Newcastle Puppetry Festival 2023 - Brochure

12 min drive / 20 min bus, west along Westgate Rd

Venue Map

Ouseburn Farm

Ouseburn Road

NE1 2PA

The Cluny 36 Lime St NE1 2PQ

Seven Stories 30 Lime St NE1 2PQ

Muscott Grove NE15 6TT

4 John Marley Centre

Dance City

Temple Street NE1 4BR

1 2 3 5 6 Scan

Northumberland St NE1 7AF 7

Newcastle Arts Centre (Black Swan, Exhibition Space, The Art House)

67 Westgate Rd NE1 1SG

WelcoMe to MoVing parts!

Newcastle Puppetry Festival is produced by Moving Parts Arts CIO (charity number 1194137) and is run by a team of freelancers.

Access

Please visit movingpartsarts.com/yourvisit or email Vicky at movingpartsengage@gmail.com for more information on access at the different festival venues. Most festival venues are fully accessible.

Please note that Newcastle Arts Centre (Black Swan) has limited wheelchair user access. Wheelchair users are able to access the basement venue via a goods lift. An accessible toilet is on the ground floor of the venue. Unfortunately wheelchair users are not able to access the bar due to a series of steps, but our volunteers will be there to assist. H&B by Les Pieds Dans La Lune Cie takes place inside a caravan and is unfortunately not accessible to wheelchair users.

Key info

Tickets are available through our website and are not available from the individual venues. Ticket concessions are for under 18s, asylum seekers, refugees, disabled people, over 65s and unwaged people. Accompanying carers go free but please get in touch before booking.

All children must be supervised by parents/guardians. It is not advisable to bring children under the suggested age range of shows. All children require a ticket aside from babes in arms (unless the show in question is aimed at children under 36 months). For more info please visit movingpartsarts.com/yourvisit

Trustees

Margaret Pinder

Alison McGowan

Jonathan Bussell

Artistic Director / Co-Founder

Kerrin Tatman

Education Director / Co-Founder

William Steele

Producer

Becky Pereira

Engagement & Participation Lead

Vicky Tate

Technical Manager

Louise Gregory

Graphic Designer & Illustrator

Rachael Horner

App Designer

Joe Hall

Engagement Coordinator (Teeny Tiny Toon)

Audrey Cook

Scratch Space Manager

Grace Scott

Photography & videography

Von Fox Promotions

Digital Streamer

Creative Projects Ltd.

Live captions

Stagetext

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of bad weather please check our website and social media accounts. Latecomers may not be allowed entry to performances after the advertised start time.

Plus a HUGE thank you to all our volunteers!

Wor Seahorse Spectacle Lead Artists

Andrew Bates, Callum Bruce, Judith Hope, Kathleen Yore, Chloe Rodham

Wor Seahorse Heritage Lead

David Silk

Come and watch the public parade Saturday 8th April, 2pm on Northumberland Street. Turn the page to see what else is happening that day >>

Wor seahorse spectacle

Saturday 8th April, 2pm Northumberland Street, NE1 7AF

Be part of something spectacular – a community puppetry parade in the centre of Newcastle! Get creative, learn new skills and meet new friends.

Wor Seahorse Spectacle will shine a bright and colourful light on Newcastle’s maritime heritage, Roman mythology and Geordie pride. The project will explore and celebrate the historic and modern links between Newcastle and the charismatic sea creature; the seahorse.

We are looking for North East participants of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to work alongside our team of professional puppet artists. Through a series of friendly workshops, everyone involved will have the chance to make and perform with puppets, costumes and masks as part of a colourful parade to open the festival. No prior experience in puppet making or performance is necessary!

For more info visit movingpartsarts.com/seahorse or contact Vicky at movingpartsengage@gmail.com

Illustration by Rachael Horner

saturday 8th april

Northumberland Street

The Living Fossils Company

by Theatre Illumiere (of Newcastle)

30 mins 11.30am, 1pm, 3pm

Huge dinosaur skeletons roar to life in this awesome display of puppets and performance. Have an up-close encounter with the jaws of a 20-foot T-Rex and hold your nerve in the face of two hungry Velociraptors! Jurassic Puppets will bring the age of the dinosaurs to Newcastle with this breathtaking exhibition of living fossils.

