Get into Newcastle BIGG FOODIE FRIDAY FUN A SUPER SUMMER IN THE CITY MAKE FATHER'S DAY PLANS We're bringing a mouthwatering monthly We've got plenty to help you fill your diaries Don't leave it too late to plan something food market to the Bigg Market this for guaranteed good times in Newcastle this perfect for your dad this June. We're guiding summer. Make sure you check it out! summer! Flick to page 8 for our guide. you through some of the city's best bits... ISS.172 29 MAY - 12 JUN 2019 FREE BANK VALID FROM GET INTO NEWCASTLE CONTENTS Come and visit us online sometime: getintonewcastle.co.uk EACH ISSUE WE WELCOME YOU TO THE 6 MAGAZINE WITH AN INTRODUCTION ContentsFROM A MEMBER OF THE NE1 TEAM, GIVING YOU THEIR UNIQUE TAKE ON WHAT’S GOING ON. FRESH FROM THE PRESS @NewcastleNE1 My time at NE1 is drawing to a close but things are certainly hotting up as our /GetIntoNewcastle Quayside Seaside is back in-situ, providing 8 a sandy sun-trap for all to enjoy! newcastlene1 Be sure to bring your rumbling tums to our 13 Bigg Foodie Friday event on 31st May where we’ll be hosting a stellar line-up of street food vendors! Held on the last Friday of every month throughout the summer, you don’t want to miss out on some trendy grub that If you wish to submit a listing for inclusion will be sure to brighten your lunch time. please email: [email protected] What’s more? Get your diaries at the ready as For advertising call 0191 500 7865 or BANK email: [email protected] we’ve got our iconic NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Get into Newcastle is published by Week, Screen on the Green and Newcastle Remember Media Ltd Pride to add a healthy dose of glorious VALID technicolour to your summer calendars! FROM Although my internship is coming to an end, I look back fondly on a remarkable three months! I’ve worked alongside inspiring individuals, been introduced to hundreds of businesses all over the city and eaten far too Remember Media Ltd, e.volve Business Centre, many sweet treats! Cygnet Way, Rainton Bridge South, DH4 5QY More than ever though, I’ve been made remembermedia.co.uk aware of just how much we have going on in Publisher Christopher March [email protected] NE1! Every street is lined with a myriad of Editorial Elysia Agnew, Jessica Laing businesses, all with character of their own, [email protected] Design Remember Media Studio working tirelessly to make Newcastle the [email protected] 24 cultural powerhouse it is today. Above all, I leave feeling extremely lucky to call it home. Image credit: vecteezy.com All contents copyright ©2019 RememberMedia Ltd. GEORGIA HADWIN All rights reserved. While every effort is made to NE1 MARKETING AND EVENTS INTERN ensure accuracy, no responsibility can be accepted for inaccuracies, howsoever caused. No liability can be accepted for illustrations, photographs, artwork or advertising materials while in transmission or with the publisher or their agents. All content marked 'profile feature' is paid for advertising. All information is correct at time of going to print, May 2019. GET INTO NEWCASTLE // 3 29.05.19 - 12.06.19 AROUND THE CITY fortnight CINEWORLD RSC: The Taming Of The Shrew 5 JUNE If Shakespeare’s your thing, add Cineworld’s screening of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Taming Of The Shrew to your cultural to-dos this month. Expect a fierce comedy portraying hierarchy and power. cineworld.co.uk Se e a Sh Et ake spe BLACKFRIARS are s h cree Harry Pottage Supper ning nort HAYMARK 31 MAY Step into the wonderful world of witchcraft and m METROumber wizardry as Blackfriars hosts a spellbinding Harry Pottage Cineworld Supper. Hang up your broomsticks, grab a Butterbeer LAND and enjoy a three-course feast as the chefs stir up their cauldrons with culinary delights. blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk Blackfriars ST. greystreetDEAN S DANCE CITY TREET KNOT Dance City 6 JUNE Acrobatics, movement and storytelling combine in a thrilling production of KNOT at 02 Academy Dance City. Exposing the hopes we hold for the ideal lover, this impressive dance show E . " D is sure to get you thinking. dancecity.co.uk riot 7 a THE ySI dict pre AT A I GLANCE " ua O2 ACADEMY Q The next Kaiser Chiefs ummer is hotting up - and so are 5 JUNE English indie rock band, the Kaiser Chiefs, are our city’s cultural goings-on! back on the road, swinging by the Toon for one night Flick through these pages for your only this June. See them perform