The Northern Echo | Features https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/theatre/features/ The Northern Echo Features en-gb Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:51:22 +0100 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:51:22 +0100 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo The Northern Echo | Features https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/theatre/features/ Lost Darlington play beat the censors and featured a future national star https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26045306.darlington-book-fair-features-rare-theatre-royal-documents/?ref=rss Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0100 3f4c4ed4e024c9e03d3ae4e8c8ae4a23 chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk | Chris Lloyd In a day of great drama, how the operatic society saved Darlington Hippodrome https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24677342.darlington-operatic-society-saved-hippodrome/?ref=rss Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:30:00 +0000 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ca8fba91f98cfe5375c40d985f12809f catherine.priestley@nne.co.uk | Catherine Priestley Poetry is in Roger’s DNA: Poet McGough to appear at Durham Book Festival https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/17927364.roger-mcgough-the-patron-saint-poetry-appear-durham-book-festival/?ref=rss Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0100 1fe6fec97f9c83e90b0214f81b872630 andrew.white@nne.co.uk | Andrew White The Football Ramble podcast gang of four head to Newcastle https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/17904863.football-ramble-podcast-gang-four-head-newcastle/?ref=rss Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:00:00 +0100 55eaa751b04f92a990eefcd831785720 nick.loughlin@nne.co.uk | Nick Loughlin Outgoing Hippodrome boss says theatre 'would not be here today' without £13m restoration https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/17797667.outgoing-darlington-hippodrome-boss-says-theatre-would-not-today-without-restoration/?ref=rss Sat, 27 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0100 72f715e09b0aec1660cfb0f434fa57be nick.gullon@nne.co.uk | Nick Gullon Carry 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Keegan comes back to Toon to celebrate launch of My Life In Football https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/16881231.kevin-keegan-comes-back-toon/?ref=rss Sat, 22 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100 e5e4d2ae149822582a6294c3c48a8264 Ultimate adventurer Benedict Allen comes to Durham https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/16881227.ultimate-adventurer-benedict-allen-comes-durham/?ref=rss Sat, 22 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100 a8121f7b002aa77b5a11de445a47d0ad The absurd reality of being a woman https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/16883816.gracefool-collective-bring-satirical-slickly-choreographed-theatre-northern-stage/?ref=rss Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100 9511069cf47c491d6673eb94c8a82ac9 Gilbert and Sullivan company, the West Yorkshire Savoyards, in region https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/16884417.gilbert-sullivan-company-west-yorkshire-savoyards-make-witty-return/?ref=rss Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100 0a42939b39210a5197d6df20846375cc Migration tale for children staged at 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