North East

I Have Met the Enemy and the Enemy is Us

Devised with writer Hassan Mahamdallie

Reasons to Stay Alive

Matt Haig, imagined for the stage by Jonathan Watkins, text written by April ...

Women Warriors

JoJo Kirtley, Olivia Hannah, Becky Glendenning-Laycock and Juliana Mensah

Bluebeard

Devised by the company and written by Samantha O’Rourke

Lord of the Flies

Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams from the novel by William Golding

Blokes, Fellas, Geezers

Written and performed by Jake Jarrett

Wasteland

Gary Clarke

Clear White Light

Paul Sirett

Composed

Created and performed by Rosa Postlethwaite

Woke

Apphia Campbell & Meredith Yarbrough

When the Boat Comes In, Part 2: the Hungry Years

Peter Mitchell, based on the TV series by James Mitchell

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Adapted for the stage by Douglas Maxwell from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan D...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

The Stars Look Down

From the classic novel by A J Cronin freely adapted by Alex Ferguson

And She

Hattie Eason, Cameron Sharp and Rebecca Glendenning

Jeremiah

Words by Jack Dean, music by Jack Dean and Umayr Shaffi

Three Shorts

Allison Davies / Sam Neale / Elijah Young

The Book of Mormon

Book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Puppet Christmas Carol revived for tour

Last year’s puppet and live action version of A Christmas Carol at the Newcastle Castle Keep from Theatre Space NE and 4M CIC, now renamed Life and Limb Puppets, is to be revived for a NE tour at Christmas.

From childhood to old age

Rose and Robin from Mad Alice Theatre Company is a story of love and loss for old and young.

Scaredy Bairns at Halloween

Scaredy Bairns is a family friendly Halloween experience deep in the woods in County Durham.

New partnership to boost Tees Valley’s cultural and drama scene

A new partnership between two Teesside cultural institutions will boost Tees Valley’s cultural and drama scene and strengthen the development of the area’s creative workforce.

Campbell moves on to Wales

Northern Stage’s Artistic Director Lorne Campbell is to move to National Theatre Wales.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 21 October 2019.

Following in father’s (panto) footsteps

The son of a NE actor, comedian and musician joins this year’s cast of the panto company his father co-founded 24 years ago.

Celebrating the Heart of the House

25 years of the Customs House to be celebrated through projections on the building.

Gala panto cast announced

Durham’s Gala Theatre has announced the cast of this year’s panto, Aladdin.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 14 October 2019.

Leah’s 9th Consett panto

Actress and producer Leah Bell will direct and appear in Consett Empire’s panto for the 9th year running.

A panto for Halloween

Wendy the Wonderful Witch: A Halloween Panto comes to South Shields.

Car Park King at Washington

A rather odd look at the life of King Richard III comes to Arts Centre Washington.

Spring 2020 at Northern Stage

Northern Stage has announced its spring 2020 season, the start of its 50th anniversary year.

Melva tours to schools in 2019 and 2020

Melva, a play about children’s anxieties and worries, tours to NE schools in 2019 and 2020.

Wallsend actor receives BAFTA boost

Wallsend actor Micky McGregor has been chosen for the BAFTA Elevate 2019 programme.

Takeover play moves to Alphabetti

Isolation, the play written for the Customs House Takeover in May, transfers to Alphabetti.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 7 October 2019.

Snow Queen casting announced

Northern Stage has announced the cast for its Christmas show, The Snow Queen.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 30 September 2019.

Playland on tour

Durham’s Elysium Theatre Company is to tour Athol Fugard’s Playland throughout the North East during Black History Week