Paula’s Thursday’s Special is full of wonderful images this week. Life around here has been exceptionally busy and, scrolling back through myriads of photos, I chanced upon the above. To me, it says ‘confined’, within those windows. How about you? I’d better explain that I was at the Sage, Gateshead, attending a song and dance show entitled ‘Remembering Fred’. Astaire and Rogers always put a twinkle in my eye. Quite a few people were confined, very happily, in the theatre that night, along with reflections of the Millennium and Tyne bridges.
I think this is a good fit for Dawn’s Lingering Look at Windows too. I’m hoping Paula won’t mind.
restlessjo 
Great entry ….. great images!!! You have a great eye for details. Love the building.
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It’s like a big silver caterpillar from outside. A bit Alice in Wonderland. Thanks darlin xx
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Interesting building, I love all the glass work. Can’t go wrong with the classics such as Fred Astaire and Rogers, great night out I am sure😄
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It was a delayed Christmas treat, Gilda. My husband doesn’t often surprise me, but this was a good one 🙂 🙂
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I’ve only visited Newcastle once and had an overnight stay. I really want to return as it poured with rain the entire weekend so I didn’t see it at its best. Thank you for your sunny photos.
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It’s a good atmospheric city, and the riverside developments are exceptional. Can’t do too much with the weather, but it’s sunny this morning 🙂 🙂 Cold, though!
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Such a great venue that one…..i was confined there once for 3days, nothing as fun as your show though!
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Oo-er! 🙂 🙂 It’s a good looking city right enough, these days. Still got it’s tacky bits though.
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I didn’t see those 😉
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Love the “eyes” photo, especially. It almost seems voyeuristic. 😉
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I was surprised by that photo when I looked at it in detail. A happy chance capture 🙂 🙂
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What a glorious building Jo x:-)x
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It was ever such a good night, Gilly. Very belated Christmas present from Mick 🙂
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Well worth the wait!
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Oh yes, Jo these are great for both! Lovely shots xxx
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It’s one of my favourite buildings in the north east, Dianne, and to see a show there was fabulous. 🙂 Thanks, hon!
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They definitely fit the bill and into both categories. Great pics Jo, very impressive architecture.
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The building is a stunner, Miriam. It looks like a big silver caterpillar from the river. It’s the first time I’ve been to a show there- rather late Christmas treat 🙂 🙂
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Better late than never Jo. It looks amazing. 🙂
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Great shots Jo. I love that bottom left view from inside. I can’t remember when I was last in gateshead and I haven’t been inside the Sage. And that show must have been brilliant – definitely my taste
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Thanks a lot, Debs. 🙂 The reflections and evening sun through those huge windows made for some great photo opportunities. The place was buzzing.
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I would have been happily confined in there with you. Great view and Astaire. Sigh. (When I was a teenager, I had a full length poster of Fred Astaire on the back of my bedroom door. Yep, I was a little bit…er…different to most teenagers. 😁)
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Sounds quite sensible to me. Happy feet, I’ve got those happy feet…. xx
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This is an interesting architecture! I’d love to visit it soon!
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It looks like a giant silver caterpillar from outside 🙂
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What a stunning piece of architecture. You captured it wonderfully, Jo!
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The acoustics in the concert hall are superb, Jill 🙂 Thank you!
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Did you get up and dance along? It sounds like a great event in an amazing venue. Did Mick go too? And now back to album construction: I’ve done March and April 2016, and figured out a few quirks of the book-maker, so I’ll send you hugs with an element of smugness and sense of virtue!
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I’d have loved to, but we were sitting ‘up in the Gods’ and space was limited. Yes, Mick came too. He wouldn’t have danced. 🙂 I love smug, virtuous Australians 🙂
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What a stunning building, such gorgeous curves and windows for light galore! Happily confined is the perfectly apt I feel! 😀
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I was definitely happily confined, Annika. Two of the dancers were from the Strictly show, and yes, it’s a fascinating building. 🙂 🙂
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You covered both themes beautifully Jo. What a wonderful building. I love the idea of theatre tickets as a gift too. Lucky you 😀
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Thanks, Carol. Mick astounded me with the tickets because he doesn’t normally do surprises. 🙂
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Well done, Mick. 😃
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Exquisite pair of eyes on you, Jo. Those round windows with reflections are perfect, and this is a fascinating structure. I don’t mind sharing, on the contrary, I am grateful you decided to play. 🙂
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I love the building, Paula. It’s a great concert venue. My first time inside-the tickets were a Christmas present, funnily enough. Thanks a lot, hon. I’ll have another for you on Saturday, but not so spectacular. 🙂
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What an amazing space and spectacular architecture!
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The riverside on the Tyne has been developed rather beautifully, Desleyjane, and this is a very special structure. 🙂 🙂
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Absolutely agree. Gorgeous.
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Wow! Gateshead has changed since I was last there!
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Only bits of it, Sue 🙂 🙂
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Really? I bet all the old semi derelict houses and stuff have gone now….or not?
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Mostly, but the High St is largely charity shops. That’s nothing new up our way. The riverside development and Baltic Centre are attractive though, to complement Newcastle on the far shore.
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I’m sure the show would have been great, whisking you to another time and place. The architecture here is fabulous, too.
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It’s the first time I’d been inside the Sage. The acoustics are wonderful and it’s mostly used for orchestras. 🙂
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