North East

Sleeping Beauty

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Laura Lindow, with music by Katie Doherty

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Neil Armstrong and Paul Hartley

Rapunzel

Ray Spencer and Graeme Thompson

10 Things to Do in a Small Cumbrian Town

Written and performed by Hannah Sowerby

The Offing

Adapted from the novel by Benjamin Myers by Janice Okoh, with additional mate...

Waitress

Book by Jessie Nelson, Music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles

Haddock and Chips

Janet Plater

Quentin Crisp—Naked Hope

Written and performed by Mark Farrelly

Myths and Dreams

Choreography by Renaud Wiser, Małgorzata Dzierżon and Fabritia D'Intino & Clé...

Road

Jim Cartwright

School of Rock

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book by Julian Fellowes, lyrics by Glenn Slater

Arwen cancels Cinderella

5 December 2021

Storm Arwen has forced the cancellation of NTC’s panto.

What's on in the North East

5 December 2021

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 6 December 2021.

Catch up with the November Club

2 December 2021

Northumberland’s November Club is making three 2021 productions available throughout the country.

Treasure Island on tour in the North East

1 December 2021

Theatre Space North East is to tour Treasure Island around this North East in December.

What's on in the North East

28 November 2021

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 29 November 2021.

Spring 2022 at Northern Stage

23 November 2021

Northern Stage has announced is spring 2022 season.

Theatrical neighbours meet for the first time

21 November 2021

The director of the oldest theatrical venue in Sunderland (Empire) meets the director of the newest (The Fire Station).

What's on in the North East

21 November 2021

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 22 November 2021.

The Remarkable Robin Armstrong’s Extraordinary Christmas Adventure cast announced

19 November 2021

The cast for this year’s Christmas show at Hexham’s Queen’s Hall Arts has been announced

North East CRF 3 grants announced

19 November 2021

Arts Council England has announced the third round of Culture Recovery Fund grants. We look at what the North East receives.

What's on in the North East

14 November 2021

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 15 November 2021.

A big contrast in Westgate Road

11 November 2021

Two very contrasting productions are coming to the Tyne Theatre and Opera House next year.

10 Things to Do in a Small Cumbrian Town

11 November 2021

A comedy drama, not lifestyle advice!

Yarns from Hyem on tour

8 November 2021

Four NE plays, three new, are to tour to regional venues, most of which do not normally present theatre.

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking

7 November 2021

Performing Shakespeare whilst very drunk! Professionally? Surely not.

What's on in the North East

7 November 2021

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 8 November, 2021

North East Christmas productions 2021

7 November 2021

Peter Lathan lists all the professional pantos and other Christmas shows in the North East between late November 2021 and early January 2022.

Back in a theatre—at last!

12 September 2021

Peter Lathan talks about his return to theatre after so many months.

How safe are North East theatres after “Freedom Day”?

28 July 2021

Peter Lathan looks at what precautions NE theatres are taking after the removal of COVID restrictions. (Updated on 29/7. Further update on 30/7)