Newcastle Theatre Royal's pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk opens on Tuesday and runs until 18 January.
Tallest Tales from the Furthest Forest continues at Northern Stage until 4 January.
Written and performed by Kieran Hurley with DJ Hushpuppy and visuals by Jamie Wardrop, Beats comes to Live Theatre on Friday and Saturday.
Ghost the Musical runs at Sunderland Empire from Tuesday to 7 December.
Time for the Good Looking Boy, an urban ghost story, comes to Arts Centre Washington on Thursday.
The Customs House's panto, Cinderella, opens on Thursday and runs until 5 January.
Talkwood Productiosn present a new musical version of A Christmas Carol at the Playhouse Whitley Bay on Monday and Tuesday.
Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood opens on Thursday at the Gala in Durham and runs until 4 January.
Ballet Theatre UK brings The Nutcracker to Middlesbrough Theatre on Tuesday.
Beats comes to ARC Stockton on Thursday.
Darlington Civic presents 51 Shades of Maggie from Tuesday to Saturday.
Sleeping Beauty continues in the Harrogate Theatre main house until 12 January.