Les Misérables continues at Newcastle Theatre Royal until 5 October.
In Stage 2 at Northern Stage on Tuesday, in Unexploded Ordnances (UXO), which combines a Dr Strangelove-inspired performance with a forum for public conversation, New York theatre makers Split Britches explore ageing, anxiety, hidden desires and how to look forward when the future is uncertain. In the Situation Room, twelve audience members are invited to become a Council of Elders to discuss the global issues of the day with satirical insight and humour. On Wednesday and Thursday in Stage 1, WASTELAND, the Gary Clarke Company’s sequel to COAL, looks at how two generations coped in an era of radical upheaval, the death of coal-mining and the growth of the illegal rave culture. Finally on Friday in Stage 2, James Hurn, actor and impressionist, will perform Hancock & Co which includes a lost episode of Hancock’s Half Hour and two new episodes he has written himself, presented in the style of a radio performance in front of a live audience.
The Live Theatre revival of the sell-out hit of 2018, Clear White Light, continues until 12 October.
From Tuesday to Thursday at Alphabetti, Ugly Bucket Theatre presents Bost-Uni Plues, an explosion of energy, honesty, slapstick, techno and plain silliness that explores post-graduate life through the good, the bad, and the ugly. On Saturday, The Suggestibles' School of Improv presents Rat Race in which two teams of improvisers in pursuit of the Golden Cheese fall over themselves and each other to entertain you in a relentless battle of games, sketches and songs.
On Thursday at 6:00, Dance City presents Dance Edits, some of the latest work being created in the North East from Dance City commissioned and associated artists.
At Arts Centre Washington on Thursday in Blokes, Fellas, Geezers, North Easterner Jake is discovering what kind of person he wants to become. He is surrounded by working-class men like his Fatha. Men that live by one main philosophy: as a bloke, “if someone punches you, you punch them back twice as hard… then have a pint.” Jake is starting to realize he isn’t his Fatha and Jake’s Fatha is starting to realize he isn’t Jake.
When the Boat Comes In, Part 2: the Hungry Years continues at the Customs House in South Shields until 28 September.
In the Henry Travers Studio at The Maltings in Berwick on Wednesday and Thursday, Terror From The Skies, written and performed by Matthew Bellwood and combining live storytelling, projected illustrations and intricate miniatures, asks important questions about how much those in power know or care about our communities.
On Friday, Baby Love Productions presents Tom Kelly’s Love Songs at the Queen’s Hall in Hexham.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is closed until spring 2020 for refurbishment.
On Friday, Terror from the Skies comes to The Witham in Barnard Castle. (This performance has been cancelled.)
At ARC Stockton on Thursday at 7:00, Umar Butt presents Alex & Eliza. As a girl, she lived through the death and destruction of the 1947 partition between India and Pakistan, but now Zubair’s grandmother is like everyone else’s grandmother. She had lived in the same house on the same street for 40 years. Nothing out of the ordinary. Until she gets on a plane to visit Zubair, seven seas afar.
At Middlesbrough Theatre from Wednesday to Friday, less is MORE presents Miss Crispy 1988 by David Tuffnell, a revival following a national tour in 2013.
In the Night Garden—Igglepiggle's Busy Day, a show for under 5s, comes to Darlington Hippodrome on Saturday and Sunday (various times).
All Hands On Deck: A Tale Of Two Wrens is at the Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, on Friday. New WRNS recruits Ginger and Lily are looking for wartime adventure. Lily wants to serve on dry land but Ginger is desperate to serve at sea—and the sailors can’t believe their luck!
In the Harrogate Theatre Studio on Thursday, Wound Up Theatre Company present It'll Be Alt-Right On The Night following a friendship through youth, adolescent rebellions, a shared passion for punk rock music, but what happens when two best friends are separated by extremist politics? Then on Friday, Blokes, Fellas, Geezers comes to The Studio.