Sage Gateshead welcomes musicals magic, free thinking, and an Australian icon as part of their programme in week commencing 5 March.
Former Neighbours star and pop legend Jason Donovan takes over Sage Two for a two-night run of his Amazing Midlife Crisisshow on 7 and 8 March.
Sage Gateshead opens its doors for three days of free events on 9 – 11 March in the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2018, welcoming speakers including June Sarpong, Juno Dawson, and Lionel Shriver.
The week rounds off with Royal Northern Sinfonia’s Best of Broadway, with songs from many favourite musicals, including Wicked, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and Chicago.
Tickets are still available for these shows and more, taking place week commencing 5 March.
Paul Carrack plus Grainne Duffy
Monday 5 March, 7.30pm, Sage One
Paul Carrack is one the UK’s great singer songwriters and multi-instrumentalists. Balancing his career between his solo work and guesting on the current Eric Clapton album and tour, his widely-varied CV also includes Roxy Music, BB King, Nick Lowe, Roger Waters, Squeeze, Mike + Mechanics, Elton John, The Smiths and Ringo Starr.
He has written classics, including How Long, co-written Love Will Keep Us Alive for the Eagles and Over My Shoulder with Mike Rutherford. However, his other career is his real passion and that is the solo Paul Carrack. He has now recorded 18 solo albums and the latest, Soul Shadows, was his highest chart entry to date. His sold-out shows have created a fan base who have come to love his incredible live performances and they are not to be missed.
This much-loved blue-eyed soul singer, and firm favourite with Radio 2 listeners, continues to stride forward on a hot streak of creativity that shows no signs of slowing down.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/paul-carrack43948/
Jason Donovan and his Amazing Midlife Crisis
Wednesday 7 March and Thursday 8 March, 8pm, Sage Two
Jason is delighted to announce that he will be hitting the road once again, only this time, it’s a tour with a twist. He is headed to new locations across the country and these intimate gigs will be a unique opportunity to see him like you’ve never seen him before.
At aged 49 and a half, and with a wealth of tantalising tales under his belt, this autobiographical show will take Jason’s looming 50th birthday as its starting point, and will zigzag back and forth through his life.
Hear some new stories, and possibly one or two you’ve heard before, plus some of the songs you know and love for a night like no other.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/an-evening-with-jason-donovan/
Elkie Brooks – Live in Concert
Thursday 8 March, 7pm, Sage One
Long before the end of a live show and the frequent standing ovations that accompany it, there comes a point where Elkie does something so amazing that it leaves her audience almost spellbound. It could be a particularly emotional rendition of one of her ballads, a powerhouse blues vocal or one of her trademark impossibly long notes that leaves the audience mesmerised.
Elkie will be performing her biggest hits, including Pearl’s A Singer, Lilac Wine, Fool (If You think It’s Over), Don’t Cry Out Loud and No More The Fool, as well as many more, as featured on her recent hit album Elkie Brooks – Pearls – The Very Best Of.
Book Now:http://sagegateshead.com/event/elkie-brooks46373/
BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2018
Friday 9 March – Sunday 11 March, Various time, Sage Gateshead
BBC Radio 3 welcomes the Free Thinking Festival all weekend at Sage Gateshead. A throng of talented individuals are gathering together to wrestle, debate and celebrate the theme of this year’s festival: The One and the Many. Whether it’s the impact of social media, the joy of stand-up comedy, or the future of democracy, the panels will be considering the relationship between the crowd and the individual in our age of hyper-connectivity.
There probably isn’t another art form that demonstrates the magic of this interplay more than music, and Radio 3’s aim is to connect audiences with remarkable music and culture. Across the weekend, Radio 3 will be broadcasting live from a pop-up studio, where you can hear an eclectic range of classical, jazz and world music brought to you by their team of presenters.
As the festival is about the collective effort, you can make your voice heard. There are more than 50 sessions to choose from and, as always, tickets are free. Places are available on the day but be sure to book in advance to witness the wisdom and insight of both the one and the many.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/tour-dates/bbc-radio-3-free-thinking-festival-2018
Classical Season 2017/18 | RNS at Home
Rachlin’s Mozart
Friday 9 March, 7.30pm, Sage One
- Julian Rachlin conductor/violin/viola
- Royal Northern Sinfonia
- Beethoven Coriolan Overture
- Mozart Violin Concerto in A ‘Turkish’
- Bruch Romance in F
- Mozart Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’
Based in the city for more than 20 years, Julian Rachlin lives and breathes Viennese music. This evening’s programme showcases him as violin soloist in Mozart’s best-loved violin concerto, as viola soloist in Bruch’s gorgeous Romance, and as conductor in Beethoven’s stormy Overture, and Mozart’s ‘Linz’ symphony, written for an impromptu concert in the Austrian city in just four days.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/rns-at-home-rachlins-mozart/
Classical Season 2017/18 | RNS Nights Out
Best of Broadway
Saturday 10 March, 7.30pm, Sage One
- Michael England conductor
- Royal Northern Sinfonia
Vocalists:
- Anna O’Byrne
- Jacqui Scott
- Jon Robyns
- Scott Davies
The Great White Way meets Gateshead.
Join Royal Northern Sinfonia and guest vocalists for a celebration of all things Broadway, with hit songs from the hit musicals, including Chicago, Wicked, Cabaret and South Pacific.
Songs include: All That Jazz, Broadway Baby, Luck Be A Lady, Anything You Can Do, The Rhythm of Life, and Defying Gravity.
Book Now: http://sagegateshead.com/event/rns-nights-out-best-of-broadway/