Arts and Entertainment

Dai Evans was one of the Aberfan witnesses who told their stories in a new BBC2 documentary Aberfan: The Village that Fought Back. (Picture: BBC Studios/Mei Williams)

Aberfan: The Village that Fought Back: History with a shocking message for today

Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

Parkdean’s Celebrity Weekenders are designed as affordable short breaks, with themed entertainment and activities bundled into the stay.

Parkdean’s 80s weekender looks like a brilliant friends’ getaway

South Tyneside TV actor is 'one to watch' in two hit BBC shows

Liberty X will join East 17, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and other pop favourites at Boybands vs Girlbands at a Parkdean Resorts holiday weekend, ahead of their Popstars: The Originals tour with Hear'Say next year.

Liberty X fans can see the group at weekend event before reunion tour

David Harewood stars as lawyer Pierre Jeffreys in the new Channel 4 drama Pierre (Picture: Channel 4/Olly Courtney)

Pierre review: David Harewood will give TV mavericks a good name

Richard Armitage plays maverick forensic pathologist Ethan Winter in the new ITV drama Winter, which began this week (Picture: Eagle Eye Drama/ITV/ITVx)

Winter verges on parody but remains weirdly watchable

Michelle Keegan stars as DI Emma Crane in the new ITV drama series The Blame (Picture: Quay Street Productions for ITV/ITVx)

Michelle Keegan shines in cop drama with a message

The Trimmers Arms

Live classic rock music

Gateshead International Film Festival is back in July.

Festival's opportunities for North-East filmmakers

Bella Reay (1900–1979).

Shearer cameo in South Shields play

The participants in this week's 'experiment' from Channel 4, Apocalypse. From left, Kyra; Laura; Matty; Kelly; Dean; Celia; Kiera; Scott; Steven; Brooke; Bertie; Louise; Ioan and Freddie. (Picture: Matthew Salacuse/Channel 4)

Channel 4's Apocalypse is a "radical experiment" we just don't need right now

Hadestown: Teen Edition is coming to South Shields.

Hadestown coming to South Tyneside

South Shields artist Bob Olley's Metro mural has been on display for 30 years.

South Tyneside artist marks 30th anniversary of his Metro mural

The Trimmers Arms on Commercial Road in South Shields has a 4.6 rating from 67 Google reviews.

Clairvoyant to host 'evening of insights' at South Shields pub

Emmaus North East residents with their self-portraits.

Homeless charity artwork
‘They already possess remarkable artistic talent.’
Tony Gillan

The Word in South Shields.

National poetry tour heading here

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Why thinking outside The Box is not always a good thing

Music is just one part of the project.

£10,000 grant for community's arts in South Tyneside

The contestants for series 22 of Taskmaster, which started this week. From left, Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie, Matt Lucas, Nina Conti and Richard Ayoade (Picture: Avalon Television Ltd/Channel 4)

Taskmaster may not be the show you want, but it’s definitely the show you need

Tickets still available for iconic rock n' roll show

The Great North Feast in the Park headed to Bents Park from Saturday, Augsut 29, until Monday, August 31 after its success back in May.

In pictures: Great North Feast in the Park

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Race Against the Tide is built on quicksand, sinking without trace

Jessica Leigh with the wave of plastic from the What Lies Beneath exhibition.

Lighthouse exhibition shows world beneath the sea

There is a stack of live music at The Cyprus this bank holiday weekend.

Pub's bank holiday music feast

Tits Up! is at the Customs House on Thursday October 1.

Play to begin national tour in South Tyneside

Jarrow Focus, on Cambrian Street, in Jarrow.

Learn calligraphy in Jarrow
You can learn how to create beautiful calligraphy in Jarrow.
Tony Gillan

John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor (played by David Mitchell) returns to solve crimes in a new series of the BBC comedy-drama (Picture: BBC/Big Talk Studios/Olly Courtney)

David Mitchell excels in this mix of puzzles, laughs and cosy crime

Last year's Lindisfarne Festival.

Lindisfarne Festival reveals stage times with just 500 tickets remaining

Benji King & Phill De Janeiro.

London underground house brand brings five-year celebration to Newcastle

Prof David Olusoga presents a new series of A House Through Time from Edinburgh (Picture: BBC/Twenty Twenty Productions Ltd/Richard Ranken)

A House Through Time review: History comes alive through ordinary people

Hebburn Central Library.

Best selling author heading to Hebburn for literature appearance

Ray Craig (left) and Ron Bell (right) are behind a musical coming to South Tyneside this September.

We wrote a theatre group's musical on South Shields' lifeboat history

Proprietors of the Star of India restaurant on Ocean Road.

Celebrating area's rich culture and cuisines

Richard E Grant visited Malta in the first episode of his new Channel 4 series, Richard E Grant's Modern Odyssey. (Picture: Emporium Productions)

This modern odyssey is all about the journey, not the destination

Jarrow Musical Theatre Company's production of Jesus Christ Superstar

Jarrow theatre celebrating success with four award nominations

The best photos from weekend three of the 2026 Bents Park Sunday concerts.

15 photos as crowds enjoy the sun during final Bents Park Sunday

Lost Minds Festival has announced the remainder of its lineup for 2025.

North East dance music festival announces 2027 dates

The Westovian Theatre is hosting open auditions for an upcoming comedy.

South Shields theatre opening its doors for public auditions

Thousands of music fans flock to Bents Park on Sunday, August 2.

In pictures: This is South Tyneside Festival comes to a close

Dennis Crown (John Hannah) is an ex-copper looking for a quiet life in the new Channel 5 drama Benidorm is Murder. (Picture: 5 Broadcasting Ltd/Clapperboard)

This meta new crime drama is weird enough to get away with murder

South Shields-born popstar Jade has been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize with her debut solo album.

South Shields-born star Jade announced on Mercury Prize shortlist

Shed Seven at The Piece Hall Halifax, June 2026 | Photo credit: Ianthe Photo

Shed Seven to perform 'A Maximum High' in full this October

The best photos as fans brave the rain for weekend two of live music at Bents Park.

15 photos as crowds beat the weather to enjoy ABC and Chesney Hawkes

Chesney Hawkes performs at Bents Park in South Shields

Fans brave the rain as Chesney Hawkes and ABC perform at Bents Park

Lightning Seeds.

Festival season: All you need to know about Live At Melbourne Hall 2026

Corey Muizelaar (right) wrote the play and will star alongside Ben Robert Cunningham,

Theatre production from local writer to kick off in South Shields

Rock N Roll Circus returns with its biggest and boldest edition yet

South Tyneside band The Rivergate at Abbey Road Studios

South Tyneside band record first ever single at Abbey Road studios

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Judge John Deed review: Capital punishment for the TV viewer

Robyn Rae Laud.

LMA doubles down on promise with cinema partnership and free workshops

Cortney Dixon performs at Summer Streets in Sunderland.

South Shields musician announced as opener for huge North East show

Finance campaigner Gary Stevenson was calling for a wealth tax in How to Get Filthy Rich on Channel 4 this week. (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

Tax crusade is let down by the adolescent level of debate

Michael Foster

Suthor celebrating anniversary of series with South Shields book

The cast of Cluedo at the Westovian Theatre in rehersals.

Westovian Theatre group in final preparations for Cluedo production

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