Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler has admitted he did not think he was the “best choice” to create new music for the forthcoming Local Hero stage show.

The work of Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler, the track, Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero) to give it its full title, has written itself into Tyneside folklore, as an anthem for Newcastle ...

Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler will unveil a new version of his Local Hero theme in front of 50,000 Newcastle United fans on Saturday (Image: PA) ...

Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler has assembled some of the world's greatest "guitar heroes" for a special recording of Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero. Contributions from a host of music ...

Director Daniel Evans and a cast led by Gabriel Ebert endow the new musical 'Local Hero' with plenty of endearing charm, but it never achieves true theatrical liftoff.