The Squid And The Sea

by Tatwood Puppets (of Newcastle)

11am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm

30 mins

What happens when you’re on holiday and a mischievous cephalopod washes up on the beach? ‘The Squid and the Sea’ will take you from eating calamari on the sands, to discovering hidden wonders in the ocean depths. Featuring a unique 16-foot giant squid puppet made by Judith Hope, music by Hannabiell Sanders, and direction from Kathleen Yore; Tatwood Puppets’ interactive, tentacle-filled clown and movement piece is sure to make a big splash on Newcastle’s streets.

Ocho The Octopus

by Tim Davies Design (of London)

12pm, 1.30pm, 3.30pm

30 mins

Ocho the Octopus is a huge 4m-high, 7m-wide puppet with digital LED lighting maximising the immediate wow-impact on spectators. At the same time, its delicate control mechanism enables the puppet to build spontaneous rapport with its audience. Lightweight and easy to manoeuvre by a single puppeteer, Ocho is nimble and responsive to those it meets with a soft skin, making it tactile and perfect for close contact.

sunday 9th april

Ouseburn Farm

Featuring performances & activities by Bell & Bullock, Enter Edem, Glitzy Faces, Jesse Ward Bubbleologist, Judith Hope, Paul Dewhurst, Theatre Illumiere, Tim Davies & The Barrow Band

11am – 4pm

Seven Stories (Attic) Sparkle

by PuppetShip CIC (of Newcastle)

Sunday 9th April 10am, 11.30am

60 mins

For kids under 36 months

Welcome aboard for a sparkling adventure around the Islands of Objects. Meet the fantastic creatures living there and keep a lookout for hidden treasure. A gentle, interactive performance / play session for babies and young children by Alison McGowan of PuppetShip CIC and visual artist Tanya Axford.

DU IZ TAK?

by Long Nose Puppets (of Brighton)

A tiny tale told by tiny creatures about BIG ideas. Told though the language of insects, Du Iz Tak? is a story about the cycle of life and all its impermanence. Come and peer into a miniature world of little puppets to see a delightful group of friends exploring their ever-changing home. Funny, imaginative and thought provoking. A show for all the family.

Ages 0-36 months + parents/guardians

£6 (accompanying adults do not require a ticket)

Only 12 child tickets available per show

30 mins

Ages 4+

Sunday 9th April 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm £6 / £5

More Sunday events over the page >>

sunday 9th april

The Cluny / Seven Stories

Rod Puppet Pals –

Kids Puppet Making Workshops

by Moving Parts Arts CIO (of Newcastle)

11am, 2.30pm

120 mins

Ages 6+

£6 per child

Seven Stories

Create your own simple rod puppet using bamboo, fabric, cardboard and foam; developing your design and sculpting skills. Choose what head to carve out of your block of foam using scissors – a human? An alligator? An alien from the plant Galtraxia?! It’s up to you! Once you’ve finished constructing your rod puppet you can decorate it with whatever bits and bobs you can find, before adding the all important eyes so it can see!

As seen on CBBC!

Dangerous Dave

by Noisy Oyster (of Bude, Cornwall)

1pm

60 mins

All ages

£6 / £5

Cluny 1

LIVE CAPTIONS

Dangerous Dave, infinitely more ‘daft’ than ‘dangerous’, and his ridiculous sidekick, Herbert Lemon, present some of the most mind-bindingly silly stunts ever performed... ever! Marvel as this miniature superhero fights his way out of a wet paper bag... climbs the slippery pole of peril to plunge into a food processor... escapes from the pickled egg jar of DOOM... and becomes the fearless inhuman Cannon Ball!

MoVing parts scratch space

The Cluny 2 / Ouseburn Farm

The Moving Parts Scratch Space is an annual pop-up event for puppeteers to try out new work and collect feedback from audiences.

