Tourism and travel

This Christmas, join English Heritage's Assistant Curator of Roman Collections, Kate Sheehan-Finn, as she brings to life the Roman festival of Saturnalia. Enjoy one of her 45-minute talks and the opportunity to handle some of the ancient Roman objects used during the celebrations.

Kate will be focussing on the similarities between Christmas as we know it today and Saturnalia. She'll be looking into religious rituals, feasting and drinking and the tradition of presents and family time. You'll also get an insight into how social conventions were overturned during the festival. The sessions will take place inside the English Heritage Museum at the fort. It'll be a rare opportunity to handle artefacts and discover more about the festival on a site where Romans would once have celebrated it.
No booking required.

You are invited to a series of public talks outlining some of the major medical research initiatives we are fortunate to have in the North East. 

The talks will cover the '100,000 Genomes Project', which will sequence 100,000 genomes from around 70,000 people.

Speakers from the Newcastle Diagnostic Evidence Cooperative will also highlight the advances in diagnostic devices which are important in helping to improve the way that many diseases are diagnosed. New Pathology testing is also revolutionising the way we diagnose and treat disease, with patients receiving treatment tailored to their particular condition.

The event is free, however, registration is essential as places are limited. Register at http://tinyurl.com/diagnosismatters For further information email VOICENorth@ncl.ac.uk or call 0191 208 1288

Life’s NEW exhibition Robot features over 40 robot models, cyborgs and androids - full size models, heads and toys - from TV shows and films from the past 60 years.

:  Drop into the Making Space and use different types of play-dough to build squishy electronic sculptures that light up, move, and make sounds. Find out how adding a bit of home-made dough allows us to create circuits that will power all kinds of objects. Battery packs, LED lights and buzzers will all be used to explore electricity in a fun, hands-on way.

Festive season is in full swing, so join us in the Making Space and make something Christmassy! From pop-up cards to decorations for your Christmas jumper, come and exercise your making skills.

17 December, 5.50pm – 7.30pm (Decorate Christmas Jumpers)

19 – 21 December, 2.30pm – 5.00pm (Electronic Christmas Cards)

19 – 21 December, 11.00am – 1.30pm (Pop-up Christmas Cards)

22 – 24 December, 11.00am – 1.30pm (Make Fabric Wreaths)

22 -24 December, 2.30pm – 5.00pm (Christmas Weaving)

Live streaming of the launch of British astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission to the International Space Station.

Visit the Principia website to find out more about the mission.

Science Sessions are hands-on activities organized for young people aged 13- 18 who like practical science. As the geekiest person amongst your friends and family, you have a duty to entertain and amaze with things you can find in your pockets or on the dining table.

This session will include match tricks, coin tricks, money tricks, card tricks, fire tricks, forces tricks, inertia trick and probably other things we haven’t thought of. Guaranteed to impress Grandparents. Advance booking is required, please call (0191) 243 8223 to reserve a space.

When:  Sunday 6 December 2015

Opening times: 2.30pm – 4.30pm

As a special treat for Life’s youngest visitors, everyone’s favourite fella in the red suit will be taking time out of his busy schedule to visit the Science Centre! Santa Claus himself will be meeting children on the upper floor, and he may even have some presents with him…

Please note – This event is for children aged 7 and under. There will be a small charge for a gift from Santa (£3).

Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.  

A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it!

Recommended 12+
Contains Flashing Lights

Chicago

Mon 1 Aug - Sat 13 Aug

Tickets from £19.00 (online price - did you know you save 50p per ticket by booking online?)

From the producers of the sell out smash hit Puttin’ on the Ritz 

This spectacular show pays homage to the greatest composers and lyricists of our time and features the biggest hits of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s including music by Lerner and Loewe, Rodgers and Hammerstein, as well as Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. There are also special tributes to the music of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Glenn Miller from films such as High Society, Singin’ in the Rain, Some Like it Hot, South Pacific and many more.

With glorious costumes, sumptuous music and an award-winning cast of singers and dancers, this is sure to be the feel-good show of the summer!

That's Entertainment

Tue 5 Jul - Sat 9 Jul

Tickets from £15.50 (online price - did you know you save 50p per ticket by booking online?)