Two Festivals at Newcastle’s Assembly Rooms

Plus revisiting a long read: The summer I was homeless

Plus The Vampire Lestat returns!

Plus get those George Michael CDs out

Plus Live's Unearthed Festival and an exciting book debut

Plus rediscovering the camp joy of Killjoys

Plus June and July highlights

Plus rediscovering a Sorkin classic

Another bold choice for The People's Theatre

By rising star Abby Walker

I'm back, baby! Sorta.

Plus Split Ends looks at OCD and coercive control

Plus shows to book now

Regional theatre thrives beyond London – but shrinking coverage risks rendering it invisible. Local critics like Tracey Sinclair matter more than ever, says Lyn Gardner

Plus awards season at Live and why you should support Open Clasp

Plus I grumble about TV

Read our review of Shuggy Boats at Live Theatre, Newcastle: Big-hearted, broadly drawn comedy about family, love and late-life coming out

Plus some shows outside the North East worth seeing

Welcome to The Tracey's!

A personal round up

Plus the Netflix comedy show you're missing out on

Plus Our Stomping Grounds Festival returns to ARC Stockton

plus a Wicked night at Northern Stage

Books, movies and TV shows for spooky season

Plus a Blackpool themed extravaganza

Just my usual week, then

Not everything has to be a job

Plus Live's new season kicks off with Bad Lads