The Common Room

Jesca Hoop + Support
2023-10-13 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
California-born but now based in Manchester, Jesca Hoop is what you’d call a musician’s musician. Discovered by Tom Waits, and brought on tour by Peter Gabriel to sing in his band, it was a phone call from Elbow’s Guy Garvey that saw her move to the UK. Her most recent album “Stonechild” – produced by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding, This is the Kit) – received huge acclaim from fans and critics alike, and it’s easy to see why: her beautiful songs, rooted in the folk tradition are intricately detailed, acoustic-led pieces that teem with ideas.
Friday 13 October 2023
Doors Open: 19:00
Starts: 20:00

THE BIG SKY TOUR ft. Kathryn Williams & Polly Paulusma
2023-10-06 19:00 - 23:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Kathryn Williams & Polly Paulusma will be playing in The Common Rooms beautiful Wood Hall on 6th October!
As labels buddies on One Little Independent Records, Kathryn Williams and Polly Paulusma met on a song writing retreat. They have also written songs together and tutored song writing courses at Arvon Foundation. Their friendship developed and strengthened, supporting each other over lockdown. Being fans of each other’s work, it seemed a foregone conclusion that they would get on the road at some point. Finally after many years of talking about their Thelma and Louise tour dreams (hopefully without the killing or the cliff) they have pulled together a beautiful intimate month-long tour up and down the country, both playing headline solo sets and also coming together for a few songs together. Lucky audiences will get two concerts for the price of one from two of the most respected British independent singer-songwriters this country has to offer.
Kathryn Williams is a Liverpool-born, Mercury Music Prize nominated singer-songwriter with 16 albums under her belt. Before her last release, Night Drives (which entered the official folk album charts straight to number 2), the label OLI celebrated her career thus far with a 20 CD two book box set anthology strewn with her art. She has written a novel “The Ormering Tide” which debuted to critical acclaim, and was listed in The Bookseller as a bestseller for the north and she hosts her own popular podcast “before the light goes out” which was put in the top ten best music podcasts by The Guardian. Kathryn tutors at Arvon, Moniack Mhor, and The Writing Squad and writes songs with many diverse artists around the world including Paul Weller, Ed Harcourt, Beth Neillson Chapman and Michele Stodart.
“Sombre, majestic, extravagant” – Uncut Magazine kathrynwilliams.co.uk
Polly Paulusma’s shed-recorded debut Scissors In My Pocket received international critical acclaim upon its 2004 release by One Little Independent. She toured the USA, supported Bob Dylan, Jamie Cullum, Divine Comedy and Marianne Faithfull and played Glastonbury. In 2012, she founded Wild Sound, now an OLI folk imprint, and signed nine artists. She completed her PhD in 2020, which informed her eighth album Invisible Music — folk songs that influenced Angela Carter (**** The Guardian) and her book (Bloomsbury, 2022). She tutors for Arvon, Cambridge and ICMP. Her ninth and tenth albums The Pivot Upon Which the World Turns (2022) and its sister When Violent Hot Pitch Words Hurt (2023) were recently released to critical acclaim; she is now working on a collaboration with double bassist Jon Thorne exploring relationships between song and prose.
“complete, pure and personal” MOJO Magazine

Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Coldplay
2023-09-29 21:00 - 22:30, 2023-09-29 19:00 - 20:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Newcastle. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay at The Common Room under the gentle glow of candlelight in our beautiful Wood Hall.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Common Room
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 40 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (min 40+ people), please click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Newcastle
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
Programme

Clocks
Shiver
Speed of Sound
Trouble
Fix You
Paradise
Something Just Like This
Yellow
My Universe
The Scientist
Sky Full of Stars

Performers

String quartet – String Infusion

North East Folk Collective: Hek and Still Awake
2023-09-23 18:00 - 22:00
North East Folk Collective presents two great folk bands performing free in the 5|Quarter Café Bar.
Hek
Hek want you to have a good time! We love playing folk tunes and they’ve got to be either infectious and bouncy, or lilting and lovely – otherwise we won’t play them! Janet on fiddle, Francis on guitar and Huw on whistles will be expecting you to bob your heads, stamp your feet and maybe even break into spontaneous dance.
Still Awake
Teresa and Bert have been performing for five years in the north-east of England and the Netherlands. The blend of voices and their arrangements breathe new life into folk standards and folk-influenced pop songs, alongside lesser-known numbers interspersed with Bert’s original material. Relax into the beautiful harmonies and sheer musicality of this engaging duo.
The performances will be followed by an informal acoustic jam session, so please bring your voices and acoustic instruments if you wish to participate. Or just enjoy a drink and listen.
This is a free entry concert. Please ignore the Get Tickets button.
6.00pm-10pm

