FREE NOV 11-25 2015 WHAT’S ON IN NEWCASTLE www.getintonewcastle.co.uk GET YOUR GEEK ON NEWCASTLE FILM AND COMIC CON IS BACK PLUS: CHRISTMAS IS COMING + HAPPY MONDAYS + FENWICK FOOD HALL 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 GOING OUT? Bill Murray meets Hardeep Singh Kohli meets Nosferatu - scary! 06 IN THE MIX Ballet, comedy and a panto dame 08 TRY THIS Something new to try in NE1 11 CHRISTMAS 18 COUNTDOWN The build-up begins! 17 IN A JAM Ex Jam frontman Paul Weller hits Toon, plus Maximo Park, and The Waterboys 18 COMIC CON REDXIII / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM REDXIII Our guide to this year’s Newcastle 13 20 Film and Comic Con IMAGE: MUSIC FOODIE HEAVEN An incredible fortnight of We explore the new-look 22 LISTINGS Artist’s illustration of the 2013 Christmas window music at O2 Academy Fenwick Food Hall Your go-to guide to NE1 goings-on ©Offstone Publishing 2015. 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First opened in IT’S A WRAP BIG MOUTH 1976, the classic Italian The unveiling of Fenwick’s Christmas-themed window marks the real start of the festive season, Self-proclaimed ‘big mouth’ comedian, presenter menu remains, while the interior has been and if you’ve ever wondered what goes into the inspiration, decoration and set design of the iconic and chef Hardeep Singh Kohli’s opinions on faith and brought up to date. attraction, the Discovery Museum is ready to unwrap the secrets. politics can get him into hot water, but his propensity to Pilgrim Street, donvitos.co.uk Find out what goes on behind the scenes in this new installation and step into a Christmas emporium tell quick-witted tall tales often leads to hilarity. full of festive favourites including top-selling Christmas toys from the 1930s to the present day. On the back of his new show’s premiere at Edinburgh’s HEALTHY APPETITE Following that, nip down the road to Northumberland Street and check out this year’s Fringe Festival, where Big Mouth Strikes Again received Forever Long Hair window wonderland, which is on show until the new year. www.fenwick.co.uk rave reviews, he’s heading Toon-wards to tell us a thing Salon is now serving Discovery Museum, until Jan 10, free, discoverymuseum.org.uk or two. healthy meals, snacks and The Stand, November 24, £12, thestand.co.uk smoothies. The menu includes health boxes and soups while there are more smoothies than we’ve had hot dinners! Nun Street, foreverlonghair.com NEW LOOK URY Restaurant, formerly Rasa on Queen Street, is now open. The south Indian-inspired menu has been refreshed, as has the decor in the Quayside restaurant. THE BILL VEGGIE HEAVEN Queen Street, uryrestaurants.com See Hollywood actor Bill Murray as you’ve Newcastle’s veggies are now even more spoilt never seen him before, thanks to a new for choice with the opening of The Bohemian COUNT US IN HAPPY BIRTHDAY exhibition at BALTIC. on Pink Lane. If you didn’t get your fill of thrills and spills during Mantra Thai celebrated its Taking inspiration from the actor’s personality, The vegetarian/vegan restaurant is a haven Hallowe’en, one of the scariest films ever made, FW first birthday in October artist Brian Griffiths creates architectural-led for all things green and good for you with a Murnau’s black and white silent classic Nosferatu with local celebs joining the pieces – from a lavish LA beach house to an menu featuring pulled jackfruit fajita, black bean starring the great Max Schrek, is on at the Castle Keep. party at the Forth Banks historic Scottish mansion - using found objects and walnut cheeseburger, and sweet potato We can’t think of anything more terrifying than watching restaurant. Celebs at the to offer a confusion of scale, size, closeness and falafel salad. the sinister Count Orlok creeping around his dilapidated bash included Newcastle United’s Steven distance. No, us either, but Bill Murray’s face is all There are cocktails too, plus a vinyl ancient castle from your seat within another ancient castle. Tylor (pictured with owners Jeab and Sun over it, so it’s a winner. BALTIC record shop. Hold on tight to that box of popcorn! Ye Prapunwong). November 20-February 28, free, balticmill.com Pink Lane, www.iloveboho.co.uk Castle Keep, November 15 & 29, £4, newcastlecastle.co.uk Forth Banks, mantra-thai.co.uk 4 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 5 UPFRONT UPFRONTNEWS TWINKLE TOES Two ballet performances bring Tchaikovsky’s stunning scores to life this month. The Russian State Ballet performs with a live orchestra at Tyne Theatre & Opera House’s production of tragic romance Swan Lake, while at the Theatre Royal, Christmas favourite The Nutcracker will enchant and delight. Swan Lake, Tyne Theatre & Opera House, November 18, from £22, tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk The Nutcracker, Theatre Royal, November 10-14, from £14, theatreroyal.co.uk PANTO DAME ABOUT TOON With Theatre Royal dame Chris Hayward BEST FOR COFFEE? Cafe 21 at Fenwick. It’s MAKING THE CUT lovely in there - it used to Visual artist Rob Ryan brings his intricate ware to be the French Salon, you BALTIC this month, including his detailed paper cuts. know - and I can do a bit of The artist will be on hand to discuss his work and shopping in there too! inspirations, but if you miss out on the sold-out event, BALTIC Shop has all manner of Ryan Toon-themed BEST FOR A DRINK? merchandise, including a range specially designed in black Lady Grey’s on and white. BALTIC, November 15, balticmill.com Shakespeare Street. It’s two seconds from the stage door, which is ideal HAPPY HAL after a matinee and an No one loves a whinge more evening in this dress - and those heels! than comic Hal Cruttenden, who brings his new show BEST FOR FOOD? Straight Out Of Cruttenden to If I was treating myself, as The Stand. you do, I’d go for Cafe 21 Having done the rounds on or House of Tides on the telly panel shows and The Royal Quayside. I love them both, TO BE FRANKIE BUNKER DOWN Variety Performance, in his new and it’s nice to treat yourself Scottish comic Frankie Boyle’s new tour, Hurt If you’re looking for somewhere to grab a show Hal bemoans the once in a while, isn’t it? Like You’ve Never Been Loved, sees him in fine, coffee and relax, check out Bunker Coffee at evils of the modern if controversial, form. Campus North. world, over-sharing BEST FOR A NIGHT OUT? Bizarrely, the acid-tongued stand-up’s new Home to fresh food and fab coffee, the menu on social media, I love going to Boulevard. show takes inspiration from American hip hop includes breakfast options such as avocado on the hells of the 5:2 The cabaret is fab and it’s performer Kendrick Lamar’s new album, To toast, and a range of wraps, soups and the ‘zen diet – y’know, the great to spend a night in Pimp A Butterfly. Lord alone knows what Boyle’s box’ rainbow salad mix. big stuff – all in his a room full of bigger divas response to Lamar’s magnum opus may be, but Perfect for a lunchtime chat or to catch up on charming style. than me! one thing’s for certain - it’s going to be dark. your email between meetings, it’s open all day - The Stand Chris stars in Theatre Royal’s Tyne Theatre & Opera House, November 19-20 just pop in. Nov 17, £15 Dick Whittington, Nov 24-Jan 17 £20, tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk Carliol Square, bunkercoffee.co.uk thestand.co.uk theatreroyal.co.uk 6 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 7 TRY THIS TRY THIS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEIRD SCIENCE BOOKS ON TYNE Anarchic scientific stage show Ministry of Science rockets into Newcastle City Hall this month, with a novel approach to scientific communication.