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We’re in for another blockbuster year for film, beginning withJoy , with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper showing now. Ben Stiller’s back in Zoolander 2 (Feb 12), and Rock ‘n’ rollers cinema’s biggest superheroes When: January 19-30 come face to face in Batman v Expect big hair and even bigger voices, as the award- Superman: Dawn of Justice (Mar winning musical brings feel-good fun to town. BUY 1 GET 25), with Ben Affleck as Batman. Set in the heat of the swinging sixties, the show’s star The Jungle Book (Apr 15) will be Tracy Turnblad is on a mission to follow her dreams and 1 FREE massive, followed by Angry Birds dance her way onto national TV. Cue rip-roaring routines, ON SKATING AT LIFE (May 20), and X-Men: Apocalypse cool tunes and an all-star cast including telly favourite AVAILABLE WEEKDAYS ONLY (May 27). Then there’s Finding Claire Sweeney. Dory (Jun 17) and Independence Theatre Royal, from £16.50, theatreroyal.co.uk Day 2 (July 1), followed by Star Trek Beyond (Jul 8), and Suicide 50% Squad (Aug 5). Then we get into 50% blockbusters including Tarzan (Jul Best of... OFF 1), the all-female Ghostbusters YOUR OFF (Jul 15), and The BFG (July 22). FOOD BILL AT YOUR FOOD BILL AT AVEIKA Chris Pratt and Denzel Burns baby, Burns THE BOTANIST Washington star in The Anyone for haggis? Ah, gan on man, you know you want to, it’s Magnificent Seven remake (Sept Burns Night after all, and you get to wash it down with a wee dram 23) while Inferno (Oct 14) sees or three in honour of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns. 25% OFF Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones Highlights include a Burns Night dinner at Blackfriars Restaurant YOUR FOOD BILL PLUS A star in the film based on Dan Oui, chef! accompanied by a tasting with Whisky Evangelist Eddie Ludlow, COMPLIMENTARY COCKTAIL AT Brown’s novel. The blockbuster NE1 has launched a new Chef’s Academy with three of the city’s and there’s musical HAWTHORNS AND GIN BAR book adaptations continue with top restaurants to train the next generation of young cooks. accompaniment with your Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find With at least 26 new restaurants planned for Newcastle haggis, neeps and tatties at ELDON LEISURE GYM Them (Nov 18) and 2016 ends as in 2016, NE1 has teamed up with Fat Buddha, Babucho, 21 Sage Gateshead’s bagpipe MEMBERSHIP FOR ONLY it began with Star Wars, this time Group and Newcastle College’s Lifestyle Academy to create a celebration. Slàinte! Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Chef’s Fast-Track Training Course – an eight-week course for Blackfriars, January 24, £49 £14.95PCM (Dec 16) - the first film of the spin- 16-24-year-olds. blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk off Star Wars Anthology series. For more info and to apply see the website, contact andy. Sage Gateshead, January 23 To use the offers, and for timings and full empirecinemas.co.uk [email protected] or drop into the launch event on January £37, sagegateshead.com T&Cs download the app for free from the

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Food, glorious food! TOP CHOICE FOR A NIGHT OUT? The list of restaurants queuing up to open in Full-throttle thrills We generally head for Collingwood Street, Grey’s Quarter, the new £25m dining zone at intu When: January 30-31 and Jalou and Tokyo on Neville Street. Eldon Square, is growing as work continues on Riders, racers and heroes bring a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat Pleased To Meet You on High Bridge is great, the development. experience to Metro Radio Arena in February. and I like a pint at Brew Dog on Dean Street. Chiquito Restaurant Bar and Mexican Grill and The full throttle excitement of world-class motocross Frankie & Benny’s are set to join Tapas Revolution, racers will fill the Arena with handlebar-banging craziness, WHO MAKES THE BEST COFFEE? Handmade Burger Co, TGI Fridays, Giraffe, and Bella choreographed music, lasers, LED and pyro tricks over two If I’m out and about early I always pop into Di Italia among 20 restaurants moving in later this year. nights of thrills and spills. A must for petrolheads old and young. Marco Caffe on Grey Street for a pick-me-up. intu Eldon Square, intu.co.uk/eldonsquare Metro Radio Arena, £19/£10, metroradioarena.co.uk HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR DAY OFF? I love a trip to Empire Cinema in The Gate, Toon Tweets generally for the big movie of the moment, A few of the things that have got people tweeting… Tweet us @NewcastleNE1 so I’ve just been to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens and also Daddy’s Home.