Worlds Apart: A Tale from Yener Velt

Sunday 9th April

Please see the website for more details on the Scratch Space performances

By Little Wanderer Theatre Co. and Lost & Found Puppet Co. (of London)

11am 30 mins Cluny 2 Ages 10+ / adults

Everyone is an Artist

By Mollie Mills (of Kendal)

11.30am, 1.30pm 30 mins

Ouseburn Farm (roaming act)

All ages

The Phoenix

By Laura Mathews Art (of Notts.)

12pm, 2.30pm 30 mins

Ouseburn Farm (roaming act)

All ages

Elder Stories: Tales of the Ogham

By Wyld & Green (of Edinburgh)

12.30pm 30 mins

Cluny 2

Ages 7+ / Adults

The Gardener’s Theatre

By Dylan Jones Stone (of Cromer)

2pm 30 mins

Cluny 2

Ages 18+ / strictly adults*

*Content warning: Themes of sexual abuse & explicit imagery

Monday 10th april

Newcastle Arts Centre

Uncanny Beings:

6-day Adult Puppet Making Workshop

by Alison Duddle (of Todmorden)

Join leading maker Alison Duddle to design and create your own human tabletop puppet. The 6-day workshop includes making a head and torso, carving limbs from Limewood, and learning all relevant joint making and assembling methods. Alison has 18 years experience creating puppets for stage, screen and parades around the UK and internationally.

Strings and Things:

Marionette Performance Workshop

by Noisy Oyster (of Bude, Cornwall)

A two day workshop for beginners to intermediate level. Participants will be guided through operation exercises and techniques to achieve believable marionette manipulation. Noisy Oyster will be bringing their 3D printed marionettes for use during the workshop as well as trick marionettes from their circus marionette show.

Monday 10th -

Saturday 15th April (6 day course)

10am - 5pm daily

£360 (includes everything) Ages 18+

Newcastle Arts Centre (Exhibition Space)

All tools/materials provided

Monday 10thTuesday 11th April (2 day course) 10am - 5pm daily

Ages 18+

£120 (inclusive of all materials and days)

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Art House)

Pinocchio

by The Magical Paper Theatre (of London)

Being a cultural icon and one of the most reimagined characters in children’s literature, Pinocchio is coming alive one more time with paper & wooden characters in a Victorian Paper Theatre. Follow the adventures of Pinocchio, the mischievous puppet and teller of tall tales, as he follows his dreams to become a real boy. After the show, the audience is invited ‘backstage’ for a tour to meet the puppets and see how the crankie-style theatre actually works.

Opening Night Puppet Cabaret

Hosted by Brook Tate (of Bristol)

Join iconic host Brook Tate and his menagerie of charismatic creatures in this variety cabaret of puppetry. Featuring Cath Connolly (of Nottingham), Tatwood Puppets (of Newcastle), Velma Von Bon Bon (of Liverpool) and The Object Project (of Leeds).

Monday 10th April

11.30am, 1.30pm

45 mins

Ages 5+

£6/£5

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Monday 10th April

7.30pm

90 mins (approx.)

Ages 18+

£10/£8

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Meet the Puppeteers Q&A: Alison Duddle

Newcastle Arts Centre

tuesday 11th april

Newcastle Arts Centre / Dance City

Moments From In Suspension

by Stephen Mottram (of Oxford)

Eggs On Legs

by Garlic Theatre (of Norwich)

Meet a family of zany Eggs on Legs, living in a lost pocket of the globe. One day the wind blows a huge egg into their tree and they are excited to play with it. But what happens if it hatches? And can they protect it from the slithery snake? Garlic Theatre

conjure a poetic, Dr Seuss-world full of eggcentric puppets and music to make you roll around with laughter.

60 mins

Ages 10+ / Adults

6pm £12 / £10

Dance City

Marionettes controlled by webs of strings, extraordinary music and a wicked sense of humour... Working in full view of the audience on a small open stage with string puppets, Stephen Mottram lures his audiences into an unexpected and magical experience. The specially composed music cocoons Mottram’s hypnotic choreography, to create strongly atmospheric theatre, which haunts audiences long after the puppets have been packed away.

