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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 9h

Léa Seydoux delivers a raw, fearless performance as a woman whose partner & father to her young son is arrested for exchanging explicit images of minors in drama ‘Gentle Monster’. Writer-director Marie Kreutzer’s execution is at once clearheaded & forthright but compelling & enigmatic.

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This Frid 9 Oct, The Hanging Stars play The Cluny Newcastle. Their sixth album, Just A Day is a dazzling collection of harmonies & shimmering guitars. Recorded at Edwyn Collin’s studio & produced with the guidance of Teenage Fanclub’s Gerard Love. Support Montelimar. thecluny.com/listing/the-...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Join The Generator Live Conference - a one-day gathering on 21st Oct. Set in The Crowne Plaza Newcastle, this year’s event brings together high-profile speakers & industry leaders for a day of talks, panels, workshops & networking. generator.org.uk/mercuryprize...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Special afternoon matinee performance at Pop Recs Sunderland tomorrow. The legendary The Primitives headline, with The Cords joining them. Pop Recs, Sunderland, Sunday 4 Oct. 3pm. Hapless Museum Worker Gigs www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Aimee Lou Wood & Johnny Flynn great as Anna & Fyodor Dostoevsky in The Idiot(s), set during self-imposed exile in Germany during writing of titular book. It's handsome, freewheeling, wacky fun with gleefully anachronistic touches. Feels glib on occasion though, meaning emotive end doesn't quite land

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Newcastle Poetry Festival 2026 kicks off today! Frid 2nd - Sat 3rd Oct. This fantastic festival brings national & international poets to the North East. There'll be readings, workshops, & conversations about poetry. Full program here; www.newcastlepoetryfestival.org.uk @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A Certain Ratio will be celebrating the anniversary of their classic and beloved albums 'Sextet' and 'Force' with a show at The Cluny on Tues 13 Oct! Emerging from the late 70s punk scene, they moved forward with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of genre. thecluny.com/listing/a-ce...

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Live Theatre @livetheatre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Throughout the month of October 2026, we’re on a mission to grow our inner circle. We are looking for theatre lovers, culture champions, and North East supporters to join us as a Friend of Live Theatre! Find out more about the different levels of Friends memberships & join at live.org.uk/friends

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cat Video Fest is back at Star a & Shadow Cinema Newcastle on Saturday 21st Nov! Tiny paws. Big chaos. Delightfully divaish. Mysterious mogs. 70 minutes of pure cat chaos. 10% of proceeds will go to Westgate Ark Cat Homing Centre.

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The women Victorian respectability couldn't quite contain - Urania: Dickens’ Home for Fallen Women written & directed by Louise Dearden on 13-15 November at The Assembly Rooms, Newcastle. Part history, part reimagining. www.theassemblyrooms.org/event-detail...

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ is screwball comedy marxist critique of fashion & capitalism with horror & sci-fi elements as Keke Palmer’s shoplifter/booster & crew plot revenge on Demi Moore’s fashion mogul. Fizzing with ideas & energy, if a little too busy - but that’s Boots’s thing really

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reflexrecordshop.bsky.social @reflexrecordshop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEW OUTSTORE! We're excited to help indie dance Friendly Fires launch their long-awaited new album Dig Deeper with a special show at The Grove, Newcastle on Tuesday 19th January! Album/ticket bundles on sale 11am Monday! Bundles: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9529...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

October issue is out now! Lush cover with Larry Dean - he'll be performing at Tyne Theatre & Opera House.

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Georgia 'Blue Jean' Oakley's disappointing adaptation of 'Sense & Sensibility reaches for tactile sensuality but feels disjointed & episodic. Performances variable, broadly delineated as female cast good / male cast not so good. Fiona Shaw is standout as bluff, gleefully inappropriate Mrs Jennings.

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎉 A belated Side Shout Out for Debbie Todd, shortlisted for the British Photography Awards with her Appleby Horse Fair portrait of Jimmy. Vote People’s Choice by 15 Oct: britishphotographyawards.or... Well done to everyone shortlisted!

