What's on in the North East

Published: 12 December 2021
Reporter: Peter Lathan

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Theatre Royal, Newcastle)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Northern Stage)
Sleeping Beauty (Tyne Theatre and Opera House)
Rapunzel (Customs House)
Mavis Sparkle (Theatre Hullabaloo)

Newcastle Theatre Royal’s panto, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, continues until 9 January, 2022.

At Northern Stage, the Christmas show, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, runs until 31 December.

Bonnie and Fanny's Christmas Spectacular, featuring Bonnie and the Bonnettes and Your Aunt Fanny, is at Live Theatre from Wednesday until 23 December.

Alphabetti Theatre and Archipelago present Santa Must Die!, a Christmas gig experience about working during the most difficult time of the year, at Alphabetti from Thursday until 31 December.

Sleeping Beauty at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House runs until 3 January.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Sunderland Empire runs until 2 January.

The Book of Darkness & Light in association with LittleMighty presents A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted and performed by Adam Z Robinson, at Arts Centre Washington on Thursday.

Rapunzel, the Customs House panto, continues until 6 January, 2022.

In the Studio at The Customs House, Cousin Dennis starring in Santa Claus is Coming to Town, a show for the under-7s, runs until 24 December (various times).

Mendes Management presents Beauty and the Beast at The Exchange, North Shields, until 24 December.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs runs at Playhouse Whitley Bay until 2 January.

From Saturday until 28 December, Alnwick Playhouse presents A Viking Christmas, a mid-winter show for all the family.

Snow White opens at The Maltings, Berwick on Saturday and runs until 30 December (various times).

The Remarkable Robin Armstrong’s Extraordinary Christmas Adventure at The Queen’s Hall, Hexham runs until 28 December (various times).

The Adventures of Robin Hood, the panto at Durham’s Gala Theatre, runs until 9 January.

The Nutcracker Re-Miced continues at The Gala, Durham until 24 December (various times mornings and afternoons).

Treasure Island, Consett Empire’s panto, runs until 31 December.

TaleGate Theatre Productions presents Jack and the Beanstalk at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Friday at 6:00 and Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 and 6:00.

The Witham, Barnard Castle presents its first panto, Sleeping Beauty, from Friday until 24 December (various times).

Aladdin at Billingham Forum runs until 3 January.

Cinderella opens at the Borough Hall, Hartlepool on Monday and runs until 24 December.

Kitchen Zoo’s The Tin Foil Astronaut, a show for 3- to 7-year-olds, is at ARC Stockton until 24 December (various times).

Peter Pan at Middlesbrough Theatre runs until 31 December.

Cinderella runs at Darlington Hippodrome until 31 December.

Mavis Sparkle, a show for age 4+, is at The Hullabaloo, Darlington, until 24 December at 11:00 and 2:00.

Beauty and the Beast continues at The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond (various times) until 9 January.

Cinderella runs at Harrogate Theatre until 16 January 2022.

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