
thecluny.com/listing/a-ce...
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Throughout the month of October 2026, we’re on a mission to grow our inner circle.
We are looking for theatre lovers, culture champions, and North East supporters to join us as a Friend of Live Theatre!
Find out more about the different levels of Friends memberships & join at live.org.uk/friends
We are looking for theatre lovers, culture champions, and North East supporters to join us as a Friend of Live Theatre!
Find out more about the different levels of Friends memberships & join at live.org.uk/friends
October 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Throughout the month of October 2026, we’re on a mission to grow our inner circle.
We are looking for theatre lovers, culture champions, and North East supporters to join us as a Friend of Live Theatre!
Find out more about the different levels of Friends memberships & join at live.org.uk/friends
We are looking for theatre lovers, culture champions, and North East supporters to join us as a Friend of Live Theatre!
Find out more about the different levels of Friends memberships & join at live.org.uk/friends
Cat Video Fest is back at Star a
& Shadow Cinema Newcastle on Saturday 21st Nov! Tiny paws. Big chaos. Delightfully divaish. Mysterious mogs. 70 minutes of pure cat chaos.
10% of proceeds will go to Westgate Ark Cat Homing Centre.
& Shadow Cinema Newcastle on Saturday 21st Nov! Tiny paws. Big chaos. Delightfully divaish. Mysterious mogs. 70 minutes of pure cat chaos.
10% of proceeds will go to Westgate Ark Cat Homing Centre.
September 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Cat Video Fest is back at Star a
& Shadow Cinema Newcastle on Saturday 21st Nov! Tiny paws. Big chaos. Delightfully divaish. Mysterious mogs. 70 minutes of pure cat chaos.
10% of proceeds will go to Westgate Ark Cat Homing Centre.
& Shadow Cinema Newcastle on Saturday 21st Nov! Tiny paws. Big chaos. Delightfully divaish. Mysterious mogs. 70 minutes of pure cat chaos.
10% of proceeds will go to Westgate Ark Cat Homing Centre.
The women Victorian respectability couldn't quite contain - Urania: Dickens’ Home for Fallen Women written & directed by Louise Dearden on 13-15 November at The Assembly Rooms, Newcastle. Part history, part reimagining.
www.theassemblyrooms.org/event-detail...
www.theassemblyrooms.org/event-detail...
September 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The women Victorian respectability couldn't quite contain - Urania: Dickens’ Home for Fallen Women written & directed by Louise Dearden on 13-15 November at The Assembly Rooms, Newcastle. Part history, part reimagining.
www.theassemblyrooms.org/event-detail...
www.theassemblyrooms.org/event-detail...
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ is screwball comedy marxist critique of fashion & capitalism with horror & sci-fi elements as Keke Palmer’s shoplifter/booster & crew plot revenge on Demi Moore’s fashion mogul. Fizzing with ideas & energy, if a little too busy - but that’s Boots’s thing really
September 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ is screwball comedy marxist critique of fashion & capitalism with horror & sci-fi elements as Keke Palmer’s shoplifter/booster & crew plot revenge on Demi Moore’s fashion mogul. Fizzing with ideas & energy, if a little too busy - but that’s Boots’s thing really
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NEW OUTSTORE!
We're excited to help indie dance Friendly Fires launch their long-awaited new album Dig Deeper with a special show at The Grove, Newcastle on Tuesday 19th January!
Album/ticket bundles on sale 11am Monday!
Bundles: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9529...
We're excited to help indie dance Friendly Fires launch their long-awaited new album Dig Deeper with a special show at The Grove, Newcastle on Tuesday 19th January!
Album/ticket bundles on sale 11am Monday!
Bundles: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9529...
September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
NEW OUTSTORE!
We're excited to help indie dance Friendly Fires launch their long-awaited new album Dig Deeper with a special show at The Grove, Newcastle on Tuesday 19th January!
Album/ticket bundles on sale 11am Monday!
Bundles: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9529...
We're excited to help indie dance Friendly Fires launch their long-awaited new album Dig Deeper with a special show at The Grove, Newcastle on Tuesday 19th January!
Album/ticket bundles on sale 11am Monday!
Bundles: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9529...
October issue is out now!
Lush cover with Larry Dean - he'll be performing at Tyne Theatre & Opera House.
Lush cover with Larry Dean - he'll be performing at Tyne Theatre & Opera House.
September 25, 2026 at 8:05 PM
October issue is out now!
Lush cover with Larry Dean - he'll be performing at Tyne Theatre & Opera House.
Lush cover with Larry Dean - he'll be performing at Tyne Theatre & Opera House.
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Georgia 'Blue Jean' Oakley's disappointing adaptation of 'Sense & Sensibility reaches for tactile sensuality but feels disjointed & episodic. Performances variable, broadly delineated as female cast good / male cast not so good. Fiona Shaw is standout as bluff, gleefully inappropriate Mrs Jennings.
September 22, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Georgia 'Blue Jean' Oakley's disappointing adaptation of 'Sense & Sensibility reaches for tactile sensuality but feels disjointed & episodic. Performances variable, broadly delineated as female cast good / male cast not so good. Fiona Shaw is standout as bluff, gleefully inappropriate Mrs Jennings.
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🎉 A belated Side Shout Out for Debbie Todd, shortlisted for the British Photography Awards with her Appleby Horse Fair portrait of Jimmy.
Vote People’s Choice by 15 Oct: britishphotographyawards.or...
