Monthly Archives: September 2019
“It’s about community and the people around you.” Playwright Chris Hoyle talks to Northern Soul
“Once I was sacked from Corrie, I had enough to probably buy a small terraced house,” says Chris Hoyle. “But instead I spent obscene amounts of money on designer clothes.”
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Fun at the Fair, Stokesley, North Yorkshire
Northern Soul‘s North Yorkshire photographer, Paul Hunter, had all the fun at the fair when he attended an annual, historic fair that occupies the High Street and market place of Stokesley, a market town on the fringes of the North York Moors National Park.
Read the full story..Win a pair of tickets to the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Upper Campfield Market
Win a pair of tickets to the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Upper Campfield Market.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: A Taste of Honey, The Lowry, Salford
Down the decades, Salford has had a tempestuous relationship with its playwright progeny Shelagh Delaney.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Global Climate Strike, Liverpool and Manchester
We were absolutely blown away by just how articulate and passionate the young protesters were at last Friday’s Global Climate Strike.
Read the full story..“I think my Geordie accent is an asset.” Northern Soul talks to artist John Spinks
During my 45 years on this earth, I’m fairly sure that I’ve never uttered the words “ooh, my Dad has such cool friends”.
Read the full story..“Writing is a lonely way of connecting with the world.” Author Bill Bryson talks about his new book and being an author
Interviewing Bill Bryson is a dangerous occupation, both in the preparation and the execution.
Read the full story..Tastes of Honey: Shelagh Delaney biographer Selina Todd talks to Northern Soul
In April 1958, London-based theatre director Joan Littlewood received a package in the post from 19-year-old Shelagh Delaney of Duchy Road, Salford.
Read the full story..“I write the books that shout loudest in my head.” Northern Soul talks to crime author Val McDermid
If you were to set a murder mystery in Harrogate then its crime writing festival would offer the perfect setting for a puckish postmodern whodunnit.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: Macbeth, Royal Exchange, Manchester
I grew up in Shakespeare’s Country (Stratford-upon-Avon to be precise) so I should be used to The Bard going on a bit.
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