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15 March 2006

Potemkin in Newcastle

Neil and Chris attended a press conference in Newcastle today to announce that their May 1st performance of “Battleship Potemkin” will take place in the legendary Swan Hunters shipyard in the Wallsend area of the city on the banks of the River Tyne.
Pet Shop Boys will be performing with the Northern Sinfonia orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer, in what promises to be a spectacular event.
The venue will hold 14,000 people and tickets are free. Click on the link below for further information.
This performance of “Battleship Potemkin” is promoted by the NewcastleGateshead Initiative in association with The Sage, Gateshead.

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We arrived back from São Paulo this morning and this afternoon went to see Tracey Emin’s heartfelt retrospective which opened at Tate Modern last week. Highly recommended. 


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