At Live Theatre on Friday fanSHEN presents a preview of its Edinburgh Fringe show Lists for the End of the World.
On Wednesday in the Spiegeltent in Baltic Square in Gateshead, Northumbria University MA Theatre and Performance students present an evening of scratch performances.
AJ Productions’ summer panto Beauty and the Beast comes to the Customs House in South Shields on Wednesday and Thursday.
At 6:30 on Friday, Multistory Theatre presents Jason and the Golden Fleece at the Queen’s Hall in Hexham.
From Tuesday to Friday at Harrogate Theatre, Brother Wolf, in collaboration with Harrogate Theatre, presents Magic Circle by Kim Newman. In the Studio on Friday and Saturday, it’s the turn of The Unfortunate Yet Surprisingly Average Life of Franklin.