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fresh from his show at Edinburgh Fringe, Larry Dean is on tour, stopping off at Tyne Theatre Frid 13 Nov. Award winning Glaswegian comedian & actor has thrice been nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award & appears on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, House of Games. www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pre-opening night preps for a performance of la pièce écossaise are spectacularly, amusingly fraught for a stressed director in ‘Comédie Française’. The humour tends towards the broad but it’s spiritedly played, jauntily edited to a percussive score, & at 75 mins doesn’t overstay its welcome

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🎬 Starting tomorrow and running all weekend: “Voices From Here” brings six decades of Amber Films to Durham Folk Festival. 📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall 📅 18 to 20 Sept 🕐 1 to 4pm daily 🎟️ Free More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tees Folk 2026 is this Saturday! An exciting mix of artists from across the North-East & beyond. Expect world-class folk & acoustic music from The Unthanks, Amelia Coburn, John Smith, & Glad Town Ghost. Sat 19 Sep; atgtix.co/4xsBpqq

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

DEATH VALLEY GIRLS have treated music as both celebration & search party. New album 'Welcome to Earth' feels distinct from its predecessors. It focuses less on escaping the world & more on how to remain. Death Valley Girls play The Cluny Newcastle on Mon 26 Oct. www.universe.com/events/death...

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Graeme Hall @graemehall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Newcastle folks. A night of nerdy film chat and trivia. Thursday 1st October at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk tickets £11. #filmstories #film #cinema #movies #newcastle #gosforth

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

✊ We’re celebrating John Walmsley’s work with a selection of his documentary zines in the Side Shop Online. This image comes from “The Sit-in at Guildford School of Art”, made from his photographs of the 1968 student protest. 🛍️ Explore the full range: shorturl.at/CtFo1

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

An amateur historian unearths shocking info about a former institution for unmarried mothers & their children in County Galway in true-life tale ‘The Lost Children on Tuam’. A straightforward retelling elevated by central perf from Monica Dolan. Most elequent are the weary faces of those affected.

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

New Dawn Fades - A Play About Joy Division & Manchester, Middlesbrough Town Hall, Wed 16 Sep. Written by award-winning playwrite Brian Gorman, it's a deeply human story about creativity, identity & the cost of brilliance. boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/event/new-da... 📸 Mick Steff

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

After his Serbian wife leaves him mysteriously, a Spanish lecturer goes to Portugal to work as a gardener for a wealthy woman in the elegant, poised drama ‘The Portugese House’. The pacing is stately but the story is compelling, incorporating thriller & mystery elements & the ending is very moving.

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sunday Club visit Newcastle! The Canadian band blends hazy indie pop & dreamy textures with unfiltered storytelling. Zerox on Sun 11th Oct with support from @redremedyband! @notionliveevents

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📣 Side Shout Out: Steve Huntsman’s “Seaton Sluice Community Project” opens this October. Made over the summer in the Northumberland coastal village between Whitley Bay and Blyth, the work now returns there for exhibition. ✉️ Let us know your successes: side.gallery@amber-online.com

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Shocked to read this. A fantastic magazine with great writing and beautiful illustrations.

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The amazing @anncleeves.bsky.social is back! Join us to hear more about her latest THE DYING LIGHT … a dark, new mystery for Detective Matthew Venn 🗓️ Wed Oct 14 📍 The Exchange, North Shields 🎟️ www.theexchange1856.com/event-detail... @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Down to a last handful of tickets for @knatsncl at Boiler Shop Newcastle. The Geordie jazz outfit join them on Saturday 3 April 2027, with their Mercury Prize-nominated album, ‘A Great Day In Newcastle’, in hand.

