An Unthanks album – featuring classic Christmas and winter songs, as well as a scattering of new compositions – was always going to work and so it does, quite magnificently. They capture the shifting moods of the season including joy, reflectiveness and m…

This second album from Irish avant-garde punk artist Meryl Streek is a beautiful yet harrowing examination of social inequality in Ireland. It’s filled with politically-charged rage, delivered via the searing passion of Streek’s vocals and his slam poetry…

‘The Velveteen Rabbit’, which is coming to Gosforth Civic Theatre this December, is the heart-warming latest from balletLORENT that shows just how toys become real. balletLORENT shows are always special and ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ promises to be extra-spec…