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Feline Fantastic Cats Hits the Theatre Royal Stage FREE JUNE 25 - J U LY 9 2014 WHAT’S ON IN NEWCASTLE www.getintonewcastle.co.uk FELINE FANTASTIC CATS HITS THE THEATRE ROYAL STAGE PLUS: ELTON JOHN + FESTIVAL ROUND-UP + PET SHOP BOYS CONTENTS NE1 magazine is brought to you by NE1 Ltd, the company which champions all that’s great about Newcastle city centre. WHAT’S ON IN NE1 04 UPFRONT NE1’s Newcastle Cocktail Week, Pet Shop Boys, and Boulevard bling 08 TRY THIS Yoga meets the Royal Northern Sinfonia, meets The Wizard of Oz 11 COMEDY 20 Where do you stand on McIntyre 14 FESTIVALS It’s summer, so get out and enjoy it 18 MUSIC Lake Poets, David Gray and more 20 ELTON JOHN Elton John on near death, Soldiers from Newcastle. 12 16 fatherhood and sparkles MOST STYLISH CATS! A series of exhibitions and events exploring life We unveil Newcastle’s Everything you ever needed to 22 LISTINGS Most Stylish person know about the West End show Your go-to guide to NE1 goings-on on the home front during the First World War. ©Offstone Publishing 2014. All rights Editor: Jane Pikett reserved. No part of this magazine may be May 2014 - December 2015 reproduced without the written permission Words: , Dean Bailey, Claire Dupree (listings of the publisher. All information contained editor), Sophie Easten, Finn Scanlon in this magazine is as far as we are aware, Pictures: Sophie Easten, Peter Skelton, If you wish to submit a listing for inclusion correct at the time of going to press. Offstone Lois Sleightholme please email: [email protected] Publishing cannot accept responsibility for For advertising call 01661 844 115 or errors or inaccuracies in such information. 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More than 40 Newcastle city centre venues took part in last year’s event, which offered big discounts on Ahead of NE1’s Newcastle Cocktail cocktails, with drinks offered at three price points - £3, £5, Week (see right) we asked one of and £7. This year’s event will follow the same format and WE’RE IN the city’s leading mixologists to as well as enjoying delicious cocktails aficionados can FASHION pass on some top tips. learn the art of mixology at cocktail classes and events. Following the success of its Finn Scanlon, bar manager at Various venues, July 14-20, NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week Livello on Dean Street, has been www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/cocktail-week catwalk show, Northumbria nominated for the Best Mixologist University students collected prize in this year’s Licensed Trade two awards at Graduate Show Benevolent Awards. Fashion Week in London. This summer, from the Livello Noted as an event to spot the cocktail menu, Finn recommends: talent of the future, Northumbria Night Bloom Martini: Hayman's Sloe students took firsts in the Ethical Gin, Chase Rhubarb liqueur, cranberry Award and the Best Stand Award. juice and a squeeze of lemon are Hannah Donkin and Chloe shaken hard then topped with a cassis Sanders were selected to and hibiscus foam and an edible show designs on the Best of hibiscus flower. “The perfect drink to GFW catwalk. Hannah also enjoy after a long day in the sun.” received a special mention in Pyracy: Pyrat XO Reserve rum, Tuaca, the Creative Catwalk Award Martini Rosso and Aztec Chocolate and has since been presented Bitters, stirred long and served over with the Sophie Hallette award. an iceball. “My personal favourite from Rachel Jefferson’s Margaret the new cocktail menu, and somewhat Thatcher-inspired collection, more accessible to the casual drinker HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS PARADE WITH PRIDE entitled Ordered Chaos, was than the traditional Old Fashioned as Betty Legs Diamond, hostess and DJ Miss Rory, and the Thousands will parade through the city streets on July 19 to also recognised and Rachel the rum is a lot easier on the palate.” Broadway Dancers are back with the Boulevard Summer herald Newcastle Pride festival. was named runner-up in the Strawberry Smash: Hayman's Sloe Show 2014. Having wowed audiences for nearly four years Having attracted 5,000 last year, this year’s parade is set to be David Band Textile Award. © Catwalking.com : Gin, Taylor's Port, strawberries, apple with their seasonal spectaculars, this year’s shows promise even bigger and spectators can line the route from the Civic Centre, Northumbria’s graduate degree juice, rhubarb