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The AV Festival is an international festival of electronic arts featuring visual art, music and moving image. AV Festival 08 has the theme of Broadcast and runs from Thursday, February 28 until Saturday, March 8.
War of The Worlds is a landmark play in American history. When originally broadcast in 1938, listeners across America panicked, believing that Earth was experiencing an alien invasion. This new performance of the play on Wednesday, March 5, will recreate the original radio recording in front of a live audience in Middlesbrough Town Hall, as well as being broadcast live to air. To win pair of tickets to see War of the Worlds, just tell us; Who wrote the original novel War of the Worlds? Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All answers must be received by Midday on Thursday 28 February. Competition open to Journal Culture Club members only. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk.
There’s lots more information about the Festival in Culture, which comes FREE with next Tuesday’s Journal.
Tickets for all events are on sale from AV Festival Box Office on 0191 232 8289. www.avfestival.co.uk
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If you think history is all about learning dates or trawling through dusty books, think again. Horrible Histories brings history to life, on stage. The Terrible Tudors and The Vile Victorians are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Culture Club has teamed up with the Civic Theatre in Darlington to bring you a fantastic ticket offer. You can ‘buy one get one free’ on tickets on Tuesday, March 4 at 7pm, Friday, March 7 at 7pm and Saturday, March 8 at 7pm.
The Terrible Tudors takes us through history from the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth. You’ll uncover the facts of Henry’s headless wives and discover the reasons for his punch up with the Pope. You’ll even have to try to survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience. The Vile Victorians reveals the secrets a baby farmer, and challenges children and adults to escape the misery of the mines and the filth of the factories. It’s a roller-coaster of a show, audiences have to dodge the rotten railway and prepare for the Charge of the Light Brigade.
The Horrible Histories are adapted from the best-selling books by Terry Deary. Deary has written over 140 books, which have been translated into over 30 languages. This is a great opportunity see Deary’s delightful collections of facts brought to life.
Horrible Histories is at The Darlington Civic Theatre from Tuesday, March 4 to Saturday, March 8. For Further Information Contact the Box Office on 01325 486555 or online at www.darlingtonarts.co.uk.
We’ve teamed up with the Theatre Royal to bring you two great online ticket competitions. You can win two tickets to see the Soweto Gospel Choir at the Theatre Royal on Sunday, March 2 by telling us; “Where is Soweto?” and in a second competition we have two tickets to see Madama Butterfly from Opera North on Wednesday, March 6. Just tell us “Who wrote Madama (Madame) Butterfly?” Answers should be emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk by Midday on Tuesday, February 26. Please include your name, Culture Club membership number and daytime phone number in the email.
We’ve teamed up with the Theatre Royal to bring you two great online ticket competitions. You can win two tickets to see the Soweto Gospel Choir at the Theatre Royal on Sunday, March 2 by telling us; “Where is Soweto?” and in a second competition we have two tickets to see Madama Butterfly from Opera North on Wednesday, March 6. Just tell us “Who wrote Madama (Madame) Butterfly?” Answers should be emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk by Midday on Tuesday, February 29. Please include your name, Culture Club membership number and daytime phone number in the email.
We’ve teamed up with the Theatre Royal to bring you two great online ticket competitions. You can win two tickets to see the Soweto Gospel Choir at the Theatre Royal on Sunday, March 2 by telling us; “Where is Soweto?” and in a second competition we have two tickets to see Madama Butterfly from Opera North on Wednesday, March 6. Just tell us “Who wrote Madama (Madame) Butterfly?” Answers should be emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk by Midday on Tuesday, February 29. Please include your name, Culture Club membership number and daytime phone number in the email.
Award-winning choreographer and rising star of the dance world Rosie Kay brings her Wild Party to the Customs House on Tuesday, February 12.
Highly entertaining and unusually comic, Wild Party mixes dance, theatre, music and wit to re-tell Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 poem The Wild Party - a story of alcoholism, infidelity and violence.
A sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival, Wild Party centres on the relationship between vaudeville girl Queenie and her boyfriend as tempers boil, jealousy flares and the alcohol flows.
