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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Film, Music & Theatre

Platform North East Launches To Huge Success
EIGHT OF the North East’s rising stars are set to release their own original music, thanks to an innovative initiative from a leading talent agency. Sunderland-based entertainment providers ISG kicked off Platform North East last week (29 November) – a free, week-long programme to support up and coming performers. Throughout the...
New Enterprise Studios Open Day Success!
New Enterprise Studios CIC, headquartered in Sunderland, England celebrate the success of their first official Open Day. This event was held on Saturday Oct 2nd, 2021. New Enterprise Studios was delighted by the attendance of The Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Sunderland, Councillor Henry (Harry) Trueman and...
Larry Elder's new documentary on African Americans and politics is a runaway success The IMDb reviews are rolling in: close to 1,000 at the time of writing, with a 9.8/10 average rating. Released on June 19th, you can buy the documentary from their website for $19.00, which is roughly £16. Split...
Emeli Sandé, MBE, spent the first four years of her life in Sunderland, which explains why her new single is 'One Of A Kind'. It features Ronan Keating himself, or a convincing replica; it's really impossible to tell these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYU4Hn2MxYE The single is off of Mr Keating's 2020 album, ‘Twenty Twenty’,...
A University of Sunderland accredited conspiracy theory expert features in the new book, Unlocking the Universe, from the late theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking and his daughter, writer Lucy. Dr Sophie Hodgetts, a Lecturer in Psychology at the University, has contributed a chapter to the book, telling you why people...
From Sir Thomas Allen and The Futureheads to Kenickie and Leatherface, Sunderland has a habit of always producing exceptional musicians. The city of Sunderland is full of talented musicians who have done a great deal of service to the British Music Industry. It is difficult to mention the names of...
Spice Girls
Sunderland is all geared up to welcome an estimated 50,000 Spice Girls fans, who will be descending on the city for the group’s gig this evening (6th June) at the Stadium of Light. In order to give the fans what they “really, really want”, the city’s shops, restaurants, bars and...
image courtesy of badGREEB Records, from Flickr Creative Commons
A tour featuring some of the biggest names in sixties music will be coming to Sunderland in the spring. The Solid Silver 60s Tour has been taking the stars of that decade around the country for an astonishing 34 years, selling over a million tickets for over 1,500 shows. But...
Julie Walters and Sir Michael Caine in a scene from Educating Rita, 1993
Sunderland-born actress Jessica Johnson has landed the role of Rita in a production of Educating Rita, which will be staged at Durham’s Gala Theatre. Ms Johnson will star opposite Patrick Driver, who will take on the role of Frank. Patrick Driver has previously appeared in Silent Witness and Call the...

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