12pm midday

60 mins

Ages 3-8 + families

£6 / £5

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Largely non-verbal, visual story-telling

Pixiematosis

by The OBJECT Project (of

Leeds)

You love pixies don’t you. Do the pixies like you? No they don’t and they never ever will. Pixiematosis is the happy/sad tale of tiny extraordinary creatures living in a nocturnal paradise who realise, too late, that they’re being exploited for a sinister purpose. The show features The OBJECT Project’s own brand of sqwonky puppets, odd-automata and charity-shop rejects. Come along, be charmed, be appalled; get swept up in the existential madness of it all.

Alice (1988 Feature Film)

by Jan Švankmajer

When agit-prop puppetry meets Lewis Carroll the result is Jan Švankmajer’s dark film inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Strange, bewildering, haunting and beautiful, you’ve never seen anything quite like it. Images courtesy of Park Circus/Channel Four Television Corporation

7.30pm

60 mins

Ages 12+ / Adults

£10 / £8

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Largely non-verbal, visual story-telling

Meet the Puppeteers Q&A: Garlic Theatre

9.30pm

85 mins

PG / Adults

£6 / £5

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Wednesday 12th april

Newcastle Arts Centre / Dance City

Transgression & Transfiguration: Object Theatre Performance Workshop for Adults

by The OBJECT Project (of Leeds)

An in-depth exploration of the life and soul of an object, led by Marc Parrett of the OBJECT Project. In this one-day, hands-on performance workshop we’ll play with objects and materials and release their hidden stories. We’ll explore our often surprising emotional attachment to ‘things’ and poke about in that liminal space between puppetry and inanimate object.

The Gingerbread Man

by Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company (of Bridport)

Come and see the adventure of the deliciously smelling Gingerbread Man who finds his feet fast and sets off on the journey of a lifetime! Stuff and Nonsense apply their usual brilliance with a mix of puppetry, live action, great music, humour and a stunning staging in this exciting and pacey retelling of this well-loved classic tale.

10am - 5pm (1 day workshop) £60

Ages 18+ / Adults

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Art House)

Ages 3+

60 mins 1pm £8 / £6

Dance City LIVE CAPTIONS

3pm

by Indigo Moon Theatre (of Hull)

Meet Grey, who can’t remember how they became trapped… The story unfolds (literally) with magical pop-ups, puppetry, shadows and interactive laboratory chaos! What happened to the Earth when humans came along… and how can we restore

The Noughty One Installation

by Noisy Oyster (of Bude, Cornwall)

Come and see Noisy Oyster’s installation, combining 3D printed puppets with automata techniques and controlled by a microprocessor... Enter the fascinating and miniature mesmerising world of the Noughty One.

Puppet Pub Quiz + Puppet Olympics

Hosted by Tatwood Puppets and Life & Limb Puppets

A relaxed evening of puppet-themed fun and trivia – no experience needed! Hosted by the loveable Big Bendy Brenda, the quiz at 7pm will test your knowledge of puppet facts and fame. At 8.30pm, Life & Limb will rally teams to create their own puppets from recycling, before putting them to the test in a series of Olympic challenges. Prizes to be won!

60mins

£6 / £5 Ages 4+

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

LIVE CAPTIONS

60mins (Also on Thurs 13th)

2.30pm, 4.30pm, 8pm FREE All ages

30mins (drop in)

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

2.30pm, 4pm, 6.30pm, 8pm FREE All ages

Newcastle Arts Centre

Also on Thurs 13th

Quiz: 7pm

Olympics: 8.30pm

(Until the bar closes)

Ages 18+ / Adults

Ages 18+

FREE / Donation only

FREE / by donation

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Meet the Puppeteers Q&A: The OBJECT Project

30 mins

12th April, 6pm FREE (no booking required)

Newcastle Arts Centre

UK Premiere

Newcastle Arts Centre / Dance City

The Object Score: 2 day Puppetry Performance Workshop

by Duda Paiva Company (of The Netherlands)

Duda Paiva Company goes for the adventure of innovation. We seek confrontation with other disciplines. We invite artists to research with us and try out new techniques. This movement and puppetry workshop is the playground in which different disciplines communicate with each other, and new ideas arise.

