Dr John Cooper Clarke remains the poet who won’t be ignored – the man who taught words to walk, carry their weight, and occasionally knock you flat on your arse with sheer linguistic force. On S…
Culture Spotlight: Durham Book Festival at Various Venues, Durham
One of the annual highlights marking the transition from summer to autumn, the Durham Book Festival has become firmly established in the region’s cultural calendar. From Friday 10th to Sunday 12th Oct…
Culture Spotlight: Crossing The Tees Festival, Teesside
The Crossing the Tees Book Festival is set to return to the Tees Valley from Thursday 12th June to Saturday 28th June, offering a vibrant celebration of literature across the region’s five borou…
Culture Spotlight: Durham Book Festival at Various Venues, Durham
Durham has been home to one of the country’s oldest literary festivals, Durham Book Festival, since it was founded in 1990. This yearly event takes place every October and is hosted at a variety of ve…
Stage: Please Right Back at Northern Stage, Newcastle
Renowned Theatre Company 1927, founded nearly 20 years ago, have showcased their work to over 1.5 million people over 6 continents. And they’re bringing their latest thrilling show to the North East t…
Poetry: “Each night is different” Harry Baker Heads to Seaton Delaval Hall
Harry Baker is a poet, mathematician, stand-up comedian and writer. The youngest-ever World Poetry Slam Champion has performed all over the world, from a sold-out Dubai Opera House alongside Simon Arm…
Spoken Word: The Geet Muckle Slam at Northern Stage, Newcastle
This summer sees audiences get the chance to experience an immense poetry slam as Born Lippy presents The Geet Muckle Slam or, in layman’s terms, the great, very large poetry competition where the aud…
Culture Spotlight: Crossing the Tees Book Festival
Teesside’s biggest literary festival is returning this June, bringing with it a 2-week jam-packed schedule that will inform and excite lovers of all things novel. Running from Thursday 6th – Friday 21…
Event: Books on Tyne Festival at Various Venues, Newcastle
Newcastle Libraries and the Lit & Phil are collaborating once more as they put together the 11th Books on Tyne Festival. From chilling ghost stories to local footballing legends, youth sleuths to …
Literature: Local Poet Releases Debut Collection as a Love Letter to Adolescence in the North East
Sunderland writer Tobias Hodgson, 19, has released his first collection of poetry ‘Fantasies’. With this book, he aims to paint a zany yet touching andintimate portrait of his teenage years spent in t…