The result is a combination of stunning choreography, physical theatre and story-telling set to music by award-winning jazz composer Hans Koller by a live jazz trio on stage throughout the performance. Culture Club has five pairs of tickets to give away. To request tickets please email lorraine@sortedpr.com. Tickets will be allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis and requests must be received by 3pm on Monday, February 11.
Additional tickets for Rosie Kay Dance Company’s Wild Party are available from the Customs House box office on 0191 454 1234 or online at www.customshouse.co.uk.
Comedy has always been at the heart of North East entertainment, and The Newcastle Gateshead Comedy Festival celebrates the best comedians from the North East and beyond. The Festival opens at The Sage Gateshead on Monday, March 3 featuring the fabulous compering talents of housewife comedian Mrs Barbara Nice (the comic creation of Janice Connelly who has appeared in Coronation Street). Other top comedians on the bill include; Steve Williams, Andy White and Bill Wooland.
The Festival features a programme of events every day from Monday, March 3 to Sunday, March 9 at venues across the region. The festival closes with a gala showcase of the best North East Comedians at Newcastle City Hall on Sunday, March 9. Northern Glory, features Richard Morton from Hexham introduces TV star and local hero Gavin Webster from Blaydon, the award-winning Sarah Millican who comes from South Shields, highly talented writer and stand-up Mark Maier from Gosforth , "The big man of Northern comedy" Steffen Peddie who hails from Killingworth and the added slapstick burlesque skills of Warren Speed who started out life in Great Ayton before migrating to Newcastle. Full details of the Comedy Festival can be found at www.newcastlegatesheadcomedyfestival.com.
Culture Club has a pair of tickets for the Festival’s opening show and the Festival Finale. To win the two pairs of tickets just tell us; “What was the nickname of Geordie Comedian Bobby Thompson?”
Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions/Events, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All answers must be received by Midday on Thursday, 21 February. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. Competition open to Journal Culture Club members only. One entry per member.
Culture Club has teamed up with Theatre Royal Newcastle to offer a fantastic ‘Kids go Free’ promotion for the highly acclaimed production Elephant on Friday, February 29.
For every full-price adult ticket purchased, two children can go free to this spectacular theatre performance. (Please note: this performance is recommended for children aged 8 upwards).
Presented by North East based Dodgy Clutch - in association with The Market Theatre of Johannesburg - Elephant is a show for all ages, beautifully combining storytelling, live music, dance, puppetry, song & comedy.
Elephant celebrates ubuntu (humanity) whilst exploring the themes of corruption, forgiveness and redemption. Fifteen performers, seven from South Africa and eight from the UK use body puppets, “Kabuki reveal” effects, brilliant acting and wonderful songs to create the show.
Blending traditional and contemporary music and featuring a live band and dance styles from both African and Western cultures, Elephant has evolved from a two-year collaboration across two continents. Devised and rehearsed in both the North East of England and South Africa, preview performances in both countries have been received with enormous enthusiasm and acclaim.
To take advantage of this fantastic ‘Kids go Free’ offer, contact the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 and quote ‘Culture Club Elephant offer’. Please have your membership card to hand. This offer applies to tickets purchased in the Stalls only for the 10.30am and 7.00pm performances on Friday 29 February. Only two free children’s tickets with every full price adult ticket purchased. Terms and conditions apply, subject to availability.
Elephant appears at the Theatre Royal from Thursday 28 February – Saturday 1 March 2008. Tickets are priced at £5.50 - £12.50 and can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 or online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Durham restaurant Broomside Park on the Belmont Industrial Estate, is on the hunt for a passionate Culture Club food connoisseur. You and up to eight of their friends and family will take part in a prestigious tasting session and you’ll all provide feedback on the restaurant’s new menu.
If you know your food, you can help critique the menu on taste, aroma, flavour and texture.
Broomside Park has recently benefited from a £400,000 makeover.
Manager Paul Lewis comments:
“As an eatery that is passionate about food we strive to serve only the best dishes available. The winning taste tester will be providing feedback on our menu which will hopefully tell us we’ve got it spot on, or if not, allow us to shape and adapt our dishes for future menus. This isn’t just an easy way to get a free meal! We want our chosen taste tester to really know their food and be someone who would rather watch the latest cookery programme on the TV than X-Factor.”
