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WHAT’S HOTEL DU VIN ARE ON IN NE1 DELIGHTED TO CELEBRATE OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY 04 UPFRONT A great mix of comedy, music AND HAVE CREATED A MENU fashion, and ice skating 08 TRY THIS USING DISHES FROM OUR Jonathan Yeo’s potraits and a Kids’ Comedy Club at The Stand OPENING YEAR FOR YOU TO ENJOY 10 STAYING ALIVE 10 It’s been four years since Alive TWO COURSES with a glass of house wine £16.95 After Five was introduced, and the THREE COURSES with a glass of house wine £20.00 Toon’s come a long way 14 STAGE Opera North meets Barry Manilow 18 MUSIC Bryan Adams and James 16 21 make their way to Toon KYLIE MINOGUE CHRIS RAMSEY 22 LISTINGS The queen of pop hits the We catch up with the Geordie Your go-to guide for Metro Radio Arena stage comic ahead of his City Hall gig what’s on in NE1 ©Offstone Publishing 2014. All rights Editor: Jane Pikett reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission Words: Dean Bailey, Claire Dupree of the publisher. 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On After working on NE1’s Newcastle show Supersonic. the evidence of the 80,000 skaters who enjoyed Fashion Week and recently winning Having taken 18 months out to write his autobiography - it last year, we’re expecting it to be popular. Plus Best Style Blog at the North East How did all this Happen? - Bishop claims he’s out-stayed his there’s a new 4D motion ride at Life entitled Blogger Awards, I’m lucky to be welcome at home. “My family are happy I’m back on the road; Night at the Toy Store, and the Body Worlds Vital one of the first to know about new I’m driving them all mad,” he says. Their loss is our gain. exhibition has been extended into January. businesses opening in the city. Metro Radio Arena, November 19 and 23, £30 Life Science Centre, Nov 8-Feb 22 2015 There are new offerings popping up www.metroradioarena.co.uk www.life.org.uk all the time, from independent boutique Endless Dream to a new Neals Yard. Lush in intu Eldon Square has just had a fab makeover too! Michael Kors will be arriving in Toon any minute now and Monument Mall has become a shopaholic’s dream thanks to Hugo Boss and Rox. For the beauty-obsessed, the award- winning hair salon Junkyard has opened on Dean Street; the new Thorns salon, by the City Library is ideal for some pampering; and House of Savannah has KEEP THE FAITH GET A MOVIE ON HAPPY BIRTHDAY relocated to Old Eldon Square. Paloma Faith brings her unique blend of retro-soul and New films made by talented teens from a Eldon Garden Shopping Centre is celebrating The city is a shopping paradise, with pop to the City Hall this month when she stops off during Newcastle film school have been released its 25th birthday with a big weekend of events. everything from independent shops in her national tour. online. The four films by 15 to 19-year-olds include High-end names including Richard Sinton High Bridge Quarter and the Grainger The epitome of kooky glamour and queen of soulful the story of a transgender teenager and a quirky Jewellers, Y Salon, Rohan, boutique retailers and Market, to top designer fashion in Cruise vocals, Faith is blessed with attitude and a talent for mimicry, look at the independent Settle Down Café. They café bars will be joining in the party, and there will and Fenwick. Plus there’s permanent and is an accomplished raconteur, which makes her one of were made at the Northern Stars Documentary be prizes up for grabs throughout the weekend, late night shopping thanks to Alive the most interesting live performers around. Just go!. Film Academy, a partnership between Tyneside including the chance to win 25 days of free parking After Five. It’s all very damaging to my City Hall, November 18, from £29.50 Cinema and intu, which owns Eldon Square. in the Eldon Garden Multi-Storey car park. Eldon bank account! www.newcastlecityhall.org www.northernstarsdocacademy.co.uk Garden, Nov 15-16, www.eldongarden.co.uk 4 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 5 UPFRONT UPFRONT SPACE RACE Jamal Edwards, face of NE1’s Newcastle Music Week and founder of leading online youth broadcaster SB.TV popped into Space2 young people’s centre to share the story of his rapid ascent from council estate rap fan to international media mogul last month. An internationally renowned entrepreneur, Edwards, 23, is an ambassador for Puma, I’VE BEEN TO… counts Richard Branson among his admirers, and is responsible for launching the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran. Inspiring stuff! SHARON AND ADRIAN GIBBON, Space2, www.space2.org BOTH 56, ADMIN ASSISTANT AND HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE We’ve been to the NAÏVE NO MORE PRESS RECORD Hancock Museum The Kooks are back on the road following Tom Wrigglesworth brings his unique mix of the and seen the summer festival successes at Glastonbury, poignant and hilarious to The Hyena stage this month exhibition about Reading and Leeds, and Ibiza/Mallorca Rocks. following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. World War I which was Their new album Listen represents a drift away Wrigglesworth’s new show, Utterly At Odds With The really interesting, and from the band’s indie rock/pop roots (see 2006 Universe, explores his profound childhood relationship with we’ve also enjoyed a trip to Baltic. single Naïve), and features elements of jazz, RnB his granddad, reflecting on taped conversations between and gospel thanks in part to hip-hop producer Inflo his young self and his grandfather and exploring the fantasy ANDREW HOLMES, 19, STUDENT - a move that’s got the critics raving. of making one final recording. Expect whimsical storytelling, NEWCASTLE O2 Academy, November 10, £19.50 laughter, and a few tears. I’ve only just got here www.o2academynewcastle.co.uk The Hyena, November 13, from £10, www.thehyena.com from Berkshire and I’ve just been making my way around the Quayside. It’s really TOON TWEETS beautiful here along …A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GOT PEOPLE TWEETING… TWEET US @NEWCASTLENE1 the Tyne; the Quayside is really amazing, I love it up here! SEE NEWCASTLE KAY,SWAV-ENT IL DIVO (@ILDIVOOFFICIAL): (@SEENEWCASTLEUK): Cutlery (@KAY_SWAVENT): Getting on a plane from our promo in #paris to JONNY WEST, 24, ARTIST, REDCAR and Clocks, beautiful glass windows @jamaledwards live in Newcastle #newcastle for the show tonight!! David I’ve just been to Baltic, on Northumberland Street, admire last night. #sbtv #toontoon which was fantastic, them every day #nefollowers #ne1 #toonarmy and I’m looking forward to going to RACHEL KERSHAW EXAMPLE (@EXAMPLE): LAUREN ARCHER (@MISS_ARCHER): Hoochie Coochie for (@RACHMOTORMOUTH): A huge Some lovely pics from last night in Loving life at the @NEbloggerawards last the swing dancing 40% of the buildings in Newcastle’s Newcastle by @lukedyson night after @NE_Scran won “Best Food Blog”. and lindyhop night later. It should beautiful Grainger town are listed Thanks again! #nebloggerawards be really good; something central arcade is one of my faves #ttot completely different! 6 WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK WWW.GETINTONEWCASTLE.CO.UK 7 TRY THIS TRY THIS STRAIGHT TO THE ??? POWERPOINT I’M READING Hard to believe we know, but it’s three years ???? since Dave Gorman’s last tour - the hugely successful Powerpoint Presentation - so he’s REBECCA BROWN, 18, STUDENT well overdue this month’s visit to Newcastle. NEWCASTLE Gorman’s new show - Gets Straight To The I’ve just finished Point* (*The PowerPoint) - promises stand-up reading The Fault in YO-YEO storytelling, again told via PowerPoint, but don’t Our Stars by John A major retrospective of the fascinating work of worry, you won’t need to take notes and you almost Green.