LOVO

by Teatro Lafauna (of Spain)

UK Premiere

‘LOVO’ beautifully merges puppetry, micro-cinema and live music to place a view on the conservation and protection of biodiversity. It proposes a vision on the consequences of the changes that take place in the habitats that the human being shares with other animals and that also demonstrates the vulnerability and fragility of human life.

Stop Motion Animation Film Night

Hosted by comedian Lauren Stone (of Newcastle)

Featuring critically-acclaimed work from artists around the world, this selection of stop motion shorts will demonstrate the wide breadth of creativity possible in this unique art form.

13th & 14th April 10am - 5pm

£120 Ages 18+

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Art House)

Includes all materials

7.30pm

60mins

Adults / Ages 7+ Dance City

£12 / £10

LIVE CAPTIONS

9pm

Ages 18+

£6 / £5

90mins

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Curated by Lesley-ann Rose

Anansi and the Lost Sun

by Swallow Wings Puppetry (of London)

A beautiful, funny, irreverent and inspiring story told using puppetry, spoken word and traditional African music. The Anansi stories represent African heritage predating the trauma of slavery. These humorous, lively and “community” led stories travelled with enslaved African people to the Caribbean.

by Life and Limb Puppets (of Newcastle)

Dragon is an epic tale on facing up to authority, responsibility and the nature of the world. In an idyllic valley a young child reluctantly learns their hunting duties and the price of living in paradise. An exhilarating adventure featuring beautiful live puppetry, cutting-edge projections and a soaring original score.

H&B

by Les Pieds dans la Lune Cie (of France)

Inside a faded caravan, you will witness the timeless story of the two lost children, Hansel and Gretel, trapped in the house of a cannibal witch. Left in the dark, surrounded by shadows and strange music, you will fall inside the scary tale.

Access: Please note that this show takes place inside a caravan, which due to its nature is unfortunately not accessible to wheelchair users.

The Noughty One Installation by Noisy Oyster

11am £6 / £5

Ages 4-9

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

LIVE CAPTIONS

60mins Dragon

70mins

Ages 8+

5.30pm £6 / £5

Teens / Adults

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

2pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm

Ages 9+ / Adults

£6 / £5

Dance City (outside)

Meet the Puppeteers Q&A: Swallow Wings Puppetry

Largely non-verbal, visual story-telling

friday 14th april

Newcastle Arts Centre / Dance City

Clowns Houses

by Merlin Puppet Theatre (of

Germany)

One building, five apartments and six main characters. Comical-tragical personalities, leading miserable lives that they aren’t afraid to lose but are afraid to live. The spectator is watching them live their conventional lives in a dark, claustrophobic setting, with their fears, obsessions and loneliness. In this dark comedy, ‘Merlin’ are dramatising and demonising their obsessions until they finally punish and liberate them in the most violent manner.

Cabaret Of Curiosities

by Tatwood Puppets (of Newcastle)

Pull back the veil and enter the Cabaret of Curiosities – a gothic, vaudeville extravaganza for adults who enjoy the stranger side of life. In a modern reimagining of the traditional booth show, otherworldly creatures appear in a variety of unique acts that will amaze, bemuse and entertain. But all is not quite right – the lineup of acts keep disappearing... something foul is afoot and the mystery must be solved! Expect puppetry, close-up magic, laughter, wonder and original live music.

60mins

60mins

Adults / Ages 16+

Ages 16+

7.30pm £12 / £10

7.30pm £12 / £10

Dance City

Dance City

LIVE CAPTIONS

60mins

Ages 14*+

9pm £10 / £8

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

swearing/comical violence

*some swearing/comical violence

For 6months24

toooB by Angel Exit Theatre (of Wincanton)

Introducing toooB, a curious and friendly shape-shifting creature. She’s not quite sure where she’s landed but she’d love to meet and play with you. toooB is an enchanting wordless show for 6-24 month olds and their grown ups. A gentle sensory adventure with an original soundtrack, captivating movement and interactive fun and games; toooB is a perfect introduction to theatre and dance for the very young and includes a stay and play session with the performer.

See

25 min show & 25 min stay & play

Ages 6 - 24 months + their grown-ups

1pm £6 / £5

Dance City

Largely non-verbal, sensory performance / play

Access: Please note that this show takes place inside a caravan, which due to its nature is unfortunately not accessible to wheelchair users.