tracks old and new guide on how to enjoy the best of at Newcastle’s O2 Academy! academymusicgroup.com what Newcastle has to offer this SMay and June. Food-lovers are in for a treat. We’ve got everything from Father’s Day favourites and Bigg Foodie Friday thrills, to tasty Toon tours and sumptuous supper clubs. NE1 GEORDIE JACKPOT But the fun doesn’t stop there. We’ve also OUR LOCAL LOTTERY BRINGS BIG PRIZES, MONEY-CAN'T- got heaps of family fun in the line-up as BUY EXPERIENCES AND CHARITY SUPPORT TO OUR CITY! we plan ahead, guiding you through NE1’s As you will see on page 7, thanks to local support from NE1's Geordie Jackpot, we were top summer shenanigans - from Screen on able to host two very special Superhero Film Screenings for sick and disadvantaged geordiejackpot.co.uk the Green and the Quayside Seaside, to children in Newcastle. This is just one of the jackpot's inspiring initiatives, supporting Restaurant Week, pro cycling and more! the region's kids. Do your bit and be in with the chance of winning big cash prizes too! Pick up a copy, fill your diaries and enjoy our sensational city as we step into summer! GET INTO NEWCASTLE //4 PARK FOR FREE HERE: ! re. e at v e NORTHERN STAGE i ul th f f ght hou T The Listening r Shop late, e t f Room a PARK FREE! 29 MAY Get your theatre fix this May E Northern Stage V at Northern Stage as the extraordinary I PARK FOR FREE AFTER 5PM L Eat, drink, shop - LOVE your city! story of five victims and offenders is A told in The Listening Room. Expect a 1 Eldon Garden 2 Eldon Square 3 Oxford Street stirring exploration of life, death and justice. A must-see! northernstage.co.uk 4 Manors 5 Quayside 6 Dean Street Et 7 Grainger Town THEATRE ROYAL h 3 ort TM n y! Motown the Musical HAYMARK ad TM METROumber he re 4 - 22 JUNE Don’t miss a dazzling production of Motown the Musical at m at t g shoes Newcastle’s Theatre Royal this June! Featuring all of your favourite feel good 1 Dancin - 2 LAND hits from the likes of Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, you’re sure Eldon Sq. Theatre Royal to be toe-tapping the night away! theatreroyal.co.uk ST. FAMILY FUN Tyneside Cinema Old Eldon greystreetDEAN Square S 4 TREET The Stand Seven SEVEN STORIES Stories 6 5 I Elmer and N NE1 Friends: The Colourful Boiler E Shop D World of David McKee THE ySI THROUGHOUT SUMMER Take mini culture vultures on an exciting journey into ‘The Colourful World of David ua McKee’ at Seven Stories. Be inspired by the timeless Q and universal story of Elmer the Elephant in this ! wonderful exhibition on Tyneside. sevenstories.org.uk y Riverside t r a p MILY FU FA N r e SAGE GATESHEAD m M m o u t s ow n Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels e t a m m e 6 JUNE Make a date with everyone’s favourite dynamic duo this June! Wallace i t m l U o prepares to perform his musical masterpiece with help from his faithful canine rie s! companion, Gromit! sagegateshead.com I N NE1 WORLD HQ Warmer Days RIVERSIDE 7 & 8 JUNE Bringing some of the Martha Reeves and greatest electronic music artists to Tyneside, Warmer Days is a must- the Vandellas NEVER attend event for music-lovers of 2 JUNE If you’re mad for Motown you’re IN the North East! This festival brings in for a treat in NE1! Make your way to A a bigger and better line-up than Riverside and enjoy live music in the hands DULL ever before! boilershop.net of the mega talented Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. riversidencl.co.uk MOMENT E GET INTO NEWCASTLE // 5 N1 NEW IN NE1 Word on the Street NEWCASTLE BRIDGES WALK 2019 Over 120,000 people in the North East have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease - and there could be another 60,000 people in the area who have it but don’t realise. Which is why taking part in Newcastle Bridges Walk on Sunday 14th July 2019 is so important! Sign up now to help raise vital funds for Kidney Research UK as you stroll seven miles, starting from BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Go get ‘em! kidneyresearchuk.org GET YOUR FEEL-GOOD FILMORE FIX! Foodies looking for something fresh and feel-good are in for a treat in NE1 this season as the good-for-you group launches its spectacular new Summer Health to Go range! Next time you're catching a train, make sure you visit the nourishing Newcastle Central Station site, offering a wide selection of small pots, hot and cold wraps, ready-to-go salads and sandwiches - all designed with busy lives in mind.