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Culture Digest 21.02.25
Our weekly round up of some of the arts and culture stories from across the North East, which caught our attention over the past seven days
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Sam Wonfor
What’s in a name? Tyneside sale has a valuable answer
Famous signatures are set to fetch a pretty penny in an upcoming auction. Tony Henderson reports
Funding boost for arts and cash-strapped museums
Culture Secretary gives details of £270m investment plan
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David Whetstone
New season signals new era at Alphabetti
Alphabetti Theatre has unveiled its first new season since the Newcastle venue’s recent changing of the guard.
Coalfield creativity at Beamish
A special event spanning February half term aims to inspire via the North East's mining heritage
Crafting a cinema for everyone
A North East premiere, a family favourite animation and a craft-a-long screening of an eighties classic are all on the menu - for everyone - next week…
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Sam Wonfor
Prepare for a puppet invasion!
Newcastle Puppetry Festival to return for a sixth edition
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David Whetstone
Newcastle fixture for footy drama Dear England
Play about Gareth Southgate’s England bound for the Theatre Royal
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David Whetstone
Alnwick Story Fest exhibition celebrates the everyday
Creating a museum which is anything but ordinary . Tony Henderson reports
Academic is standing up for the planet
Heard the one about climate change? You will – and several more – at a Tyneside event. Tony Henderson explains
New home for ospreys at Kielder
Pleasant surprise will greet Kielder’s returning ospreys. Tony Henderson reports
'Extraordinary' fundraising effort preserves site for nature
Rapid response to funds plea guarantees future of an important North East nature reserve. Tony Henderson reports
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