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REVIEW: An Evening with Noel Fielding @ City Hall

Newcastle Upon Tyne Friday 5th December 2014 More information on Noel Fielding at IMDB Review by: Emily Park Choruses of “what is going on” and “I have no idea what is happening ” echoed around a packed Newcastle City Hall on … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Miranda Sings @ Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre

Newcastle Upon Tyne 14th November 2014 Review by: Aicha J. Krasik Miranda Sings is a parody character created by Colleen Ballinger in 2008, when she first started posting videos on a YouTube channel (MirandaSings). The videos posted on the said … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Cuckooed @ Gala Theatre

Durham 6.11.2014 Directed by: Emma Callander Produced by: Mark Thomas More information on the This Is Durham website Review by: Emma Yeo Cuckooed. This title was apt for a play that drove the audience between emotional extremes, moving from hysterical … Continue reading

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REVIEW: John Cooper Clarke @ Sage Gateshead

25th October 2014 More information on The Sage website Review by: Bethany Calverley I was absolutely psyched for this event, having been a fan of Clarke’s Salford wit and whir of rhymes for years. As we piled into Hall 2 … Continue reading

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REVIEW: North East Rising: Rowan McCabe @ Northern Stage

Newcastle Upon Tyne More info on the Northern Stage website REVIEW BY: Matilda Neill North East Rising is Rowan McCabe’s brand new one-man show in which he dispels the common stereotypes of our region and tries to find the true … Continue reading

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PREVIEW: John Cooper Clarke @ Sage Gateshead

25th October 2014 More information on the Sage Gateshead website Preview by Bethany Calverley John Cooper Clarke is a man whose mesmerising monosyllabic Salford whirl of rhymes is the stuff of punk and poetry legend. Everyone who’s been to see … Continue reading

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REVIEW: One Man Lord of the Rings @ Darlington Civic Theatre

8th October 2014 More information on Charles Ross’ One Man Lord of the Rings Review by: Aicha J. Krasik I was very surprised by this show. Initially I had thought that it would just be  an actor on stage with … Continue reading

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Review: Matt Reed @ The Stand

Newcastle Upon Tyne 6th October 2014 Review by: Annie-Rose Mears I first saw Matt Reed doing stand-up about three years ago. I remember crying with laughter at his cheeky anecdotes , loving his trademark high-pitched laugh and even fancying him a … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Dawn French – Thirty Million Minutes

Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle 26th & 27th September 2014 Review by: Hannah Ord Famous for her roles in the hit TV comedy The Vicar of Dibley  and as one half of French and Saunders, Dawn French has now brought … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Mixtape Boy Bands vs. Girl Bands @ Live Theatre, Newcastle

5th September 2014 Written and Directed by Melanie Rashbrooke Review by Fionn Oakes Game show come sketch show. Quiz night with added culture. The LOLs plus the character. What do you get?  You get Mixtape. And a crackin’ good night. … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Stones In His Pockets @ Durham Gala Theatre

10th September 2014 http://www.galadurham.co.uk/theatre/index.php?page=1 Review by: Caroline France Stones In His Pockets is a comedy set in the Irish countryside, centring on friends Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn who are extras on a film set. The play, written by Marie … Continue reading

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Robin Ince: In (And Out) Of His Mind

Stand Comedy Club, Newcastle Tuesday 24 June www.thestand.co.uk COMEDY REVIEW: RYAN GRAY During his show, Robin Ince discusses the phenomenon of ‘mind envy’, a feeling one gets when they are jealous of the minds of brilliant people. I feel exactly this … Continue reading

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Anthropoetry

Live Theatre Presented by Apples & Snakes Thursday 8 May 2014 For more information visit their website THEATRE REVIEW: fionn OAKES I wasn’t sure what to expect when I walked through the doors of Live Theatre last Thursday night. The tag-line … Continue reading

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The Jokes I’m Most Fond Of … an Evening with Glenn Wool

The Stand, Newcastle 27 April 2014  COMEDY REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA Glenn Wool’s show in Newcastle can only be described as an absolute sellout. The narrow corridors of The Stand were nearly bursting around the edges with the amounts of people … Continue reading

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Sean Hughes: Penguins

ARC Theatre, Stockton Wednesday 19th March 2014 review: luke davis  I’ll admit, I know nothing about comedy, having never seen a comedian live prior to this. I was surprised to find out, though, that although the name ‘Sean Hughes’ meant … Continue reading

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Russell Howard: Wonderbox

Metroradio Arena Newcastle Saturday 15 March 2014 Tour dates available at http://www.russell-howard.co.uk/splash  review: Simon Ramshaw For a live stand-up comedy novice like myself, I can think of worse places to start than Russell Howard. The man is funny. Very funny. The … Continue reading

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Women and Theatre presents: Laughing for a Change

The Stand, Newcastle 25 February 2014 http://www.thestand.co.uk/newcastle.aspx REVIEW: MATILDA NEILL This particular event at Newcastle’s well-renowned comedy club The Stand provided an evening of stand-up comedians coupled with an eccentric compare in hope of raising awareness of the stigma attached … Continue reading

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WitTank presents: The School

The Stand, Newcastle 14 February 2014 http://www.thestand.co.uk/newcastle.aspx REVIEW: RYAN WATSON The WitTank are a group of three comedians who write and perform comedy sketches that they’ve performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They’ve appeared on BBC3’s Live at The Electric … Continue reading

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The Comedy Store

GALA THEATRE, DURHAM January 12t 2014 http://www.galadurham.co.uk/index.php REVIEW: MATILDA NEILL The Comedy Store is a returning feature at the Gala Theatre Durham and is an evening of great hilarity, consisting of three stand-ups and an MC. Its latest show promised … Continue reading

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The Suggestibles: Impro Pantso

NORTHERN STAGE, NEWCASTLE 12-13 DECEMBER REVIEW: MATILDA NEILL The North East’s very own Suggestibles, a now nationally recognised improv troupe, returned to Northern Stage for the seventh year running to perform their Impro Pantso – a twist on classic Christmas … Continue reading

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