Ammar Mirza CBE (@AmmarMirza): Newcastle Portraits (@NclePortraits): Aneesa’s Newcastle (@aneesas_ne1): WHERE DO YOU GET DRESSED? Hands up if you want seconds. Fantastic Happy New Year Newcastle! @altweet_pet What an amazing photograph! It’s a struggle because fireworks and food #NewYearsEve @ @EveningChron #Newcastle #NewYear @catpawcino @turnipheadpic I’m tall - 6ft 9ins NGinitiative @Dabbawal @EveningChron #NewYearsEve @NewcastleNE1 @NewcastleCastle - and in the city centre my saviours are Saltwater Fish Co. (@_saltwater_fish): PLEASED TO MEET YOU Patrick Forster (@PFBarberAndShop): Next and M&S. 6 Lindisfarne Oysters + a glass of (@ptmynewcastle ): Great photo of #DavidBowie reading & enjoying @TaittingerUK brut for £10. Now that’s a Salmon tartare, preserved lemon relish, the @vizcomic #Newcastle #RIPDavidBowie newcastle- deal! #NE1RestaurantWeek artichoke crisps - one of three starters on eagles.com

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Lord of the ring Best of... When: February 1

Carl Hutchinson’s stubborn wit and anecdotal asides take centre stage in his latest stand-up show, Learning The Ropes. The fast-rising Geordie comic has been described as the ‘Larry David of the North East’, and in his new show he takes a look at life’s big questions, shares his love of wrestling, and ponders his Going wild sheltered existence. If your New Year resolutions included learning new skills, The Stand, £8 Great North Museum: Hancock may have the perfect thestand.co.uk course for you. The museum’s 10-week courses cover everything from plants, mammals and birds to the region’s energy future. Experts are on hand for each course, with field trips often included. Grab your satchel! Great North Museum: Hancock, dates and prices

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Best of... New year. New you? It’s cold, wet and windy, so now’s the time to warm up and shed those winter wobbly bits at one of the many gyms in the city. Try these...

Body Zone in Carliol Square is one of the biggest health clubs in the city, with a gym, classes and personal trainers. body-zone.org.uk

Pure Gym on St James’ Boulevard and in Eldon Garden offers 24/7 training, more than 100 free classes and 220-plus pieces of equipment. puregym.com

The Zone at Newcastle College offers personal trainers and a spa with steam room, whirlpool bath and detoxifying floatation tank. ncl-coll.ac.uk

The new-look gym at Eldon Leisure Centre is open late every night and has more than 50 classes per week from studio cycling to martial arts. northcountryleisure.org.uk/newcastle/ eldon-leisure-centre

If lifting weights and hardcore workouts aren’t your thing, retreat to Yogalilies, Pilgrim Street, for yoga and pilates. yogalilies.co.uk

Check out The Barre in The Close for effective workouts inspired by ballet, yoga, and pilates. the-barre.com

The menu at Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic in Saville Place includes physio, massage, pilates, acupuncture, podiatry, and golf and running assessments. newcastlesportsinjury.co.uk

The TripleX Nutrition store on Clayton Street stocks a range of weight loss and diet supplements and there are special offers for the New Year. triplexnutrition.com