H&B by Les Pieds dans la Lune Cie

saturday 15th april

Newcastle Arts Centre / Dance City

JOE 5

by Duda Paiva Co. (of The Netherlands)

The uncanny liveliness of Duda Paiva’s foam puppets meets the finest dance talent to create visual poetry at its best. A post-apocalyptic world is explored and humanity is put to question. Instead of being born, man is designed by an extraterrestrial system which creates a perfect neo-human: eternally young, infinitely modified. But are perfection and immortality worthwhile, knowing we must give up everything that makes us human, over and over again?

Playful Encounters: Applied Puppetry Workshop for Adults

by Alison McGowan (of Newcastle)

7.30pm £12 / £10

90mins

Ages 14+ / Adults

Dance City

10am-5pm £60

Ages 18+

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Art House)

This workshop encourages participants to explore how they might apply puppetry for connection in their own fields of work using curiosity, creativity and a bit of courage! How do the essential elements of puppetry such as breath, rhythm and focus translate directly to therapeutic work? Similarly, principles like attunement, empathy and active listening translate beautifully from therapy to puppetry. This workshop will be of interest and accessible to people working with a range of different client groups including children and young people, people with disabilities and the elderly in a variety of settings.

The Stars In The Sky

by Zannie Fraser (of Norwich)

11am

45mins

£6 / £5 Ages 4+

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

LIVE CAPTIONS

A shadow show in a box! As the doors open the scenery starts to scroll before your eyes… ‘There was once an old lady who wanted to play with the stars…’ so begins the traditional tale which then takes off on an adventurous romp amongst the wild beasts of the stars. Fantastical shadow puppets leap across the scrolling background and even fly out of the box onto a large paper screen. Afterwards the audience are invited to stay and play with the puppets; inventing their own adventures.

Eurovision Sock Contest

by The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

Fresh from their appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, Earth’s funniest footwear are back with a whole Song Contest for your voting pleasure. With entries from all over Europe... whoever will win? You decide. Expect the usual songs, sketches, and Gags Sans Frontieres.

6pm

60mins

Adults / Ages 12+*

£10 / £8

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

*PG: some swearing

See pages 21 & 23 for more details

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Dance City (outside)

Access: Please note that this show takes place inside a caravan, which due to its nature is unfortunately not accessible to wheelchair users.

H&B by Les Pieds dans la Lune Cie

saturday 15th - sunday 16th april

Simple Animal Rod Puppets:

Beginners Puppet Making Workshop

by Judith Hope (of London)

Learn to design and create simple animal rod puppets from basic, inexpensive and easily sourced materials. The two-day course structure will include design, incorporating simple movement, material choices and sourcing (including glues for various surfaces) and finished aesthetics. Participants should have a completed puppet by the end of the course and have gained the skills and experience to create many more. Suitable for all levels of experience.

Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th April 10am-5pm daily

Ages 16+ / Adults

£95

(total for 2 days)

John Marley Centre, Scotswood

Includes all materials

3-5 Higham Place NE1 8AF

Teeny Tiny Toon

Teeny Tiny Toon uses puppetry to discover stories, hopes, dreams and memories of residents living in our wonderful city of Newcastle. This first edition of the project has been focused in the Benwell & Scotswood area of the West End, where we have run story collection and puppet making workshops with people of all ages. The results of the project have been curated into a touring exhibition which can be visited by the general public:

Scotswood Benwell City Centre

Newcastle Arts Centre 67 Westgate Rd, NE1 1SG

Monday 8th –

Saturday 16th April 2023

10am – 5pm

Plus FREE puppet making drop in workshops 8th – 16th April.

Lead artists: Alison McGowan, Chloe Rodham, William Steele | Picture: Teeny Tiny Toon commission made by Judith Hope

Pinocchio - Il Ristorante

Italian cuisine on the doorstep of the festival!

61 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SG

(two doors down from Newcastle Arts Centre, festival hub!)

www.pinocchionewcastle.com | 0191 232 0798

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(Takeaway orders not included in offer)

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