North East

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Hamilton

Book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public Theater and Cameron Ma...

Sunderland Empire, Sunderland

17 June–26 July 2025

Reviews

Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe, Damian Williams as Tommy Cooper and Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse

The Last Laugh

Paul Hendy

Theatre Royal, Newcastle-Upon -Tyne

24–28 June 2025

Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by Ron Chernow's book Alexander Hamilton

The Public Theatre and Cameron Mackintosh

Sunderland Empire

19 June–26 July 2025

Sunny Side

Anna Holmes and Sam Ford

Northern Rascals

Dance City, Newcastle

18 June 2025

KIZLAR

Ceyda Tanc

Ceyda Tanc Dance

Dance City, Newcastle

4 June 2025

Ballet BC Artist Eduardo Jimenez Cabrera in Frontier by Crystal Pite

Ballet BC - Passing and Frontier

Johan Inger and Crystal Pite

Ballet BC

Newcastle Theatre Royal

27–28 May 2025

The Bench

Jeff Brown

Carole W Productions & Gala Durham Co-production

Gala Durham

22 May–21 June 2025

Where We Meet

Clemence Debaig and Livia Massraelli

Unwired Dance Theatre

Proto, Gateshead

20–22 May 2025

Melancholy Dance Company in Og (Zero Gravity)

Kontemporary Korea – a double bill of K dance

Choi x Kang Project and Melancholy Dance Company

Festival of Korean Dance

Dance City, Newcastle

15 May 2025

News

Eccentric characters: the residents of Badger’s Drift

Seven sign up for Midsomer Murders tour

26 June 2025

Seven actors will play the residents of Badger’s Drift in the world première of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift..

Horne joins cast of Oasis-Blur comedy

26 June 2025

Matthew Horne is to play influential Britpop music executive Andy Ross in The Battle, which will go on a UK tour after its première at Birmingham Rep.

Theatre and more on the Durham Fringe

18 May 2025

The fifth Durham Fringe Festival in July 2025 boasts more than 110 acts across 270+ performances.

North East talent is Unearthed

4 May 2025

Live Theatre, Newcastle's Unearthed Festival will feature Royal Court Live, masterclasses with Alistair McDowall and a Q and A with Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney.