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Culture Club members can save up to £6.50 on tickets to see Jake and Elwood, at the Sunderland Empire for one night only on Saturday, May 30.
Together with the driving backbeat of their award-winning Black Rhino Band, voted the hottest soul band in Europe, they continue to deliver electrifying, totally live performances to sell out and standing ovation audiences globally.
This phenomenal production stays true to its roots. Jake and Elwood’s performances truly capture the spirit of the Blues Brothers setting pulses racing with their voices, personas and portrayal of these timeless characters.
With their fantastic stage set, unparalleled live soul band and powerhouse performances from Jake and Elwood, witness first-hand, masters at work in this world-class musical extravaganza.
Featuring timeless classics including, Everybody Needs Somebody, Gimme Some Lovin’, Sweet Home Chicago and many more. Jake and Elwood provide a highly memorable and entertaining evening in a family friendly atmosphere that is second to none in theatres today.
So don your hats and shades and get ready to party with Jake and Elwood – The Best Blues Brothers Show in the World…Ever!
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Celebrating the visit of Tamasha’s Bollywood-inspired musical version of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, Northern Stage and Culture Club have developed an Indian-inspired evening for Culture Club members on Friday, May 29 2009.
The evening begins with an Indian-inspired menu served up by Northern Stage’s restaurant, McKenna’s. Choose from such classics as Onion Bhaji, Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala and Sweet Indian Dumplings at just £10 for two courses.
Durham-based arts development company Kalapremi have organised a taster workshop of Bollywood dance Suitable for everyone. Led by established teacher and trained artists Shelly Vinayak, this 45 minute class will give you an insight into the skills and artistry of Indian dance.
And then, at 7.30pm, see the professionals do it live on stage. Wuthering Heights swaps Bronte’s cold North Yorkshire moors for the scorched deserts of Rajasthan and follows the doomed love affair of Shakuntala (Cathy) and Krishan (Heathcliff). As they transform from petulant teenagers to demanding adults - breaking each others’ hearts by marrying other people - their confused desires to be loved and for revenge can only end in tragedy.
Culture Club members have the chance to win tickets to attend the dramatic highlight of the Living Frontier events taking place along Hadrian’s Wall. A thrilling pageant for all the family featuring armies of Romans, Vikings, Roundheads, Cavaliers and Border Reivers, as well as the largest Viking long boat ever set ablaze in the UK, will take place at Tynedale Rugby Football Club in Corbridge at 8pm on Saturday, May 30 2009.
This spectacular show will bring together hundreds of performers and re-enactors and their frontier stories, combining action-packed, historical re-enactment with music, drama and cutting-edge technology.
The Living Frontier events are being managed by Hadrian’s Wall Heritage Ltd as part of North East England’s world-class programme of festivals and events, developed by culture10, and have been extended westwards into Cumbria through the support of Carlisle Renaissance.
Tickets for the Corbridge Pageant cost £10 for adults and £5 for concessions (and include a further 50% discount at other venues hosting Living Frontier events between Friday 29th and Sunday 31st May). Tickets can be bought online at www.livingfrontier.com, from most participating venues and Tourist Information Centres in Hexham and Haltwhistle.
Culture Club members have the chance to attend an exclusive preview screening of ‘Looking for Eric’ on Sunday, May 31 at The Empire Cinema in Newcastle or the Odeon in Gateshead before the film opens to the public on Monday, June 8.
Eric the postman’s life is slipping through his own fingers his wife has gone, his stepsons are out of control and the house was chaotic even before a cement mixer appeared in the front garden. Life is crazy enough, but it is Eric’s own secret that is driving him to the brink. Despite the comical efforts and misplaced goodwill of his mates, Eric continues to sink. In desperate times her turns to his hero footballing genius, philosopher and poster boy, Eric Cantona. This film is a mix of all the best British films – from The Full Monty to Jimmy Grimbal.
Culture Club members have the chance to win a pair of tickets to The Magic of Motown at the Empire Theatre, Consett on Friday, June 5 2009. The prize also includes merchandise from the show.
The Magic of Motown tribute concert show is a lavish production celebrating 50 years of the record company that brought the likes of the Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Edwin Starr, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, to the world. A talented cast bring to life hits like Get Ready, Stop in the Name of Love, My Girl, Dancing in the Street, Reach Out I’ll Be There, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, and many more.
This stunning tribute concert will have you dancing in the aisles and screaming for more. To book tickets for the Magic of Motown of Friday, June 5 at 7.30pm call the Empire box office on (01207) 218171 Culture Club members can save £2 off £16 tickets, for more infomation go to www.leisureworksonline.co.uk
Culture Club members have the opportunity to win one of five pairs of tickets to see
The Blue Man Group at the Newcastle Metro Arena on Saturday, May 23 2009. Tickets also include a meet and greet.
