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Eating Myself

Pepa Duarte

Northern Stage, Newcastle Upon Tyne

27–28 September 2023

Jesus Christ Superstar

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

David Ian for Crossroads Live and Work Light Productions presents the Regent’...

Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne

26–30 September 2023

Tales from Acorn Wood

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle upon Tyne

26–27 September 2023

I, Daniel Blake

Adapted by Dave Johns from the film written by Paul Laverty

English Touring Theatre

Gala Durham, Durham

26–30 September 2023

Strategic Love Play

Miriam Battye

Paines Plough, Soho Theatre and Belgrade Theatre in association with Landmark...

Northern Stage, Newcastle Upon Tyne

25–27 September 2023

Reviews

The Bench

Jeff Brown

The Customs House

The Customs House, South Shields

20–23 September 2023

Wearmouth

Ben Gettins

The Customs House

The Customs House, South Shields

4–6 September 2023

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Alan Janes

Theatre Royal Newcastle

28 August–2 September 2023

Cinderella

Ray Spencer and Graeme Thompson, additional text by Davey Hopper

The Customs House

The Customs House, South Shields

4–12 August 2023

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, book by David Greig, music and lyrics by Ma...

Leeds Playhouse in association with Neal Street Productions & Playful Productions

Sunderland Empire

2–13 August 2023

Alice in Wonderland

Laura Turner inspired by Lewis Carroll

Gala Durham

1–12 August 2023

News

Building strong relationships with theatres: writers of the 37 plays

Read all about it as RSC’s 37 Plays get first airing

23 September 2023

Plays selected for the Royal Shakespeare Company's playwriting project will receive readings across the UK.

Exploring tricks of the mind and memory: A Christmas Carol

Chapterhouse takes A Christmas Carol on the road

22 September 2023

Lincoln-based Chapterhouse Theatre Company will tour A Christmas Carol across England and Scotland in November and December 2023.

Chris Foxon (left) and Jamie Eastlake - with their Olivier Awards - in front of The Watch House at Tynemouth

Christmas shivers in Whitley Bay!

15 September 2023

The Watch House brings Papatango Theatre Company and Laurels Theatre in Whitley Bay together for a ghostly collaboration this Christmas.

Peaky Blinders show to return

15 September 2023

The Lowry, Salford, announces the return of Rambert’s hit dance production Peaky Blinders next year.

Cold Buffet for the North East

15 September 2023

The Cold Buffet is a comic North East family saga.

Wicked fun for Sunderland

15 September 2023

Wicked will fly back to Sunderland Empire for four weeks.

Musical 'mystery' tour on Tyneside

15 September 2023

Tyne Theatre and Opera House has discovered iconic 19th century “lost” music originally written and performed at the venue.

Acts of Love for golden celebration

15 September 2023

North East musician Jayne Dent, aka Me Lost Me, will bring live music to Live Theatre’s final 50th anniversary show.

Panto cast storm the castle!

15 September 2023

The cast of Sunderland Empire’s 2023 production of Beauty and the Beast checked into Lumley Castle Hotel in Chester-Le-Street.

Starry Seconds Away for Newcastle

15 September 2023

Seconds Away is a first staged reading of an original play with songs, starring actor and musician Jimmy Nail and written by legendary screenwriter Ian La Frenais.

Ambitious premiere for Newcastle

6 September 2023

Open Clasp premières its first international and most ambitious production to date at Northern Stage in Newcastle.

Identities takes on a national tour

4 September 2023

Close To Home Productions has created a play exploring womanhood, breasts and the adventures they all go on...

80 rising stars for Coppélia

27 August 2023

English Youth Ballet’s Coppélia at Sunderland Empire stars six international principal dancers and 80 young dancers from the local area.

Everybody getting to see Jamie

27 August 2023

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the hit musical, launches a new 2023–24 UK tour at The Lowry, Salford.

Joint winners of Lathan writer prize

27 August 2023

Two new plays written by local writers are to be performed at The Customs House in South Shields early September.

Big break for Northern musicians

27 August 2023

Manchester Camerata is to offer five recently graduating northern based musicians hands-on work experience and training.

Landi gets in on Sister Act

17 August 2023

Sister Act The Musical will see West End star Landi Oshinowo lead the cast as Deloris Van Cartier in the tour coming to Sunderland Empire.

Care taken with Milk, Two Sugars tour

17 August 2023

Bespoke theatre show Milk, Two Sugars is based on a touring tea-trolley—a familiar visitor to every care home lounge.

'Sunder' the Boardwalk for Drifters show

17 August 2023

The first UK tour of The Drifters Girl, the West End musical, will hit Sunderland Empire in 2024.

Jonathan Ashley (Teddy), Gina Costigan (Grace) and Paul Carroll (Frank)

Friel’s Faith Healer tour to start in Staffordshire

9 August 2023

London Classic Theatre is to tour Brian Friel’s Faith Healer beginning at the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Charlie's their darling in Sunderland

31 July 2023

"The canniest panto in the North East" has been given a makeover for 2023.

More monkey business in Whitley Bay

31 July 2023

The revival of a production which premièred in 2019 is bringing an added air of topicality to Laurels Theatre in Whitley Bay.

Beyond Caring to tour North East

31 July 2023

Beyond Caring, a new play by Christina Castling, looks at life behind the doors of a care home.

Tempest forecast for seafront

31 July 2023

Theatre Space North East is bringing Shakespeare's The Tempest to Roker Seafront.

Features

Trevor Fox returns home to the NE

16 July 2023

Anna Ambelez speaks to one of the stars of the National Theatre's Ocean at the End of the Lane as it visits Newcastle.

Dirty Dusting: a double anniversary

30 June 2023

Anna Ambelez looks back on twenty years of a play she was involved in right at the start as it returns to The Customs House.

Obituary: Dale Meeks

27 April 2023

Dale Meeks, true gem of stage and screen, died of heart failure on Sunday 23 April 2023.

Farewell to the Exchange

19 April 2023

Saturday 15 April saw the farewell party at the Exchange Theatre in North Shields; Anna Ambelez was there.