Geordie. Northumbrian. Writer. Co-founder @icambois . Rep Sayle Screen. Methuen. Show a little faith, there's magic in the night.
Joined May 2009
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11 Sep 2025
A new play, by @FunkSmuggler, telling the story of asylum, care and survival is coming to Northumberland
hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/n…
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5 Sep 2025
Hopping back on twitter to promote this festival happening in Cambois, we're very proud of the range of theatre, dance, exhibition and community work we're able to pull together.
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27 Mar 2025
Republican Matt Schlapp on @bbcradio4 Today explained ‘we have this phrase here in America.. making a mountain out of a molehill’ - it’s actually of ‘freeloading European’ Greek origin
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7 Jan 2025
The Florida Project - this film doesn't have a plot, when's it gonna start oh wait, I'm bawling my eyes out, genius
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8 Dec 2024
Loved Blitzen on Tyne, big congrats to @burn_danielle , @beckylisamorris and their team. It's a big-hearted, clever and funny show that every kid in the North East should see!
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11 Nov 2024
having kids is opting for the 'just been burgled' style of interior decor
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Alex Oates retweeted
5 Nov 2024
Please join us ♥️🙏🏼
5 Nov 2024
On the 12th of November I am hosting the Inaugural Meeting of the newly reinstated Usher Syndrome APPG with the help of our secretariat and local charity @CUREUsher
Usher syndrome is the leading cause of combined hearing and sight loss, affecting 11,000 people in the UK.
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30 Oct 2024
Did I miss the bit where she gave the Arts Council a good few billion and remembered there's a north beyond Leeds?
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24 Oct 2024
Get down to @Alphabetti to see Rachel Corrie this week. Important, vital theatre brilliantly staged with a powerhouse of a tour-de-force by the unendingly talented @glendenninining
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11 Oct 2024
We loved chatting with @DavidJWhetstone @culturemag - thanks for the brilliantly written glimpse into what’s going on at @icambois culturednortheast.co.uk/p/co…
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11 Oct 2024
My theory is that smartphones automatically add the northern lights to your pictures of a blank sky to make you keep buying them
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10 Oct 2024
I'm so proud of the season we've put together for the Tute; imagine a miner's welfare hall packed with people to watch Beckett; culture is for everyone! This will be phenomenal
10 Oct 2024
This week is Trevor Fox in Krapp's Last Tape at The Tute! Friday sold out and only a few tickets remain for Saturday! Don't miss your chance
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Alex Oates retweeted
3 Oct 2024
Village welcomes hundreds of visitors for first-ever heritage arts festival chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor…
Thanks @halld39 @janeimrie_
@HeritageFundUK @ace_thenorth @ICambois
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Alex Oates retweeted
2 Oct 2024
Rude Health is Go!! Don't miss your chance to participate in a workshop led by Maggie Nicols on Thursday, a unique gig opportunity from Tim Dalling and Maggie plus the party of the century with Musical Boxing! All Free!
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28 Sep 2024
Ever wanted to read me being opinionated about culture, class and the North East? check out these interviews in the run up to our upcoming festival at The Tute -
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Alex Oates retweeted
26 Sep 2024
“The sort of work we’re spotlighting is the kind of work that falls between the cracks of commercial theatre and publicly funded theatre”
@esther_huss and @FunkSmuggler chat Rude Health ahead of the festival heading to @ICambois.
beyondthecurtain.co.uk/2024/…
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