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Dateline: 28th June, 2009

News from the North East

Tempest creative team confirmed

The creative team for the Customs House site-specific production of Shakespeare's The Tempest in North Marine Park, South Shields, in August, has been confirmed. Peter Lathan, who, as well as being the BTG editor is also artistic director of co-producers KG Productions, will direct and he is joined by Dora Frankel as choreographer and Paul Chambers as musical director.

Dora Frankel was trained at the Rambert School and produced her first professional work for their workshop. She has worked extensively in the UK, especially the NE, and in Sweden and Finland. Bass player Paul Chambers is widely experienced and in-demand session musician who has taught at all levels of education. They will work with a group of young people who will play the "spirits of the isle", creating the magical effects and the music which will permeate the whole production.

The Tempest runs on 27th, 28th and 29th August. The cast of eleven NE professional actors will be announced this week.

Rehearsed readings at Live

On Thursday at 8pm in the Studio, Live Theatre will present rehearsed readings of two new short plays by local writers: Dial-A-Mate by by Paddy Campbell and Islanders by Dick Curran. The first is a dark comedy in which the beleagured Norman copes with his newly bought "friend" Jackie and Islanders, set on a bird reserve on The Farne Islands, follows the interwoven relationship between Peter, Nicola and Ellen.

Dick Curran is a past winner of the Octagon Stage Play Prize.

Murder at the Gala

The 2009 autumn season at Durham's Gala Theatre will begin with a visit from the Agatha Christie Theatre Company with Murder on Air, three radio thrillers from the Queen of Crime read in an authentic studio setting with live sound effects in the style of their original radio broadcast.

The show includes two special guest stars alongside a full supporting cast. Previous special guests have included Jenny Seagrove, Martin Shaw and Christopher Timothy and details of Gala’s cast will be announced later in the summer. Murder on Air runs from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th September with an evening performance and a matinee on Saturday at 2:30pm.

What's on this week

• Evita continues at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, until 4th July
• You Really Couldn't Make It Up continues at Live Theatre until 10th July
• Theatreworks presents Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles at Alnwick Playhouse on Tuesday
• Moscow ballet company Osmoi Div brings The Sprig of Rosemary to the Maltings in Berwick on Firday and Saturday
• On Saturday at 11am and 2.30pm Tall Stories present Room on the Broom (for age 3+) at the Arc in Stockton
• The final play in Darlington Civic's 10th Anniversary Summer Rep Season, Pools Paradise, runs from Tuesday at Saturday. On Saturday (11am & 2pm) and Sunday (12pm & 3pm) English National Ballet present Angelina Ballerina's Big Audition
• Blithe Spirit continues at the Harrogate Theatre until 11th July

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©Peter Lathan 2009