The Blue Man Group will be presenting their perfect anarchistic instruction manual on gaining popularity in the modern world of music and beyond. Needless to say, the three seemingly emotionless, bald, glistening blue, mute men have taken with them all their self-crafted ensembles, together with Blue Man favourites such as whirlpool drumming, marshmallow throwing and paint spitting. In arenas, the multimedia show is in its element, with innovative components from surreal theatre, slapstick, video, lightshow and stimulating rock music.
The Blue Man Group’s energetic tour production, "How To Be A Megastar", lays emphasis on dynamics, rhythm and audience participation. The Blue Men, mimicking expert motionlessness, use their live stage as a playground for music and art – but seemingly forgoing all rules.
The Songs of Sister Act comes to the Sunderland Empire, for one night only on Tuesday, May 19 and Culture Club members can purchase tickets to this show for just £12.50.
Get those habits on, dig out your dancing shoes and prepare for the night of your life at this high energy concert stars the London Community Gospel Choir and the X factor finalist Rowetta Satchell. The Songs of Sister Act is sure to have audience dancing in the aisles.
The Songs of Sister Act features gospel hits from the smash hit movies Sister Act. Nominated for two golden globes after its release in 1992 Sister Act is fun for all the family! An unforgettable show that will have you dancing to Oh Happy Day, Shout, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Joyful Joyful and many more.
London Community Gospel Choir has been an inspiration for more than 25 years. Combining rich harmonies and invigorating vocal gymnastics, the LCGC is an infectious celebration of gospel, swing-beat, R'n'B and soul. The choir will be filling the theatre with the sound of gospel hits.
Fancy dress is encouraged, all nuns welcome! So come and sing-along to The Songs of Sister Act.
Culture club have teamed up with Seven Stories, the Centre for Children’s Books based in Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley, to offer four members plus a guest the chance to attend an audience with Michael Foreman as he discusses the inspiration for his work on Thursday, May 21 at 6pm.
This exclusive event is for children aged 9+ and has limited numbers. Michael Foreman has worked with a host of authors from Michael Morpurgo to Roald Dahl, his brand new illustrations for Treasure Island can be seen in the current exhibition at Seven Stories All Aboard, Away We Go!
Limited places are still available for the event by booking through Seven Stories on T: 0845 271 0777 ext 715. www.sevenstories.org.uk.
Culture Club members have the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Alan Price, as he comes to the Empire Theatre on Tuesday, May 19. Having found fame as keyboardist with The Animals – where he performed iconic hits House of the Rising Sun and Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Alan went on to solo success with hit albums and singles such as ‘I Put a Spell on You’, ‘The Jarrow Song’ and ‘His Amazing Dancing Bear’ – to name but a few.
Tickets are priced from £16 and are available from the Leisure works box office on 01207 218171 or book on-line at www.leisureworksonline.co.uk
Culture Club members have the chance to win one of two pairs of tickets to see T.Rextasy: The Electric Boogie Tour at The Journal Tyne Theatre on Thursday, May 14 2009.
This is amazing show performed by one of the most highly acclaimed tribute bands is a MUST for all Glam- Rock fans. Now in it's 13th year of touring, this sensational show will take you on a journey through all those fantastic hits - I love to Boogie, Children of the Revolution, Metal Guru, Jeepster, Telegram Sam.
Culture Club members have the chance to get hold of a pair of ‘Golden Tickets’, which will give them the chance to get a sneak preview of the Great North
Museum, which opens to the public on Saturday, May 23. The lucky winners can visit the Museum on Tuesday, May 19 between 10am and 4pm and will receive a tour of the Museum by museum staff. The first tour will take place at 10am and the second tour at 12pm and places on each tour are allocated on a first come first served basis.
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE RESERVE LIST PLEASE EMAIL cultureclub@ncjmedia.co.uk
Under its new Chief Executive the Maltings in Berwick has recently undergone a significant and highly successful refurbishment, including a full make-over of the 309 seat Main House Theatre as well as the Theatre Bar and Foyer. The Maltings has been transformed into a luxurious theatre giving all that attend night to remember.
Culture Club members have the chance to win a pair of tickets to attend An Evening with the Poet Laureate on Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm, as part of the Berwick Festival of the Spoken word which takes place from Thursday, May 14 through to Sunday, May 17. The festival is a celebration of verbal art forms- from poetry to prose, fiction to non- fiction, designed to bring together authors and artists from all disciplines through a number of inclusive events including readings, seminars, films and open microphone sessions.
Culture Club members can also receive 20% off tickets for all evening performances throughout the festival. To book call The Maltings box office on 01289 330999, or for further information go to www.themaltingsberwick.co.uk
One of the best-loved musicals of all time, Singin’ In The Rain comes to the Sunderland Empire from Tuesday May 12 to Saturday May 16, starring Tim Flavin as Don Lockwood, the famous part immortalised by Gene Kelly in the unforgettable film version. Culture Club members can purchase tickets for just £20.