To be in with a chance of being our chosen taste tester just tell us location of the Broomside Park Restaurant. All Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All answers/applications must be received by Midday on Tuesday February 19. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. Competition open to Journal Culture Club members only. One entry per competition per member.
The Singing Kettle has turned children’s theatre into an art form and their unique performances have become the benchmark for fellow professionals everywhere. The Singing Kettle is on its way back to Newcastle for the half term holidays with the sensational Party Time Show. Superb audience participation, non-stop favourite songs and amazing costumes offer the perfect treat to get everyone in the party spirit. Dressed for the Party, Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin will be playing giant party games. Some lucky children will end up on stage to join in the excitement for the parade song “The Animal’s Party” and there are loads of actions to join in with “The Grand Old Duke of York”, “Party Games” and “Ten in the Bed”. Party Time will have you rocking with laughter and singing all the way home. Join the Singing Kettle at The Journal Tyne Theatre on Sunday, February 17. Culture Club has a family ticket to give away (4 seats), go to www.journalcultureclub.co.uk for details of how to enter. Culture Club has a family ticket (4 seats) to give away to the Singing Kettle. Just tell us what are the names of the four characters who will be playing the fantastic giant party games? Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions/Events, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All answers/applications must be received by Midday on Tuesday, February 12. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. Competition open to Journal Culture Club members only. One entry per member, per competition.
Let Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter be your guides as you come face to face with some of the best-loved naughty characters in children’s books.
Up to Mischief with Horrid Henry is the brand new exhibition at Seven Stories, the Centre for Children’s Books. The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday 9 February 2008, but Culture Club members have been invited to an advance preview of the exhibition on Friday, February 8 from 2pm-4pm. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Either email your name, address, Culture Club membership number and daytime phone number to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or send a postcard with the same details to Horrid Henry, Journal Culture Club, ncjMedia, The Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED.
Stories about naughty characters have been told for centuries and this exhibition explores why they have so much appeal. Horrid Henry is a real modern day rogue but the exhibition also explores old favourites such as Dennis the Menace, Pippi Longstocking, My Naughty Little Sister and Just William.
Members can expect to discover beautiful artworks by major illustrators including Beatrix Potter, Lauren Child and Shirley Hughes, highlighting popular characters including Peter Rabbit and Clarice Bean.
Culture Club members will be given an exclusive gallery preview with Seven Stories exhibition curators Gillian Rennie and Lynda Jackson.
The exhibitions provided by Seven Stories invite visitors to step into the pages of a book and interact with stories in new and exciting ways. Up to Mischief is no exception, with school reports, glop recipes and forbidden trifle.
The exhibition is in collaboration with Orion Children’s Books.
Culture Club and The Sage Gateshead have got together to create two great ticket offers. H.K. Gruber, a conductor, composer and a cabaret-style performer is presenting a programme that includes Stravinsky, Weill and John Adams, as well as his own compositions on Thursday, January 31, and on Saturday, February 2, 80s icon Boy George is making his long awaited return to the live concert stage. There are a limited number of two for the price of one tickets available for each concert, so call The Sage Gateshead Ticket Office on 0191 443 4661and quote 1134 when booking.
George’s show is packed with his best known hits from Culture Club - including Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?; plus songs from his solo career, and covers delivered in his very distinctive vocal style.
In the show George talks openly about his years as a pop and fashion icon, his relationships, the musical collaborations and the truth behind the tabloid headlines. In his own words “I am probably one of the best known people in the world and not necessarily for the right reasons”.
H.K. Gruber was a member of the Vienna Boys Choir, then a professional double bass player and is now a composer, a conductor and a larger than life performer. In this fun and fascinating programme (a rare chance to see the orchestra conducted by the composer) he explores the world of cabaret, with some of the great Kurt Weill songs, supplemented by the theatrical works of Stravinsky and American John Adams. Gruber’s own work, incorporating cabaret elements, takes you into a world where horror and comedy meet in whirlwind juxtapositions. There’s also a pre-concert talk with the conductor at 6.30pm, free to ticket holders.
China Welfare Institute Children’s Palace, also known as Shanghai Children’s Palace, has been invited to NewcastleGateshead from Tuesday, February 5 to Monday, February 11 2008. This event is part of the culture10’s EAST'08 programme, which takes place in 2008.