bitters, basil leaves. “A more glamour, glitz and diamante as the gang brings West Northumberland Street, Percy Street, and to the Town Moor where show, Reveal, showcases work tall cooler, especially popular with the End glitz to the heart of Newcastle. Fabulous, darlings! acts including Shayne Ward and The Vengaboys will headline the across architecture, arts and ladies.” Lower Dean Street, Boulevard, June-September, from £5 NE1-sponsored main stage. design and closes on June 27. IMAGE CREDITS IMAGE www.barlivello.co.uk www.boulevardnewcastle.co.uk July 19, www.northern-pride.com www.northumbria.ac.uk 4 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 5 UPFRONT UPFRONT IT’S ALRIGHT Good news electro pop fans, the Pet Shop Boys have expanded their UK Electric 2014 tour to include a new date at The Sage Gateshead on September 2. Newcastle-born Shopster Neil Tennant says: “It always feels special to THE EAT come home and perform a show and ON THE STREET The Sage has established itself in the last 10 years as one of Europe’s very best venues for all genres of music.” The show will be part of a season of events celebrating The Sage At House of Tides, Gateshead’s 10th anniversary. Kenny Atkinson is The Sage Gateshead, now offering a GRAINGER TOWN September 2, from £39.50 four-course menu to www.sagegateshead.com run alongside his FESTIVAL tasting menu Celebrating music, food and culture in one of the Tuesday-Thursday. Well worth a visit. oldest parts of the city, The Grainger Town Festival Quayside, tel 0191 230 3720 includes a living history demonstration, a Lit&Phil HAVE A WANDER open day including free guided tours, a Dance City They say the best way to get under the skin of a city is to walk Congrats to young performance, street food and Tower and Tea Tours of it, and July’s city walks of Newcastle promise much. Richard Wheatley, St Nicholas’ Cathedral. On July 5, The Grainger Town The walks include Burt and Errick (July 2, 7pm, £4, ) for a look 23, of Cafe 21, who Festival Headline Event at St John’s Church Gardens behind the shops and office blocks of Northumberland Street and has been named includes live music, street entertainers, street food and beyond; and Kings and Keelmen (July 9, 7pm, £4) to find out where North East Chef of snacks. For full listings visit the website. Grainger Town, Henry VIII turned a medieval friary into his King’s Manor (Manors). the Year by the North June 28-July 5, www.graingertownfestival.com www.newcastlegateshead.com/city-guides East Culinary Trade Association after a cook-off against five other chefs. Pandon, tel 0191 222 0755 TOON TWEETS Furniture store Barker …A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GOT PEOPLE TWEETING… TWEET US @NEWCASTLENE1 and Stonehouse has teamed up with VICKY HEWITT (@DOCTAVIC): TERRY BLACKBURN CHRIS FINNIGAN Newcastle’s Oak @JohnRHignett RT @WilliamCooper8: (@TERRYTHESNAPPER): Here’s (@CHRISFINNIGAN85): Clam, restaurant to launch Beautiful day in Newcastle! @SnoopDogg at @tuptuppalace mussel, king prawn and smoked an in-store café. The #NE1 #Newcastle in the early hours of this morning bacon Boston chowder. #tasty menu at Oak at Social Fuel features #SnoopDogg #Newcastle #Lane7 super-food salads, open salmon and © John Wright : prawn sandwiches, and a soon-to-come JAN SHIELDS (@JANFOURBOYS): HELEN LOUISE CLUBBS TWO FIFTHS (@TWO_FIFTHS): champagne afternoon tea, plus the first The legend that is @tony_the_fridge (@HCLUBBY): Loving the We need to start a campaign to get floor café affords views across the #BlaydonRaces #twasonthe9thofjune #quaysideseaside in #Newcastle @antanddec to come and name Ant Strawberry Hill area. Strawberry and Dec! Who’s in? IMAGE CREDITS IMAGE Buildings, tel 07584 021 363 6 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 7 TRY THIS TRY THIS LOVE SWEET LOVE If you’re into your symphonic pop (and who isn’t?) we’ve got just the show for you. Royal Northern Sinfonia returns to The Sage Gateshead with What the World Needs Now...The Music of Burt Bacharach featuring new symphonic WE’RE OFF orchestrations, a quartet of star vocalists, and hits such as Anyone Who Had a Heart, Close to You, and What’s TO SEE.. New Pussycat. Get set for some very easy listening... ...The Wizard of Oz, as our favourite show heads to Sage Gateshead, June 29, from £10 WHO KNEW? Northern Stage from June 24-28 courtesy of West www.sagegateshead.com End Musical Theatre Company.
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