Peter Lathan

Formerly director of KG Productions. Now playwright & British Theatre Guide NE editor. Regular contributor to North East Bylines. Occasional blogger.

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@DavidCallaghan A friend of mine confessed to me that he is a guilty of abusing his son. I was horrified! "Yes," he said, "I've brought him up to be Sunderland supporter."

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News from the @BritTheatreGuid: Co Durham-based @HangFireTheatre is to take The Importance of Being Earnest on a NE tour and to Greater Manchester and Lincoln.
https://t.co/DnRzpuA3kG

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More news from the @BritTheatreGuid: Newcastle-based SA Performing Arts Centre celebrates 20 years of providing performance training in the North East.
https://t.co/gPNhUXJk3e

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News from the BTG: tickets for Les Misérables at @SundEmpire in November go on sale next week.
https://t.co/e6RpQfyuVz

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In this week's @BritTheatreGuid What's On in NE theatre listing: 19 venues presenting 17 shows, 10 of them plays, 1 light entertainment, 1 circus, 2 musicals, 1 dance and 2 for kids.
https://t.co/sBaxA7jSWf

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The second part of my feature on words and language for @NE_Bylines is now online. This one deals with made- up words and languages.
https://t.co/1SxRpexcmY

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@DavidNautilus1 I haven't any similar personal stories of odd names but one primary teacher I knew had a Pearl Button in her class and another had a Phuk, the child of Vietnamese Boat People. I kid you not!

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My latest review for the @BritTheatreGuid, @TheatreSpaceNE's production of Stef Smith's Girl in the Machine at @thecustomshouse, South Shields, and on tour.
https://t.co/Fmlwpv1KiN

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News from the @BritTheatreGuid: what happened 20 years after Cinderella married her Prince? A new play for children and young people from @hooleytheatre and @GalaDurham.
https://t.co/uOoGNMRyua

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@rayspencermbe Aye, but you're still nobbut a bairn! Happy birthday, young sir!

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News from the @BritTheatreGuid: @BRB Birmingham Royal Ballet brings Carlos Acosta's new production of Don Quixote to @SundEmpire next month.
https://t.co/CV3W2eyi9S

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More news from the @BritTheatreGuid: a new one-woman play, based on a true story, about dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault, premieres at @Alphabetti later this month.
https://t.co/0avMY6bG2L

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News from the @BritTheatreGuid: Kattam Katti, a new Indian dance piece celebrating Uttarayan kite festival in India comes to @dancecity next month.
https://t.co/58GyjaFKE6

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North East theatre is getting back to normal! This week's @BritTheatreGuid What's On listing shows 16 theatres presenting 11 different productions.
https://t.co/aIJ2jUWW9j

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I've always been fascinated by languages and by words in particular. Words are, I think, brilliant and I've tried to explain why in a two-part article in @NE_Bylines. This is Part 1, Part 2 comes next week.
https://t.co/tmj0xXOfG4

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More news from the @BritTheatreGuid: the first Made in the North East dance commission from @dancecity and eight other venues starts touring this week.
https://t.co/JR0fNGxqqA

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@LuckyHeronSay How can I put this clearly? Hmmm... fuck all.

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News from the @BritTheatreGuid: a Dallas star comes to @DarlingtonHipp .
https://t.co/IyfayRRYoS

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And more news from the @BritTheatreGuid: @LiveTheatre's annual Elevator Festival returns after last year's Covid-driven gap.
https://t.co/84VhKLab5e

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News from the @BritTheatreGuid: HERE, a play from @curiousmonkey_ about finding sanctuary in the unlikeliest of places, which was due to première at @northernstage in March 2020, opens next month.
https://t.co/FqxzXSJPIR