Venue box office opening hours: Mon-Sat 12pm-4pm (Thurs 12pm-6pm) • No booking fee on cash transactions ticketweb.co.uk • seetickets.com • gigantic.com • ticketmaster.co.uk WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 11 THE BIG EAT Out and about? Tweet Us! #NE1RESTAURANTWEEK NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week Every Newcastle foodie’s favourite week of the year is back January 18-24 with 88 of the city’s best restaurants offering Bealim House fantastic set menus for just £10 and £15. There are 14 new restaurants taking part this year, in addition to some of the city’s most popular venues. Enjoy! For all the offers and to download your vouchers, go to Pleased to Meet You getintonewcastle.co.uk/restaurant-week

Taking part: El Torero Nudo 21 Fat Buddha Osaka As You Like It Fat Hippo Painted Elephant Asper’s Casino Fuego* Paradiso Avieka* Fujiyama Pitcher and Piano Babucho Garden Kitchen Piccolino Barluga The Gentleman* Pleased to Meet You Bealim House* Gusto Prima Bierrex Handmade Burger Co Rasoi Blackfriars Harry’s Bar Redhouse Bonbar Hawthorns* Rossopomodoro* Herb Garden The Botanist* Hei Hei Sabatini Sachins Ko Sai The Bottle Shop* Herb Garden Saltwater Fish Co. * The Bridge Tavern Hop and Cleaver Sachins Mantra Thai The Botanist Broad Chare Hotel Du Vin The Sausage Emporium Browns Brasserie Ko Sai* Silk Room Burger Stop La Tasca Sky Restaurant Café 21 at Fenwick Lane 7 Solano’s Café Rouge Las Iguanas St Sushi Caffe Vivo Lola Jeans The Stand Carluccio’s Longhorns* Supernatural* Chef’s Academy Malmaison Tivolis Dabbawal City Tavern Mannaza Town Wall Coast to Coast Mantra Thai Tyneside Bar Café Bonbar Coop Chicken House Marco Piere White Unos Dabbawal Marco Polo Ury* Dacantus Mercure Hotel Vermont Dat Bar Miller and Carter Viva Brazil* Earl of Pitt Street No 28 Vujon El Coto Northside Diner *New for 2016

12 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 13 MUSIC MUSIC Rock worship When: January 25 Award-winning guitarist and frontman of German hard rock band Temple of Rock, Michael Schenker brings his world tour to Sage Gateshead any day now. Having risen to fame as the guitarist in 60s rock band Scorpions, he was also a pivotal member of English hard In the soup rock band UFO. Expect to hear sounds When: February 2 spanning his illustrious career. American party band Bowling For Soup Sage Gateshead, £25 rock up to Newcastle’s O2 Academy to sagegateshead.com provide suitably raucous entertainment. Riding the SoundWave Famous for their hits including Girl All When: January 30 The Bad Guys Want, High School Never Touting itself as Northern England’s biggest music competition, Ends and rollicking top 40 single 1985, SoundWaves Music presents the finale of its 2015 competition. the Texan pop punkers will have the room With opportunities for solo singers, bands and DJs, the annual partying like it’s Christmas all over again. shindig encourages young talent from across the region. This O2 Academy, £23.40 year’s hopefuls include The Voice star Olivia Lawson, Newcastle o2academynewcastle.co.uk quintet Big Figure, singer-songwriter Gemma Abley, rock band Prysm, and None of the Above (pictured). O2 Academy, £6.50, o2academynewcastle.co.uk Authentic Indian Cuisine Smooth tunes When: January 31 Suave TV presenter Alexander Armstrong The Taste of Kerala swaps his Pointless podium for the City Hall’s stage this month, as he returns to his first love - music. We take pride in our culinary journey in crafting beautiful taste of The classically trained musician Kerala that delights and delivers happiness on our guests. recently released his debut album, A Year Of Songs, featuring an eclectic mix of classics and favourites. Backed by a live band, expect to hear Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), Stranger In Paris and On Days Like These performed in his inimitably smooth style. Newcastle City Hall from £20, newcastle cityhall.org 27 Queen Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3UG Open Monday-Sunday Lunch & Evening Tel: 0191 2327799 email: [email protected] www.uryrestaurants.com IMAGE CREDIT: ©Paul Marc Mitchell Marc CREDIT: ©Paul IMAGE