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Extra date added for Australian comedian & actor, Sam Campbell in Newcastle! As seen on Last One Laughing, Taskmaster, Would I Lie to You & Make That Movie. Tyne Theatre & Opera House have added an extra performance on Tues 13 Oct! bit.ly/KidGiblet

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Cluny presents Lucca Mae Wed 9 Sep Cluny 2. With a trail of sold-out shows across the UK, Australia, Canada, & Sweden, her ability to woo an audience has made her one of the most talked-about emerging artists. thecluny.com/listing/lucc...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Turner Prize, is coming to the North East this Autumn! Opening 26th Sep at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art. Previous winners include artists such as Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley & Damien Hirst. The 2026 artists are Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau & Tanoa Sasraku. mima.art

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

MASSIVE GIG NEWS #fontainesband will return to the North East in 2027 to play #stjamespark #goodtimes #livemusic #newcastle

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New date added due to huge demand for Nev Clay & Band on Tue 3 Nov at Live TheatreNewcastle! Playing some songs from Nev's back catalogue, with special guests: Chippewa Falls & Chris Ormston, internationally acclaimed Northumbrian piper, accompanied by Sarah Tym. www.live.org.uk/whats-on/nev...

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Live Theatre @livetheatre.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Be part of the conversation! Come along to our urgent discussion on the Radical North East and share a question with the panel here next Fri 11 Sep, 8pm. Find out more & book tickets at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/rad...

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Hexham Pride @hexhampride.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hexham Pride LGBTQIA+ Social Night Cuppa - Cake - Community 7pm Thu 24 Sept '26 @The Garden Coffee House, Hexham

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is coming back to Newcastle this September Newcastle Theatre Royal Tue 8-Sat 12 Sep. Dreams & passions are shattered by the arrival of a handsome & enigmatic stranger... Age 15+ www.theatreroyal.co.uk/whats-on/mat...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. As seen on Taskmaster, Man Down & Junior Taskmaster & Three Bean Salad podcast. Mike Wozniak – The Bench Tyne Theatre & Opera House Tues 22 Sep. www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk/whatson/mike...

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Let's not forget Tim Curry was also in The Shout (1978), an under-rated English classic youtu.be/MWJbPOgEkEM?...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

St Etienne play The Glasshouse International Centre for Music Thursday 24th Sep. Farewell concert in the North East Gwenno support. #bobpeteandsarah #saintetienne #gateshead #gwenno

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ah Dolly!! Rip Dolly Parton Singer, songwriter, musician and actor. 📷 Andrew Putler

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

September 2026 issue is out now! Cover image - Face of the Day by Mills, one of the artworks on show at Berwick Open Studios.

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Richard Dawson has put together a lineup for a special fundraising evening for The Lubber Fiend Newcastle. The incredible lineup, includes Richard, Australian drum maestro Will Guthrie, accordionist Heather Ferrier, & cosmic traveller Astral Social Club. www.thelubberfiend.com?fbclid=IwVER...

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📰 “We’re occupied. We’ve been occupied by the police.” 42 years ago, Easington was the front line of the Miners' Strike. Keith Pattison’s photographs show what that meant for the families living there. 🔗 Read about the series on the Side blog: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/easi...

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ella Murtha, daughter of celebrated documentary photographer, Tish Murtha, discusses Tish’s photography collection Save Scotswood Works in the new Baltic Bites video. Open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00 #BalticGateshead #TishMurtha #DocumentaryPhotography

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Gem Arts & The Glasshouse International Centre for Music present Kefaya & Elaha Soroor - award-winning, boundary breaking collective. Their music’s a powerful synthesis of cultures, voices, genres & rhythms. theglasshouseicm.org/whats-on/kef...

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Only 5 more chances to see The Silence of The Lambs at Newcastle Theatre Royal. www.theatreroyal.co.uk/whats-on/?sh... 📸 Graeme Peacock Reposted from @sotlplay

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Time has been very kind to Madness's 'Take It or Leave It' film, just restored by the BFI. Part biopic, part North London hangout film, it's a charming look at life in early 80s, still fairly squalid, Camden, & the Nutty Boys exude a natural likeability. Full band concert performances thrilling.

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