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  • Middlesbrough Literary Festival

    1-30 June, Middlesbrough libraries June will herald the arrival of Middlesbrough's first literary festival organised and delivered by Middlesbrough Library and Information Service. Internationally-renowned authors and artists such as Anne Perry and Lindsa...

  • Queen Bee

    Darlington Arts Centre: Wednesday 20–Friday 22 May, 8pmWhen Ruth, a psychiatric nurse, takes a job as a live-in carer in an isolated Northumberland house with her patient, Angel, and an elderly housekeeper, Eusapia, she is looking forward to an easy rid...

  • A Poet's Work is Never Done

    ARC, Stockton, Studio: Tuesday 30 June, 7.45pm 4Talent award winner Luke Wright might just be the hardest working man in poetry. Since 2006 he has launched his own curve-ball bid to become Poet Laureate, programmed and hosted Latitude Festival’s poetry ...

  • Say Hi to the Rivers and the Mountains

    ARC, Stockton: Wednesday 10 June, 7.30pmSay Hi to the Rivers and the Mountains is a new show written by best-selling novelist Jonathan Coe and indie-pop innovators The High Llamas. Set on a brutal 1960s council estate, the story touches upon themes of com...

  • Security

    ARC, Stockton, Studio: Thursday 28 May, 8pm   This comical and moving tale of unexpected friendship confronts the issues of security and identity through a fusion of performance poetry, theatre, movement and song. Set within the beating heart of London,...

  • Borderlines

    Borders Books, Teesside Retail Park, Stockton-on-Tees: Wednesday 27 May at 6.30pm Sunderland poet Tom Kelly reads from his acclaimed new collection, Love-Lines. From Newcastle, writer and perfomer Claire Morgan will be sharing some of her latest work. We...

  • Creative writing facilitator needed at Middlesbrough Council for German literary project

    Middlesbrough Borough Council is looking to appoint a writer/facilitator to plan and deliver workshops for the 10-week creative writing course based at the Town Hall, which will be delivered to the same participants each week and four masterclass workshop...

  • The Livelit Cabaret: Michelle Scally Clarke

    Students Union, University of Teesside: Wednesday 13 June, 7pm Michelle Scally Clarke is a leading voice on the UK performance poetry scene and has performed with, and been lauded by, many top UK poets including Linton Kwesi Johnson, Benjamin Zephaniah,...