Alarm bells initially rang for me on the opening page of this debut novel. A woman is having a difficult birth and three other women are witness to the scene: “Three lonely women watch this birthing in bright windows of electric light.” It then becomes ap…

‘Cultr’ at Vane features some stunning work from eight up and coming students, but hurry, hurry, hurry – the exhibition is running for only three days in January. Jade Lenehan is just one of eight art and design practitioners showing work at this show …

The very funny David O’Doherty is bringing his ‘Tiny Piano Man’ show to the Tyne Theatre & Opera House on 1 February, which is good news whichever way you look at it. I’m always wary when I see a comedian posing with a musical instrument, because I’ve …