What's on in the North East

Published: 13 May 2012
Reporter: Peter Lathan

Tender Napalm production photoMatthew Bourne's Nutcracker! returns to the Theatre Royal in Newcastle from Tuesday to Saturday.

On Wednesday and Thursday Supporting Wall bring Philip Ridley's Tender Napalm to Northern Stage and on Saturday (at 9.30pm, 10pm, 10.30pm, 11pm, 11.30pm and 12midnight) it's the turn of the 15 minute long Handbag.

National Dance Company Wales brings its Triple Bill to Newcastle's Dance City on Thursday and Friday.

National Dance Company Wales Save the Last Dance for Me comes to Sunderland Empire from Monday to Saturday.

European Ballet brings The Sleeping Beauty to The Maltings in Berwick on Wednesday.

At the Gala in Durham English Touring Opera performs The Barber of Seville by Rossini on Monday and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin on Tuesday.

On Tuesday Unfolding Theatre presents Best in the World at Arc, Stockton, on Tuesday, followed on Saturday from 2 to 9pm by the venue's New Playwrights Laboratory with The Short Sharp Festival, ten new 15 minute plays.

Talking Scarlet's Kiss Chase comes to the Middlesbrough Theatre from Monday to Wednesday.

Girls Night is at Darlington Civic Theatre from Tuesday to Saturday.

Ian Hornby's farce Is there anybody there? comes to Darlington Arts Centre from Wednesday to Saturday.

One-man film noir show Bane comes to Harrogate Theatre on Thursday and Friday.

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