Singin’ in the Rain exudes all the style and spectacle of the MGM golden age and features some of the best loved comedy routines, dance numbers, and songs ever written, including ‘Good Morning’, ‘Make ‘em Laugh’, ‘Moses Supposes’, ‘You Were Meant For Me’ and the most famous song and dance number of all time, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’.
Culture Club members have the chance to get dancing with Australia’s fab four of fun The Wiggles on their ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Tour’, which is coming to Newcastle City Hall on Monday June, 29. Our first prize winner will win a Family Ticket to see the show, plus a meet and greet with the Wiggles, four runners up will win family passes to see the show.
The Wiggles will perform favourites such as ‘Rock-A-Bye Your Bear’, ‘Play Your Guitar with Murray’ and ‘Can You Point Your Fingers and Do The Twist?’ The live show also features a collection of new hits including ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing’.
Tickets are available from The Newcastle City Hall on 0191 2612606 tickets are selling like….Hot Potatoes!
Culture Club members can save £2 on tickets to see King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys make as they make a welcome return to the Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley on Saturday, May 30 at 8pm.
The Biscuit Boys are Britain’s Kings of Swing and a force to be reckoned with - zoot suits, two tone shoes and zany stage show, they deliver a shot of pure and authentic 1940’s Kansas City jazz and rhythm & blues.
King Pleasure himself is boss of the blues, a blues shouter in the great tradition as well as a baritone saxophone player of the first order. Mr Chicken Rhythm himself is on guitar, Bullmoose K. Shirley that is, right there in the style of T-Bone Walker and B.B. King. The wailing tenor saxophone comes courtesy of Boysie Battrum and Mighty Matt Foundling plays thundering piano boogies. The exceptionally nutty Shark Van Stoop achieves impossible things with double bass and together with swing machine, Garry ‘The Enforcer’ Barber, provides the powerhouse that drives this remarkable swing band.
The much-loved music of Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond has been skillfully woven together to form the dynamic multimedia concert production You Don’t Bring me Flowers showing at The Empire Theatre, Consett on Thursday, May 7, 7.30pm for one night only. Culture Club members can purchase tickets for just £12, making a saving of £5.50.
You Don’t Bring me Flowers is not a tribute production, it takes the form of a concert – but the kind of concert most fans only dream of, with superb vocal performances and the highest quality stage presentation that one would expect from a show inspired by the songs and music of these legends. State of the art sound and lighting design combine to enhance the quality of this show and provide a rare opportunity for U.K. audiences to see a truly original production.
The Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley, is inviting Culture Club members to delve into the bizarre world of the notorious tap dancing vicar and his disastrous carnival sideshows, thanks to award-winning theatre company, Penny Dreadful, and their much-anticipated show, The Missionary’s Position. Culture Club members can save £4 on tickets.
Gracing the Lamplight stage on Friday, May 15, The Missionary’s Position tells the true story of the infamous Harold Davidson – otherwise known as the Rector of Stiffkey – who was de-frocked by the church in the 1930s following alleged fraternisation with prostitutes.
Davidson later turned his story into a carnival sideshow, culminating with a very final presentation from within a lion’s den at Skegness. A clumsy trip over the tail of the lioness resulted in a big cat attack – but was it the feline that killed him, or the drugs administered by the hospital staff?
This intriguing story is brought to life by a cast of colourful characters performing in a cheeky music hall style – a spectacle that could have come straight from a saucy seaside postcard! Innocent country maidens wreak havoc in the city; drunken church wardens trip over prostitutes in the churchyard and fierce landladies, bumbling detectives and seedy pressmen enter a wild goose chase around lodgings houses and drinking dens.
With saucy songs, daring live acts, uplifting comedy and eccentric dancing, The Missionary’s Position is a tantalising package of entertainment that’s guaranteed to offer a lively start to the weekend.
Derek Acorah, the UK’s number one spirit medium, brings his hugely entertaining evening of psychic abilities to the Sunderland Empire, for one night only on Sunday, May 10 and Culture Club members can purchase tickets to this show for just £12.50* each.
Derek Acorah has achieved his current status by becoming the resident medium for Living TV’s Most Haunted, in which he investigated haunted properties. The programme proved to be a huge success with the viewing public achieving phenomenal audience figures.
His popularity rose to such an extent that he has since moved on from Most Haunted and now has his own show on Living TV, Derek Acorah’s Ghost Towns as well as making numerous television appearances.
Culture Club members can take advantage of a two for one ticket offer to see the Cars of the Stars exhibition at Woodhorn, Ashington. Cars of the Stars is a spectacular display of cars that have been driven into television and movie folklore by some of the biggest names from the big and small screens in recent years had have been wowing visitors to Woodhorn.
The exhibition which runs until May 4 2009 allows visitors to see at close quarters rare vehicles such as a the Batmobile from Batman Forever, the Ford Gran Torino driven in the TV series Starsky and Hutch by detectives David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser, and David Hasselhoff’s K.I.T.T supercar from the Knightrider series to name but a few.
 
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