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Keeeeeep dancing! 150 litres 57 litres 1,000 of liquid of fake tan sets of fake Strictly Come Dancing Live is back, darling! glitter eyelashes

Dancing shoes at the ready, people with Georgia May Foote from This year’s tour promises more They’ve also used more than countries. In the US, Dancing with Strictly is filmed at ’s - the Strictly Come Dancing Live , celebrity chef rhinestones, crystals, fairy lights 150 litres of liquid glitter, 1,200 the Stars celebs have included TV Elstree Studios, on the same stage Tour is back February 3-4. Ainsley Harriott, and TV presenter and glitter balls than any tour in sets of fake eyelashes and 1,000 legend Jerry Springer, Elvis’ actress as the original Star Wars trilogy. The show’s 2015 winner Jay Anita Rani. Len Goodman heads history, including Barry Manilow’s bottles of nail varnish since 2004. widow Priscilla Presley, and reality Judge Bruno Tonioli has McGuinness, from boyband The the judges, while Mr Nasty, Craig latest. And there are no sequins - Finally, and most importantly, show backside Kim Kardashian. choreographed for stars including Wanted, stars alongside Call the Revel Horwood, who also directs Strictly costume designers prefer more than 57 litres of fake tan are Strictly has been on the BBC Sting, Boy George, and Elton John. Midwife actor Helen George. Last the tour, is back on the panel with rhinestones and crystals, folks. used on each series; the shades since 2004 - that’s 12 seasons, 10 He also appears in the video for year’s finalists Frankie Bridge and Bruno Toniolo. The show is hosted Hairspray is also essential - 500 range all the way up to mahogany. Christmas specials, nine charity Elton’s 80s hit, I’m Still Standing. EastEnders actor Jake Wood will by Mel Giedroyc. cans are used every season, even The Strictly format has been specials, and more innuendo than February 3-4, Metro Radio Arena also be back on the dance floor Here’s what you can expect: Ainsley Harriott gets some! exported to more than 50 YouTube can handle. from £35 metroradioarena.co.uk

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Recommends... Let’s Dance When: February 2-4 The great Rambert Dance Company brings classic and contemporary dance to the Theatre Royal in a breathtaking triple bill in February. Love, betrayal and high drama combine across the three pieces, which include the shocking true story that inspired Picasso’s masterpiece The Three Dancers, bringing themes of ecstasy and doom to vivid life. Tales of the science of the cosmos are told through the music of Bach and Stravinsky in The Strange Charm of Mother Nature, while in the arresting Frames, 12 performers skilfully manipulate 70 interlocking metal bars to create shapes and structures to frame their movements. Theatre Royal, from £11.50 theatreroyal.co.uk IMAGE CREDIT: ©Hugo Glendinning IMAGE

WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 19 REEVES & MORTIMER REEVES & MORTIMER Shooting st rs As Reeves and Mortimer head to Newcastle to mark 25 years in showbiz, here are some of the things you never realised you wanted to know about the duo…

