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Cinema
Comedy
Comedy
The latest and most popular
venue in the city’s comedy
scene is The Stand. They
serve top-notch food from
their affordable bistro, with
lashings of stand-up
comedy every weekend.
Stand and deliver ...
It’s no surprise that laid-back Geordies love
to laugh, and there are plenty of venues across
the city destined to tickle your funny bone.
Top names on the international comedy circuit
and up-and-coming stand-ups all visit the Toon,
and some people just make it up on the spot...
Smaller screens
Look beyond the
mainstream and you’ll
find several cinematic
gems. Cute and quirky
Quilliam’s, next to campus,
has a 20-seat cinema in
the basement of their tea
shop, whilst campus plays
host to Cinema Politica,
showing documentaries
and thought-provokers
that don’t make it to the
multiplexes.
Grab your popcorn and 3D specs because
Newcastle loves the movies. More than 20 screens
in the city centre show everything from Hollywood
blockbusters to international art house, and there’s
an IMAX a t the nearby Metrocentre.So whether
you want to get blown away by Bond, or get lost
in translation, there’s something here for you.
Multiplexes
The city-centre Gate
complex houses a 16-screen
cinema showing all the
latest releases. A short bus
ride away, the Metrocentre
has a 17-screen cinema
including an IMAX screen.
This improv group takes
suggestions from the
audience and turn them
into comedy sketches,
so be sure to bring your
imagination as well as your
sense of humour. Catch
a monthly performance
at The Stand or The
Cumberland Arms, or the
annual Pant-so at Northern
Stage on campus.
The Suggestibles
Tyneside Cinema
Much loved by local movie
buffs, the art deco Tyneside
is a former newsreel cinema
that now shows the usual
blockbusters alongside cult
classics and world film.
No anonymous screen 1, 2
and 3 here, these screens
have names (The Classic,
The Elektra, The Roxy) and
personalities to match. The
characterful café bars, as
well as the weekly film club,
attract local cinephiles who
meet to discuss the merits
of the latest releases over
an espresso.
Tyneside Cinema
Newcastle’s larger
venues attract world-class
comedians. The 11,000
capacity Metro Radio Arena
sells out when international
stars like Eddie Izzard,
Miranda Hart and Michael
McIntyre stop-over as part
of their UK tours. Local
theatres also deliver big
laughs, with the Tyne
Theatre playing host to
TV regulars like Sarah
Millican, Ed Byrne and
Stewart Francis.
Big names, big laughs