Marti Pellow stars as Che in Evita at Newcastle's Theatre Royal from Monday to Saturday.
At Northern Stage on Wednesday scratch night First in 3 returns, followed from Thursday to Saturday by The Tiger Lillies with Lulu - a Murder Ballad.
Write Stuff returns to Live Theatre on Thrsday, six new short plays written by 13 and 14 year olds from Sunderland performed as script-in-hand readings by professional actors.
At 11AM and 2:30PM on Saturday The Sooty Show comes to the Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre.
On Thursday Ellen Kent presents Nabucco at Sunderland Empire.
From Wednesday to Saturday Live Theatre's production of Michael Chaplin's Tyne comes to the Customs House in South Shields.
On Friday Teasel Theatre presents Grisly Tales From Tumblewater (for age 8+) at The Maltings in Berwick.
On Wednesday Reform Theatre Company brings My Romantic History to the Queen's Hall in Hexham.
On Monday Shakespeare 4 Kidz presents Macbeth at Middlesbrough Theatre at 10:30 and 1:30 and from Wednesday to Friday Rumpus Theatre Company performs Waterhouse and Hall's farce Who's Who!.
At ARC Stockton on Wednesday Rachel Marrs performs The Way You Tell Them, a show about comedy.
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story returns to Darlington Civic Theatre from Monday to Saturday.
Bedroom Farce, a co-production with Oldham Coliseum, runs in the main house at Harrogate Theatre from Tuesday to 8 March and My Romantic History plays in the Studio from Thirsday, also to 8 March.