Reviews

Sophie Hamilton reviews Paul Burston's lecture for Insights. Is the gay novel dead? ...

Sophie Hamilton praises the varied offerings of the NCLA's Creative Writing End of Degree Show...

Durham Book Festival is an annual event, usually held in the picturesque cathedral city of Durham; this year however, events have shifted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our arts writers have att...

Ellen Dunn takes us around her favourite North East bookshops...

Leanna Thomson heads to CatPawCino, a cat cafe on the Tyne, to try out their 'drawing with cats' event....

Anth Graham reviews the poet Sasha Dugdale's live lecture as part of Newcastle Centre for Literary Arts' 'Inside Writing' online poetry festival. ...

The one hour, one-woman show 'Ladybones' has taken its audience by storm with its hard-hitting yet accessible foray into the reality of living with OCD. Sophia Kypriotis had the pleasure of interviewi...

Do you remember the first time you went to the cinema last year? Or the first time you travelled by train the year before that? Trinkets and Treasures is an exhibition that focuses on why peoplemake c...

Political satire 'The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson' made its way to the Northern Stage last weekend after a number of hit shows around the country. The play revolves around Boris' journey through ...

Sophia Kypriotis reviews 'Ladybones', the Fringe-approved one-woman show proudly partnered with OCD UK...

Arnojya Shree reviews the latest installment of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina...

Katerina Vasilaki heads to the first UK survey of feminist artist Judy Chicago at the BALTIC Centre of Contemporary Art...

Elizabetta Pulcini reviews the Netflix sensation Sex Education, which provides both laughs and a serious message....

Dining at Blackfriars in Newcastle is an experience as unique and authentic as its site's history. Its site, built in 1239 and originally home to Dominican Friars who were sent around the world to est...

Louise Hall reviews an overnight stay and dinner at Jesmond Dene House in the run up to graduation celebrations...

Deputy Editor Isabel Sykes reviews Hotel Du Vin's a la carte menu and deems the up-market bistro a great place for special occasions...

The first thing that struck me about Dobson & Parnell was its prime location on Queen Street, within minutes’ walk of the Quayside yet perfectly sheltered from the hustle and bustle. This allows...