Gosforth Civic Theatre — Restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne

Nice Cafe with terrible gaudy Artwork

The café is nice, the building itself is a good community hub, and it's great to see they’ve hired staff with disabilities.

However, the artwork on the walls needs changing. It comes from "Northern Roots" — a charity that claims to promote artists and music from the local area with "northern roots". Interesting...

The artist in question, Rob Rez, is a "grime artist".

Firstly, grime is a London subculture one that’s heavily associated with the rise of drugs and violent crime in the capital. So where exactly are the northern roots here? Why are we allowing this to infect our spaces?

And before anyone rushes to call me a bigot, let’s actually take a look at Rob Rez’s lyrics:

Rob Rez - Kill EM

"Bro you better step back or ill shot you down like a heart attack, i only speak facts, i need cash, im rocking hash stashed daily with my boy Arash" .... ... "Aim shoot and kill"

Is this really the culture we want charities promoting in OUR community spaces?

Does Gosforth Civic Theatre support the glorification of gang violence and drug dealing through its...

I performed here for a private function with my band Boys of Brass. Apart from the client, I dealt with the manager Joe and the two sound engineers shipped in from the O2. Absolutely no issues whatsoever. Nice and relaxed during setup and soundcheck (we used all their PA) and the gig itself was fine. Good service at the bar and standard prices for beer too. Food was provided by two popular outdoor vendors selling pizza and fish and chips respectively. I've also sampled a pro gig as a punter several years back and I thought the venue was great back then, quite underated actually. Check it out for sure and definitely consider it...

This place is a great find. Situated close to the Regent Centre and easily accessible from the Metro. Also just a short walk away from Gosforth High Street to the south. Garden outside has raised lavender borders, making it easy for you to forget you are sitting close to the old Great North Road. The building itself is an arts venue, community hub and café.

I can only comment on the cafe in my review, but this place does an exceptional club sandwich. It's worth walking up the extra distance up the high street for...