News from the @BritTheatreGuid: Co Durham-based @HangFireTheatre is to take The Importance of Being Earnest on a NE tour and to Greater Manchester and Lincoln. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

More news from the @BritTheatreGuid: Newcastle-based SA Performing Arts Centre celebrates 20 years of providing performance training in the North East. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

News from the BTG: tickets for Les Misérables at @SundEmpire in November go on sale next week. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

In this week's @BritTheatreGuid What's On in NE theatre listing: 19 venues presenting 17 shows, 10 of them plays, 1 light entertainment, 1 circus, 2 musicals, 1 dance and 2 for kids. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

The second part of my feature on words and language for @NE_Bylines is now online. This one deals with made- up words and languages. northeastbylines.co.uk/arent…

My latest review for the @BritTheatreGuid, @TheatreSpaceNE's production of Stef Smith's Girl in the Machine at @thecustomshouse, South Shields, and on tour. britishtheatreguide.info/rev…

News from the @BritTheatreGuid: what happened 20 years after Cinderella married her Prince? A new play for children and young people from @hooleytheatre and @GalaDurham. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

News from the @BritTheatreGuid: @BRB Birmingham Royal Ballet brings Carlos Acosta's new production of Don Quixote to @SundEmpire next month. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

More news from the @BritTheatreGuid: a new one-woman play, based on a true story, about dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault, premieres at @Alphabetti later this month. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

News from the @BritTheatreGuid: Kattam Katti, a new Indian dance piece celebrating Uttarayan kite festival in India comes to @dancecity next month. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

North East theatre is getting back to normal! This week's @BritTheatreGuid What's On listing shows 16 theatres presenting 11 different productions. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

I've always been fascinated by languages and by words in particular. Words are, I think, brilliant and I've tried to explain why in a two-part article in @NE_Bylines. This is Part 1, Part 2 comes next week. northeastbylines.co.uk/arent…

More news from the @BritTheatreGuid: the first Made in the North East dance commission from @dancecity and eight other venues starts touring this week. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

News from the @BritTheatreGuid: a Dallas star comes to @DarlingtonHipp . britishtheatreguide.info/new…

And more news from the @BritTheatreGuid: @LiveTheatre's annual Elevator Festival returns after last year's Covid-driven gap. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

News from the @BritTheatreGuid: HERE, a play from @curiousmonkey_ about finding sanctuary in the unlikeliest of places, which was due to première at @northernstage in March 2020, opens next month. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

The number of shows in the @BritTheatreGuid What's On in North East theatre listing is increasing: 10 this week, including classical ballet, contemporary dance, new works, an ever-popular revival, a new musical and a new version of a Chinese story. britishtheatreguide.info/new…

My @BritTheatreGuid review of Disney's Beauty and the Beast @BeautyMusical at @SundEmpire is now online. britishtheatreguide.info/rev…

I don't enjoy videoed versions of Shakespeare (or any other) plays on TV, and so I don't watch them, even though I'm a Shakespeare freak. And this is why - my latest piece for @NE_Bylines. northeastbylines.co.uk/shake…

News from the @BritTheatreGuid: @HullabalooTweet in Darlington has announced its spring season of children's theatre. britishtheatreguide.info/new…