Fat Friends the Musical runs at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Tuesday until Saturday.
January’s Alphabetti Soup on Saturday features music by Martha Hill and a new short play, Natalie and the Eclipse, by Janet Plater, directed by Meghan Doyle.
At Sunderland Empire this week, Opera & Ballet International presents La Traviata on Friday and Madama Butterfly on Saturday.
Theatre Hullabaloo’s Bear and Butterfly comes to Durham’s Gala on Wednesday at 1:30 and 4:30.