John Buddle's Benwell
2023-09-20 13:00 - 14:30 | St James’ Church, 28 Benwell Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6RS
John Buddle had a close relationship with Benwell. Buddle’s purchase of Benwell Colliery in 1801 was his first independent venture. Today, the geography of the area can only be understood with reference to this history of ‘the King of the Coal Trade’.
This circular walk starts and ends at St James’ Graveyard where John Buddle is buried. He donated the land for the church and its churchyard to be built in the 1830s. It traces the locations of the area’s lost coalmines and waggonway, within the context of its subsequent development.
Walk: the walk will take an estimated 1.5 hours. It is mainly on pavements and paths but includes some grassed areas. There is some uphill walking. It is not suitable for wheelchair users or those with significant mobility problems.
Presented by Judith Green, St James’ Heritage and Environmental Group
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket. Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

Generator Live Conference 2023
2023-09-15 10:00 - 18:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
The ultimate way to kick-start Generator Live Festival!
Generator will be taking over The Common Room of the Great North for a full day of inspiring talks, panels and workshops designed to support artists and creatives in navigating the music industry. Taking place the day before Generator’s all dayer at Boiler Shop and electronic stage at World Headquarters, Generator Live Conference will bring together industry leaders, experts and grassroots music champions who will cover a wide range of topics from mental health in music through to touring advice and sustainable incomes.
Generator Live conference will also provide an opportunity for musicians to get your music in front of industry experts as well as bespoke sessions spanning all music communities from underground DIY to electronic to commercial. Alongside the sessions, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to connect with other delegates including in our Signature Brew Green Room, where our friends at Press On Vinyl will host informal drop in advice sessions paired with a delicious selection of Signature Brew beers. The conference will also showcase all things Generator – from their creative and cultural network Generator Union to our groundbreaking skills training for the live music & performance sector.
If you’re an established artist, creative, manager or simply someone with an interest in music with a desire to forge a career in the industry, Generator Live Conference will provide you with tips, advice and guidance, whether you’re looking to take your first steps into the industry or progress your career in music. The conference will provide a platform for all aspects of the Generator creative community to come together and show the strength in the North East music industry, form connections and drive the industry forward.

Graft & Glory - 'Great Lives - John Buddle' by David Kidd
2023-09-14 14:00 - 15:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
John Buddle‘s funeral in 1843 was a massive public event reflecting his status as a celebrity known locally as the King of the Coal Trade. Since that remarkable tribute to his life and work his star has faded somewhat tarnished by the terrible death toll from explosions in the collieries he managed and his apparent advocacy of child labour underground. He remains a shadowy figure in the background of the industrial Revolution in the north whose role as a viewer acting in the interest of landowners like Lord Londonderry perhaps now diminishes his status as an engineer and entrepreneur compared with figures like William Armstrong, and George and Robert Stephenson whose achievements as inventors and industrialists seem much more tangible and easier to understand than Buddle’s work underground. We are fortunate then that as a prolific record keeper and diarist Buddle documented his work and much more besides in great detail and with the benefit of this archive the 250th anniversary of his birth is a good time to reassess his life and understand his achievements and his legacy. As well as an appreciation of his life the talk will be a celebration of his diaries which have many stories to tell about a period of rapid change and a man at the centre of it…
David Kidd was born in South Shields and studied Economic History at Leicester University. He worked for a Bank after leaving school before taking a second degree in Mathematics with the open University and training as a teacher. He taught mathematics and technology in Britain and Africa before retiring. David first came across John Buddle when he was asked to research the history of Jarrow Colliery as part of a project to document the history of all the collieries of South Tyneside and was delighted to discover John Buddle’s Jarrow Place Book (diary). While in Africa he wrote an inadequate and partly inaccurate account of the life and times of John Buddle based on material copied from the diaries which he is now (slowly) revising and updating . David researches, speaks, and writes about local history and his latest book “The People’s Roman Remains Park” written as a collaboration with his friend jean Stokes is an account of the Victorian excavations of the Roman Fort at South Shields. He is also Chairman of the Coble and Keelboat Society, a maritime heritage charity, and manages the Society’s Social Media Accounts as well as editing its newsletter.
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