As one of the best children’s art troupes in China, the Children’s Palace has 600 little actors and actresses aged from 6 to 16, who have entertained audiences in over 20 countries with dance, choir, drama, puppet, keyboard instrument, orchestra, traditional Chinese instruments, calligraphy, arts and crafts.
Over 50 of the performers have been invited to NewcastleGateshead for an exclusive performance as part of the city's Chinese New Year celebrations, giving people in the North East a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness this extraordinary show.
The Journal Tyne Theatre is hosting one performance by The Shanghai Children’s Palace on Sunday, February 9, and the theatre has a limited number of two for one tickets to offer to Journal Culture Club members. To claim your two for one tickets, call the Journal Tyne Theatre ticket hotline on 0844 493999, and quote 'Journal' offer.
The Round in Newcastle’s Ouseburn is taking audiences into a bizarre world of cabaret, strip-clubs, pimps and pole-dancers. The Kaos Dream plunges Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream into a surreal world of delirious dreams and discovers a potion-pedalling, high-flying Puck; a pole-dancing Hermia; a transvestite Titania and an all-revealing Bottom.
Atmospherically fuelled by a seductive and sultry jazz score performed live on stage with double bass, piano, trumpet, percussion and song, this funny and playful production promises a visually provocative and very sexy show that will offer an eye-opening and original view on Shakespeare’s famous work.
Powered by inventive physical theatre, original live music and devilish humour, The Kaos Dream explores the salacious side of Shakespeare’s ‘romantic comedy.
Faithful to the text, the production incorporates selective edits rather than re-writes, stripping back Shakespeare’s script to a slick 90 minutes. The show is suitable for ages 15+ as it contains partial nudity and scenes of a sexual nature.
Culture Club members who book tickets for the show on Wednesday, February 13 are invited to an exclusive Culture Club post show party. You’ll get a free glass of wine and meet members of the cast. To book for this event call 0191 2 605 605 and quote your Culture Club membership number when you book your tickets.
A Metre before Impact He Stopped is a collaborative book by Ben Jeans Houghton and Matthew Giraudeau. Houghton created a huge library of drawn images, which inspired Giraudeau’s narrative. The images have been carefully arranged to illustrate each line of the story, meaning the reader can choose to view the book as a selection of separate, titled images, or a fully illustrated story. Culture Club Members have been invited to attend the launch of the book on Saturday, February 23 from 4pm – 6pm. Tickets can be obtained by emailing cait@waygood.org.
The launch will also include a live performance from artist Cai Nyahoe and films in the Mobile Cinema Caravan from emerging film-makers.
Oh What a Night is the high-energy, feel good show starring Kid Creole. The show combines comedy, romance and stunningly choreographed versions of everybody's favourite disco hits. Culture Club members can get 2 for 1 tickets to see Oh What a Night at the Sunderland Empire from Thursday, February 21 to Saturday, February 23. Offer is available on top 2 ticket prices only ranging from £20.50 to £28.50 each. Call 0844 847 2499 or go online to SunderlandEmpire.org.uk quoting "BOOGIE" when you book.
The show features the hits; Shaft, Celebration, We Are Family, Play That Funky Music, Young Hearts Run Free, I Will Survive, Oh! What A Night and the show stopping YMCA..
So zip up your cat suit, put on your platforms and boogie on down!
Four of the UK’s top mediums and clairvoyants will be making their way to Newcastle City Hall in May, for what promises to be an intriguing night of spiritualism.
The show – on May 31 – is headed up by Noel Sorbie who is based in Newcastle and had his first spiritual experience at the age of four.
He is joined by internationally acclaimed medium Ralph Keeton who has appeared in TV shows such as Most Haunted, Carl Parker who has dedicated the last 30 years of life to spiritualism and performs around the globe and Peter Crawford, another well known name in the world of clairvoyance.
The evening promises to combine spiritualism with good humour and give those who are interested in this subject – and even those who are sceptical – the chance to see renowned clairvoyants at work.
Tickets for the show are £17.50 each and available from the booking office at the City Hall on 0191 261 2606 but two Culture Club readers and their guests can win a pair of tickets.
