| Benny’s back | | 11:05am Thursday 8th May 2008 | | Viv Hardwick chats to Paul Henry about taking on a
gay role in farce at Darlington and how he copes with
the long legacy of TV soap character, Benny Hawkins
THE worst part of
meeting Paul Henry is
that you can't interview
him without mentioning
the woolly hat, the one
he wore as Benny
Hawkins in TV soap Crossroads. |
| Bush: The straightjacket years | | 10:23am Monday 5th May 2008 | | A US president
operates under huge
amounts of stress, but
what might finally send
him over the edge? A
new play delves into
the psychology of
George W Bush. |
| Clued up Cryer | | 10:37am Thursday 1st May 2008 | | Hes been a key element of BBC Radio 4s Im Sorry
I Havent A Clue for 35 years, but Barry Cryer tells
Steve Pratt that he still enjoys stand-up comedy
and attending the Edinburgh Festival each year
SOMETHING different
every night is the
promise of comic
writer and raconteur
Barry Cryer when he
returns to South
Shields next month. Hes set to
make his third appearance at the
Customs House in a show in which
he recalls his showbiz world with
the audience. He has no worry
about having to come up with a
new show. Its different every
night, he says of the second half in
which the audience quizzes him on
any subject they like. |
| Clued up Cryer | | 10:37am Thursday 1st May 2008 | | He's been a key element of BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry
I Havent A Clue for 35 years, but Barry Cryer tells
Steve Pratt that he still enjoys stand-up comedy
and attending the Edinburgh Festival each year
SOMETHING different
every night is the
promise of comic
writer and raconteur
Barry Cryer when he
returns to South
Shields next month. He's set to
make his third appearance at the
Customs House in a show in which
he recalls his showbiz world with
the audience. He has no worry
about having to come up with a
new show. "It's different every
night," he says of the second half in
which the audience quizzes him on
any subject they like. |
| Disney’s new delights | | 10:55am Thursday 1st May 2008 | | Tigger, Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have
some new kids on the block to contend with as
Playhouse Disney Live! arrives in Newcastle
SOME of Disney's old
favourites and two of its
new brigade of
entertainers have been
brought together for the
latest touring show,
Playhouse Disney Live!, which visits
Newcastle's MetroRadio Arena next
week, May 9-11. |
 | Ups a Daisy | | 6:12pm Thu 24 Apr 08 | | Ex-Emmerdale actress admits to Viv Hardwick that
shefs nervous about starring in Daisy Pulls It Off, but
director Ian Dickens reveals his confidence in the
supporting cast, which includes Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Come follow the band | | 10:03am Thursday 17th April 2008 | | Darlington Operatic Society has put in 12 hard months of circus training to
bring the musical, Barnum, to the stage
TWELVE months of
learning circus tricks is
about to pay off for
Darlington Operatic Society
when it puts on a colourful
version of the musical,
Barnum, at the town's Civic
Theatre next week. |
| Jenny and Jane | | 9:58am Thursday 17th April 2008 | | Popular actress Jenny Agutter brings the era of Jane Austen to life at Richmond’s Theatre Royal tonight, writes Keith Proud |
| Jungle joy | | 11:01am Thursday 10th April 2008 | | Gateshead-born actress Kim Tserkezie talks to Viv
Hardwick about moving on from TV's Balamory to a
colourful new version of The Jungle Book
THEATRE work for
wheelchair users can
present a few problems,
admits Newcastle's
Kim Tserkezie, best
known as Penny Pocket
from ITV's Balamory, who once
ended up with a dressing room
dangerously close to the audience. |
| Out of the Blue | | 11:06am Thursday 10th April 2008 | | Blue Peter presenter Matt Baker appears as Caractacus
Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in Sunderland this month. |
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