Their current tour is their first in 17 years Bob was born in Acklam, Middlesbrough and they are known to request de-icer, and as a youngster he had trials with Babycham and several crates of the choc Middlesbrough FC. bar Topic on their rider (apparently). His version of Let’s Dance with Chris As a young man, Bob was involved in Rea and Middlesbrough FC reached political causes and punk, and started a number 44 in 1997. band called Dog Dirt. Nice. Vic’s musical talents were also put to use The duo are known for surreal and on Shooting Stars, when contestants had slapstick humour, often employing frying to guess the song he sang “in clewb style”. pans and hammers. Bob is currently co-writing his first They’re also known for their tongue- novel with , provisionally in-cheek Geordie-based sketches – titled “Have Her Over My Hedge (You’ve seek out Geordie of the Antarctic and Never Trimmed It)”, Geordie Space Centre on YouTube. Bob - who can split an apple apart with The telly quiz show Shooting Stars, which his bare hands - took over the mantle was a huge hit in the 90s, spawned of Bombardier Bedford, the mascot of catchphrases galore – altogether now: Bombardier beer, from the late Rik Mayall. “Ulrika-ka-ka-ka!” Vic’s book “Vast Book of World ’s made his Knowledge” contains interesting (and name on Shotting Stars, keeping possibly false) titbits on everything score in the guise of giant baby from barn owls to head lice. He is also George Dawes. a talented artist, with several children’s and coffee-table art books to his name. Prizes for the winning team on Shooting Stars have included a toothpick holder The pair’s influences include comedy “Calling a dove and a £1 luncheon voucher. legends and Eric Morcambe. Vic – real name Jim Moir - entered the Bob’s a real hoot on Twitter, he often pop charts with The Wonderstuff on ‘sells’ random items and is quite the TV from above” the 90s hit Dizzy. critic - @RealBobMortimer Newcastle City Hall, February 1, £29.50, newcastlecityhall.org

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One-Off Art The Nude Ignity - Until April 17 Your go-to guide to Oliver Braid Events January 29-May 30 Braid’s work has been led NE1 goings-on by attempts to answer a Listings January 23, 30 question first posed by writer, raconteur and gay Bread For Beginners icon, Quentin Crisp in 1981: Bake the perfect loaf! £65. How, if at all, may an object Chef’s Academy, Newcastle express its maker? Tackling College, ncl-coll.ac.uk his subject obliquely in order to generate new angles The Black Portraits - An January 24 of understanding. Ongoing Story of the Hajra Waheed – Vane Gallery, vane.org.uk World’s Human Burns Night The Cyphers Rights Champions Dinner with a dram at each Highlighting the ever Present Continuous - Featuring Paul Piercy’s course. £49. increasing militarisation Flora Whiteley striking portraits in Blackfriars, of the sky, where the Paintings continuing the black impasto oil paint, blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk circulation of military artist’s investigation into documenting some of drones and surveillance filmic and stage-like spaces, the bravest human rights MUST SEE January 27-30 technology extends over combining layers of source activists around the world. everyday life. material to create enigmatic, Discovery Museum, Eagles vs Jambon Baltic, balticmill.com suggestive scenes using a twmuseums.org.uk/ Dysfunctional art collective collage aesthetic. discovery Jambon host their biggest January 30-May 3 Vane Gallery, vane.org.uk Leicester Riders ever January sale. noon-6pm. Club Newbridge Project, The Extraordinary Until February 28 January 29 theNewbridgeproject.com Gertrude Bell Every Monday Fab Flournoy’s Newcastle Eagles Meet the archaeologist, B. Wurtz take on Leicester Riders in the British January 29 diplomat, linguist, writer, Three-dimensional Reload Basketball League as they head into mountaineer and explorer. sculptures and installations 80S, 90s and 00s. 10pm. the final third of the season. Great North by renowned American artist. Enigma, Carliol Square TO 7.30pm. Museum: Hancock, Baltic, balticmill.com Sports Central, newcastle-eagles.com greatnorthmuseum.org.uk Encore Brian Griffiths: Bill Murray House, RnB, deep. Until January 31 – A story of distance, size Perdu, perdubar.com and sincerity The Arts & Crafts House: Set pieces which draw Digital Mondays Then and Now influence from the actor’s Born to dance! Wild Game Dinner Tracing the origins and persona, created with found Digital, Five-courses of local game. legacy of the arts and objects and influenced yourfutureisdigital.com £49. crafts movement. by architecture. Blackfriars, Laing Gallery, Baltic, balticmill.com Club Tropicana blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk twmuseums.org.uk/laing Fun and sunshine! Alysia Anne: Shift House of Smith & Floritas, January 30 Lyn Hagan: The Mexican Contemplating the house-of-smith.com Mafia and Me complexities of loss Based on letters sent to artist through photography. Every Tuesday MUST SEE MUST SEE MUST SEE and pen-pal Lyn Hagan from Laing Gallery, Mexican mafia hit-man Tony. twmuseums.org.uk/laing Waikiki Laing Gallery, Inspired by the world’s Extraordinary Making Space: The twmuseums.org.uk/laing Laurence Kavanagh greatest parties. A collage artwork. House of Smith & Floritas, Gertrude Bell Stomp Rockets Shows Until February 20 Hatton Gallery, twmuseums. house-of-smith.com org.uk/hatton-Gallery January 30-May 3 January 30-31 January 22, 23 Great Geordie Winter Who Are You and What Do Every Wednesday Bake-Off You Want? - Jock Mooney Until April 10 Meet the archaeologist, diplomat, Use recycled materials to make your Friday and Saturday comedy shows Try your hand at a range of An elaborate tableau of Naked linguist, writer, mountaineer and own rocket, then launch it into the air with radio regular Bruce Morton classic bakes then watch the sculptural objects, drawings Alice Theobald & Atomik House of Smith, Floritas & explorer in this exhibition from the to see how far it can fly! (pictured), Manchester-based comic pros. £90 inc. lunch, wine, and sound, that function as Architecture Madame Koo archives of Newcastle University. Suitable for ages 5+. Included in Toby Hadoke, local boy George Zach, coffee, apron and cake. a personal reflection on the Exploring the relationship Great North Museum: Hancock, centre admission. snd Susan Morrison. From £10, 7pm. Blackfriars, artist’s life. between art and architecture. Dirtiz greatnorthmuseum.org.uk Life Science Centre, life.org.uk The Stand, thestand.co.uk blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk Vane Gallery, vane.org.uk Baltic, balticmill.com Perdu, perdubar.com

