What's on in the North East

Published: 11 September 2016
Reporter: Peter Lathan

FANS (Northern Stage and Arts Centre Washington)
And Then Come the Nightjars (Live Theatre)
Return to Sue Burbia (Alphabetti)

Mary Poppins continues at the Theatre Royal Newcastle until 29 October.

FANS, an eclectic mix of stories told through raucous live music, stand-up comedy and verbatim theatre, comes to Northern Stage on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Friday Scott Turnbull presents his one-man show Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go?.

From Wednesday to Saturday, Theatre503 and Bristol Old Vic, in association with Tara Finney Productions, bring And Then Come the Nightjars to Live Theatre.

In Return to Sue Burbia on Wednesday at Alphabetti, we follow Sue Burbia in her life of domesticity on a dream-like multimedia performance art journey through snippets of her life and house.

On Thursday at 6PM, Dance City launches its new season with live performances and free drinks.

FANS moves to Arts Centre Washington on Thursday and Friday.

From Wednesday to Saturday, ION Productions presents Educating Rita at the Customs House in South Shields.

Om Thursday and Friday, Northumberland Theatre Company presents How To Make A Killing In Bollywood at Alnwick Playhouse.

Every Brilliant Thing, a Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre Company production, a new play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love, comes to The Maltings at Berwick on Friday.

On Tuesday, Steelworks Theatre Company brings Grow up Grandad to Playhouse Whitley Bay.

World War I play The Fighting Bradfords continues at Durham’s Gala Theatre until Saturday.

On Monday and Tuesday, Rumpus Theatre returns to Billingham Forum with RAFFLES – The Mystery of the Murdered Thief.

At ARC Stockton on Wednesday, NSFW, part of ‘Mock the Weak’: Comedy and the Politics of Representation, is a comedy set in two London based media offices: Doghouse magazine, aimed at men, and Electra Magazine, a publication for young women.

John Godber’s new comedy, The Debt Collectors, comes to Harrogate Theatre from Tuesday to Saturday, and on Friday at Bishop Monkton Village Hall at 6:30 Box Tale Soup Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream with two actors and a cast of puppets, aimed at age 6+. Book tickets through Harrogate Theatre.

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