What’s On: North East Literature and Book Events in April 2019

It's April 1st, and we learned today that Penshaw Monument is to be moved to Beamish, and a new sausage of the North sculpture is to grace the A1. In other, and more credible news, we can announce lots of forthcoming books events for Durham, Newcastle, Teesside, Sunderland and around the North East this month....

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Creative Voices: A workshop for writers (11th May)

Irrespective of experience, genre and form, a free opportunity to explore Writers Inner Voices – what they are and why they matter. All welcome to a free workshop on 11th May, 10.00-16.00, in Newcastle Arts Centre. Many people hear voices when there is no-one there. Some are called mad and are shut up in rooms...

Colpitts Poetry Spring Reading (12th April)

After a couple of years' hiatus, Durham's longest-running poetry night is back with two local award-winning writers, SJ Litherland and Diane Cockburn, and music by Ian McKone. All welcome to Alington House on 12th April from 19.30. Entry £6 / £4 concessions. S.J. Litherland's seventh collection, Composition in White (Smokestack), traces the red threads running...

The myth of British good-humour and resilience was born during World War II and is about to die a Brexit death

One accusation commonly levelled in the Brexit debate is that leave campaigners are wedded to a nostalgic view of Britain forged during the Second World War. Less obvious, perhaps, is that European views of Britain also spring from this period, having been forged in part through propaganda. Dr Guy Woodward from our Political Warfare Executive...

Listen to What We Say: Review of Miss Julie, Produced by Elysium Theatre Company

Strindberg's play Miss Julie caused controversy when first performed in 1888, with its transgression of class differences and gender norms. Kate Foy finds that a new production by Elysium Theatre Company continues to capture the difficulty of speaking across divisions in society. From the cheerful strains of homespun music that open in the foyer, to...