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Music Slash Art, meat and fish House of Smith, musicslashart.com January 30 February 2-4 house-of-smith.com cafés and delicatessen Loop Friction & Linguistics locally sourced foods Every Thursday Techno and disco. Drum and bass. 11pm. The Cut, World Headquarters, clothing, hardware and haberdashery Mazed thecut.squarespace.com welovewhq.com and much more Start your weekend here! Dragnet Perdu, perdubar.com Play Electro, hip hop and The Relex For more information please RnB and commercial house. disco fun. Inspirational French disco Mickey Burns Night call 0191 211 5542 Lovedough House of Smith, The Cut, remixer. 11pm. Satirising the world of Best of hip hop and RnB. house-of-smith.com thecut.squarespace.com World Headquarters, football. £4, 7pm. Rambert Tup Palace, welovewhq.com The Stand, thestand.co.uk A trio of stunningly arranged tuptuppalace.com Feral Fridays S@s performances. From £11.50, Un-domesticated behaviour. The epicenter of class! February 2 January 27 7.30pm. 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KinkySlinkySundays January 31 empirecinemas.co.uk Handcrafted quality local products • original artwork, Digital, Future Boogie Eclectic electronic dance. Comedy jewellery and fashion local cheeses, delicious cupcakes yourfutureisdigital.com Smoove & Tim Shaw. The Telegraph, Steffen Peddie’s Chat From January 21 and world foods • traditional stalls selling plants, clothing, Head of Steam, telegraph.co.uk January 20 Show Thing sweets, ice cream and toys Off The Record theheadofsteam.co.uk £5, 6.30pm. Ride Along 2 For more information please call 0191 211 5533 Music for the soul. Persistence Red Raw The Stand, thestand.co.uk The 5th Wave Music Slash Art, Kinky Disko 100% house. New comedy. musicslashart.com Up-tempo RnB and house. Tup Palace, The Stand, thestand.co.uk February 1 January 26 Tup Palace, tuptuppalace.com Beau Monde tuptuppalace.com January 21 Carl Hutchinson ROH Live: Two Pigeons/ RnB, house, hip hop. Sundays On Rotation Geordie comic. £8, 7pm. 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