Well done to everyone shortlisted!
Vote People’s Choice by 15 Oct: britishphotographyawards.or...
Well done to everyone shortlisted!
September 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
🎉 A belated Side Shout Out for Debbie Todd, shortlisted for the British Photography Awards with her Appleby Horse Fair portrait of Jimmy.
Vote People’s Choice by 15 Oct: britishphotographyawards.or...
Well done to everyone shortlisted!
Vote People’s Choice by 15 Oct: britishphotographyawards.or...
Well done to everyone shortlisted!
Fresh from his show at Edinburgh Fringe, Larry Dean is on tour, stopping off at Tyne Theatre Frid 13 Nov. Award winning Glaswegian comedian & actor has thrice been nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award & appears on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, House of Games. www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk
September 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Fresh from his show at Edinburgh Fringe, Larry Dean is on tour, stopping off at Tyne Theatre Frid 13 Nov. Award winning Glaswegian comedian & actor has thrice been nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award & appears on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, House of Games. www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk
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Pre-opening night preps for a performance of la pièce écossaise are spectacularly, amusingly fraught for a stressed director in ‘Comédie Française’. The humour tends towards the broad but it’s spiritedly played, jauntily edited to a percussive score, & at 75 mins doesn’t overstay its welcome
September 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Pre-opening night preps for a performance of la pièce écossaise are spectacularly, amusingly fraught for a stressed director in ‘Comédie Française’. The humour tends towards the broad but it’s spiritedly played, jauntily edited to a percussive score, & at 75 mins doesn’t overstay its welcome
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🎬 Starting tomorrow and running all weekend: “Voices From Here” brings six decades of Amber Films to Durham Folk Festival.
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
September 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
🎬 Starting tomorrow and running all weekend: “Voices From Here” brings six decades of Amber Films to Durham Folk Festival.
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
Tees Folk 2026 is this Saturday!
An exciting mix of artists from across the North-East & beyond. Expect world-class folk & acoustic music from The Unthanks, Amelia Coburn, John Smith, & Glad Town Ghost. Sat 19 Sep; atgtix.co/4xsBpqq
An exciting mix of artists from across the North-East & beyond. Expect world-class folk & acoustic music from The Unthanks, Amelia Coburn, John Smith, & Glad Town Ghost. Sat 19 Sep; atgtix.co/4xsBpqq
September 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Tees Folk 2026 is this Saturday!
An exciting mix of artists from across the North-East & beyond. Expect world-class folk & acoustic music from The Unthanks, Amelia Coburn, John Smith, & Glad Town Ghost. Sat 19 Sep; atgtix.co/4xsBpqq
An exciting mix of artists from across the North-East & beyond. Expect world-class folk & acoustic music from The Unthanks, Amelia Coburn, John Smith, & Glad Town Ghost. Sat 19 Sep; atgtix.co/4xsBpqq
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS have treated music as both celebration & search party. New album 'Welcome to Earth' feels distinct from its predecessors. It focuses less on escaping the world & more on how to remain. Death Valley Girls play The Cluny Newcastle on Mon 26 Oct.
www.universe.com/events/death...
www.universe.com/events/death...
September 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS have treated music as both celebration & search party. New album 'Welcome to Earth' feels distinct from its predecessors. It focuses less on escaping the world & more on how to remain. Death Valley Girls play The Cluny Newcastle on Mon 26 Oct.
www.universe.com/events/death...
www.universe.com/events/death...
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Newcastle folks. A night of nerdy film chat and trivia. Thursday 1st October at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk tickets £11.
#filmstories #film #cinema #movies #newcastle #gosforth
#filmstories #film #cinema #movies #newcastle #gosforth
Simon is bringing Film Stories Live to multiple locations in the UK and you can find all the locations and dates here:
filmstories.co.uk/live-events/
filmstories.co.uk/live-events/
Live Events
Discover the latest Film Stories Live events happening around the UK! Check out our calendar and join us for an evening of entertainment and movie geekery. From Simon Brew's Movie Geek Live in London…
filmstories.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Newcastle folks. A night of nerdy film chat and trivia. Thursday 1st October at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk tickets £11.
#filmstories #film #cinema #movies #newcastle #gosforth
#filmstories #film #cinema #movies #newcastle #gosforth
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✊ We’re celebrating John Walmsley’s work with a selection of his documentary zines in the Side Shop Online. This image comes from “The Sit-in at Guildford School of Art”, made from his photographs of the 1968 student protest.
🛍️ Explore the full range: shorturl.at/CtFo1
🛍️ Explore the full range: shorturl.at/CtFo1
September 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
✊ We’re celebrating John Walmsley’s work with a selection of his documentary zines in the Side Shop Online. This image comes from “The Sit-in at Guildford School of Art”, made from his photographs of the 1968 student protest.
🛍️ Explore the full range: shorturl.at/CtFo1
🛍️ Explore the full range: shorturl.at/CtFo1
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An amateur historian unearths shocking info about a former institution for unmarried mothers & their children in County Galway in true-life tale ‘The Lost Children on Tuam’. A straightforward retelling elevated by central perf from Monica Dolan. Most elequent are the weary faces of those affected.
September 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
An amateur historian unearths shocking info about a former institution for unmarried mothers & their children in County Galway in true-life tale ‘The Lost Children on Tuam’. A straightforward retelling elevated by central perf from Monica Dolan. Most elequent are the weary faces of those affected.