City Guides Walk: Buddle at 250 (11:30AM)
2023-09-13 11:30 - 12:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
This tour forms part of a week-long joint Buddle At 250 celebration in partnership between The Common Room and The Lit & Phil.
Meet us at the Lit & Phil, beginning with a tour around their historic library with commentary based on the life and works of John Buddle. Get the chance to see the Lit & Phil’s newly restored portrait of Buddle, the work completed by Durham based conservator Angela McDowell. You will then be taken on a tour around The Common Room’s historic Lecture Theatre and Wood Hall, ending up in our archive reading room, with a chance to explore rare original documents from our vast archive, such as Buddle’s handwritten diaries.
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated. Likewise, as an independent library, The Lit & Phil welcomes donations.
Additional information
Locations:
We will meet at: Literary & Philosophical Society. 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
Then onwards to: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk
About The Lit & Phil
The Lit & Phil is Newcastle’s exquisite independent library, open to all and free to explore and browse. Founded in 1793, its purpose-built library opened in 1825 on Westgate Road, and is just yards from Central Station. It became a hub of learning and enlightenment long before the city’s universities existed and today continues to inspire minds, stimulate imaginations and confer a wealth of knowledge to young and old alike.
Find out more at litandphil.org.uk

Graft & Glory - Buddle Archive Day
2023-09-13 10:30 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Come along for a tour of The Common Room and get your chance to see the Buddle archive on display. See our rich collection of Buddle’s works, extensive notes and intriguing artefacts.
Graft & Glory is our exhibition which tells the story of our region’s engineers. They invented, innovated and campaigned to make mining safer, not only in the North East, but also around the world. It is the story of our region’s graft and glory: our responses to challenges facing industry, past, present and future.​
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

City Guides Walk: Buddle at 250 (10:30AM)
2023-09-13 10:30 - 11:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
This tour forms part of a week-long joint Buddle At 250 celebration in partnership between The Common Room and The Lit & Phil.
Meet us at the Lit & Phil, beginning with a tour around their historic library with commentary based on the life and works of John Buddle. Get the chance to see the Lit & Phil’s newly restored portrait of Buddle, the work completed by Durham based conservator Angela McDowell. You will then be taken on a tour around The Common Room’s historic Lecture Theatre and Wood Hall, ending up in our archive reading room, with a chance to explore rare original documents from our vast archive, such as Buddle’s handwritten diaries.
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated. Likewise, as an independent library, The Lit & Phil welcomes donations.
Additional information
Locations:
We will meet at: Literary & Philosophical Society. 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
Then onwards to: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk
About The Lit & Phil
The Lit & Phil is Newcastle’s exquisite independent library, open to all and free to explore and browse. Founded in 1793, its purpose-built library opened in 1825 on Westgate Road, and is just yards from Central Station. It became a hub of learning and enlightenment long before the city’s universities existed and today continues to inspire minds, stimulate imaginations and confer a wealth of knowledge to young and old alike.
Find out more at https://www.litandphil.org.uk/

Graft & Glory - ‘Mr Buddle’s Railways’ by Les Turnbull
2023-09-07 14:00 - 15:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Buddle’s house in Wallsend was surrounded by railway. And he was responsible for others at Heaton, Benwell, Washington and the collieries of Lord Lambton and Lord Londonderry. This talk will examine the role Buddle played in the development of the railway and locomotive. Was he more important than George Stephenson?
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Walk: Newcastle Innovators
2023-09-07 10:00 - 11:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
This tour forms part of a week-long joint Buddle At 250 celebration in partnership between The Common Room and The Lit & Phil.
Meet us outside the Lit & Phil, for a tour around the local area, with commentary based on the innovative work of John Buddle, his contemporaries and others associated with the Lit & Phil. Get the chance to see the Lit & Phil’s newly restored portrait of Buddle, the work completed by Durham based conservator Angela McDowell. You will then be taken on a tour around the adjoining streets, ending up in Hanover Square.
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated. Likewise, as an independent library, The Lit & Phil welcomes donations.
Attendees may also be interested in a Talk on Buddle’s Railways at 2pm the same day at The Common Room. (A separate booking for this talk is required)
Additional information
Locations:
We will meet at: Literary & Philosophical Society. 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk
About The Lit & Phil
The Lit & Phil is Newcastle’s exquisite independent library, open to all and free to explore and browse. Founded in 1793, its purpose-built library opened in 1825 on Westgate Road, and is just yards from Central Station. It became a hub of learning and enlightenment long before the city’s universities existed and today continues to inspire minds, stimulate imaginations and confer a wealth of knowledge to young and old alike.
Find out more at https://www.litandphil.org.uk/