Just tell us; “What TV show has Ralph Keeton appeared on?” All Competition entries should be either emailed to info@thejournalcultureclub.co.uk or mailed to: Culture Club Competitions, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED. You should include your name, address, daytime phone number, email and culture club membership number. All answers/applications must be received by Midday on Tuesday February 19. Usual ncjMedia promotion rules apply, available at www.journallive.co.uk. Competition open to Journal Culture Club members only. One entry per competition per member.
In February the Culture Club Book Group will be discussing Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent.
From the seed of an actual attempt to blow up the Greenwich Observatory in 1894, Conrad created one of his most tense and chilling plots. Repulsive characters and corrupt caricatures form a satire on English society that is sharpened into focus with a portrait of late Victorian family life.
Joseph Conrad is recognised as one of the greatest novelists in the English language. Born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857 in the Ukraine to upper class Polish parents, he was orphaned in childhood and at sixteen became a sailor. His adventurous life on the sea, traveling the world with the French and English merchant navy, provided rich source material for his later writing.
The Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Februay 6 from 6pm to 7.30pm at The Biscuit Factory, Stoddart Street, Newcastle, for further information contact Amelia Joicey by email at Amelia.Joicey@mlanortheast.org.uk
Readers are expected to source their own copy of The Secret Agent. Newcastle and Gateshead libraries both have multiple copies, and many retailers have special offers on this novel.
Many of you have been taking advantage of our restaurant offers from our Culture Club partners. To mark the start of the New Year, the Culture Club has teamed up with Tavistock Italia to give you a free desert. Tavistock Italia offers delicious Italian cuisine in fabulous surroundings, with great views of the River. The offer is for a free dessert when two or more people dine, ordering a minimum of two main courses.
Tavistock Italia is situated at the heart of Newcastle’s quayside. The restaurant has a fantastic menu with something for everyone. Choose from irresistible starters, meaty main courses, pizzas, pastas and tasty vegetarian dishes and you won’t want to miss out on the devilishly tempting desserts including orange and ginger crème brulee, sticky toffee pudding, the special Tavistock tiramisu or the traditional Italian pannettone.
Conditions
The offer is for a free dessert when two or more people dine at the restaurant ordering a minimum of two main courses. This offer is valid every day other than Saturday evening and is not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Please show your Culture Club membership either when booking or when ordering your main course, offer valid until Friday, February 29. Subject to availability. Tavistock Italia, Swingbridge Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3RG, 0191 222 0164.
Culture Club Members will be attending the private view of the National Wildlife Exhibition.
Fifiefofum Art Gallery and Creativity Centre near Corbridge, Northumberland is hosting the exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA), during February and March. This represents a unique opportunity for art lovers in the region, as this is the first time this prestigious organisation, will be exhibiting as a group outside London.
Unfortunately all the tickets for the private view on Tuesday, February 26 have been allocated.
The National Wildlife Exhibition comprises works of art by 20 SWLA members from all over the UK. Exhibitors include former SWLA President, BBC presenter and a leading authority on the plight of the albatross, Bruce Pearson; Paul Henery, whose awards include Bird Illustrator of the Year and the BBC Wildlife Magazine’s Fine Art Award; Dafila Scott, daughter of the late distinguished naturalist Sir Peter Scot and Esther Tyson, Welsh Artist of the Year 2005-06.
The decision to hold the exhibition in the North East was made jointly by Sue Moffitt of fifiefofum Gallery and SWLA artist Paul Henery who also lives in Northumberland. Paul explains: “Whilst some SWLA members have exhibited outside London’s Mall Galleries before, they have never exhibited as a group in the North East. With some of the artists being based in the region it seemed an obvious place to hold an exhibition.”
The exhibition opens on Wednesday, February 27 and runs until Sunday, March 30. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday including Bank Holidays from 10am to 5pm.
Entry to the exhibition is free. 5% of proceeds from sales at the exhibition will go to the SWLA.
Members wishing to apply for waiting list tickets should email info@thejournalcultureclub or send a postcard to fifiefofum/Wildlife Exhibition, The Journal Culture Club, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1ED or phone 0191 201 6369.
 
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