http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/ The Northern Echo /leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:19:17 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:19:17 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4470873.Beware_of_pirates/?ref=rss Magnus Scheving has turned children’s TV superhero Sportacus into a stage show. He talks to Viv Hardwick about the massive success of LazyTown. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:16:46 +0100 a0583d1a670e672b26c0adee09601a31 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4470838.Breaking_Bad/?ref=rss International fame beckons for Newcastle’s Bad Taste Cru break dancers. Viv Hardwick talks to original member Robby Graham. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:12:27 +0100 167eedbbf70df1d13005f25f2ba1a192 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4445453.Nailed_on_Evita/?ref=rss Her arrival as Evita for a national tour was like a TV show plot, Rachael Wooding tells Viv Hardwick, but it’s taken ten years of hard graft. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:36:40 +0100 2bd46e6246e3f7006855eb0c1a36db77 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4438534.Tree_top_tempest/?ref=rss Harrogate-born actor Roger Ringrose returns to his Yorkshire roots for a Ripley Castle production of The Tempest. He speaks to Steve Pratt. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:41:58 +0100 c0260e5d695c3a3bea90a5df1cc53362 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4432541.Debunking_the_myths/?ref=rss Well-known BBC Weather presenter Helen Young is on her way to Darlington Arts Centre to debunk a few myths about global warming. Viv Hardwick talked to her about how best to save our planet. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:54:26 +0100 f0b95f8989960a93d808f57b2b7ebe7f http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4432482.Pregnant_cause/?ref=rss Viv Hardwick talks to Victoria Holmes, Sian Murray and director Simon Stallworthy about portraying the Sixties shame of young pregnancy. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:43:12 +0100 fc9282b02094b3fa8cdaa17a7515012c http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4432512.Tasty_Cook/?ref=rss Viv Hardwick chats to stand-up comic Jason Cook about his long road to fame and why herates Stockton’s Arc as his favourite venue. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:48:47 +0100 bac8c7efdc9fe02dd54e86b0785a500e http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4425519.The_accent_is_on_comedy/?ref=rss North-East actors Laura Elphinstone and Brian Lonsdale voice their opinions about using regional accents on stage. They tell Steve Pratt about the importance of going native. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:32:48 +0100 61beacff76df9568d71212d87da71401 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4419741.Double_acts/?ref=rss Viv Hardwick talks to Hannah Waterman about returning to BBC’s New Tricks, alongside famous dad, Dennis, and her double act start to the summer repertory season at Darlington. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:38:19 +0100 bbb951738a707b01e60047f055b5902e http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/features/4419765.Kevin_goes_Pop/?ref=rss KEVIN Kennedy wouldn’t say no to one last chance on TV’s Coronation Street, but for now the man known to millions of soap fans as Curly Watts is happy to make an unusual impact in the touring musical We Will Rock You, which will be spending three weeks at Sunderland Empire. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:41:48 +0100 6667332a81a2f19344818476dde4227c