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Scribble Bots
2023-09-01 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-08-29 13:00 - 14:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Scribble Bots is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make your own robot in this fun interactive session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory - Do it the Safety Way LIVE Science Show
2023-09-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-29 11:00 - 12:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Learn about science, see experiments and understand what it was like to work in the underground mines. Do It The Safety Way is our live science show for all ages!
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Candlelight Concerts: Hans Zimmer's Best Works
2023-08-26 21:00 - 22:30, 2023-08-26 19:00 - 20:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Newcastle upon Tyne. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer in our beautiful Wood Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Common Room – Wood Hall
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (min 40+ people), please click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Newcastle upon Tyne
Programme

Time from Inception
This Land from The Lion King
Zooster’s Breakout from Madagascar
Supermarine from Dunkirk
Honor from The Pacific
A Dark Knight from The Dark Knight
Wonder Woman Suite
Gladiator Suite
Cornfield Chase from Interstellar
Dune Suite
Discombobulate from Sherlock Holmes
Pirates of the Caribbean Suite

Performers

String quartet – Aurora Strings

Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Adele
2023-08-25 21:00 - 22:30, 2023-08-25 19:00 - 20:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Newcastle upon Tyne. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Adele in our beautiful Wood Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Common Room – Wood Hall
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (min 40+ people), please click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Newcastle upon Tyne
Programme
Programme

Hello
Rumour Has It
Make You Feel My Love
Water Under the Bridge
Oh My God
Someone Like You
Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Chasing Pavements
Skyfall
When We Were Young
Set Fire to the Rain
Easy On Me
Rolling in the Deep

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Making Models
2023-08-25 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Making Models is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make and race your own balloon cars and build LEGO models
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Relaxed LEGO Sessions
2023-08-25 09:00 - 10:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Join us for a autism and neuro divergent friendly, relaxed LEGO building session. Lights will be low, noise to a minimum and flexible seating arrangements. Extremely limited ticket numbers available. Please only book the ticket for your child, adults do not need a ticket for this session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The North of England Institute for Mining and Mechanical Engineers since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

'The Taste of Summer', wine tasting evening
2023-08-24 18:00 - 19:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Join us in our Cafe Bar, the 5|Quarter, for our summer wine tasting evening
Includes an opportunity to try a selection of Summer Wines (White, Sparkling and Rosé) identifying new flavours and aromas, hosted by our qualified sommelier.
Delicious antipasti sharing boards for 2 are available – why not add this to your order for only £20. Vegetarian sharing boards are also available.
Event runs from 6pm-7:30pm.
We can’t wait to see you there!

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Making Models
2023-08-22 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Making Models is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make and race your own balloon cars and build LEGO models
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/

Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.

Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Relaxed LEGO Sessions
2023-08-22 09:00 - 10:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Join us for a autism and neuro divergent friendly, relaxed LEGO building session. Lights will be low, noise to a minimum and flexible seating arrangements. Extremely limited ticket numbers available. Please only book the ticket for your child, adults do not need a ticket for this session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/

Booking information
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.

Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Connect & Explore
2023-08-18 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Connect & Explore is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, explore Dorothy Buchannan’s Bridge challenge and make your own moving characters.
Multiple dates and times available to book. Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today.
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk

Graft & Glory Families Activities - Connect & Explore
2023-08-15 10:00 - 15:00 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom

Scalpay and Euphoria at 5 Quarter cafe bar
2023-08-12 18:00 - 22:30
FREE EVENT: North East Folk Collective presents two great folk bands performing in the 5|Quarter Café Bar:

Scalpay are a 4-piece folk band playing a very varied selection of world music consisting of Flute, Melodeon, Guitar, fiddle and Eb Tenor Horn.

Euphoria bring their four-part vocal harmonies and multiple instruments and apply them to traditional and contemporary songs from both sides of the Atlantic.

The performances will be followed by an informal acoustic jam session, so please bring your voices and acoustic instruments if you wish to participate. Or just enjoy a drink and listen.

Approximate timings:
1800 doors open
1830 Euphoria
1930 Break
2000 Scalpay
21:00 break
21:15 Acoustic session
22:00 last orders
22:30 venue closes

Free admission, please ignore the tickets link and just turn up!

Graft & Glory Family Activities - Scribble Bots
2023-08-11 13:00 - 14:30 | The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, United Kingdom
Scribble Bots is part of our three part series of family workshops this summer, make your own robot in this fun interactive session.
Tickets go fast, so make sure yours is booked today. And why not check out our website for other activities this summer…
https://thecommonroom-wqosm.projectbeta.co.uk/programme/whats-on/
Booking information
Each person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.
Additional information
Location: The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
About The Common Room
The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining, and wider scientific innovation.
Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.
Complete with its own café bar, 5|Quarter (opened on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings, and gigs.
Find out more at thecommonroom.org.uk
