North East

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In Other Words

Matthew Seager

TBC Productions

Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne

1 May 2025

Murder Trial Tonight

Steve Cummings

Tigerslane Studios

Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough

1 May 2025

Dogs On The Metro

Emilie Robson

Live Theatre

Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne

1–17 May 2025

Pig Heart Boy

Based on the novel by Malorie Blackman, adapted by Winsome Pinnock

Unicorn Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and Children’s Theatre Partnership

Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne

29 April–3 May 2025

Kim’s Convenience

Ins Choi

Adam Blanshay Productions and Park Theatre

Northern Stage, Newcastle Upon Tyne

29 April–3 May 2025

Kinky Boots The Musical

Score by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein

Made at Curve

Stockton Globe, Stockton-on-Tees

29 April–3 May 2025

Reviews

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ian Fleming, adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams

David Ian for Crossroads Live

Sunderland Empire

22–26 April 2025

Hairspray

Original screenplay by John Waters, book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Laurence Myers

Sunderland Empire

14–19 April 2025

An Inspector Calls

J B Priestley

National Theatre, PW Productions

Sunderland Empire

8–12 April 2025

Kylie Jenner’s Private Jet

Pagan Hunt and Ellie Trow

Pelican Theatre

Dance City, Newcastle

3 April 2025

Tina—The Tina Turner Musical

Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Stage Entertainment, Joop van den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with T...

Sunderland Empire

27 March–6 April 2025

Inside Giovanni’s Room

Marcus Jarell Williams

Phoenix Dance Theatre

Northern Stage

19–20 March 2025

Dan Fredenburgh as Roy Scheider, Ian Shaw as Robert Shaw and Ashley Margolis as Richard Dreyfuss

The Shark is Broken

Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon

Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis, GFour Productions and Kenny Wax

Theatre Royal, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

18–22 March 2025

Dragons

Eun-Me Ahn

Eun-Me Ahn Dance Company

Newcastle Theatre Royal

14–15 March 2025

Cinderella

Score by Sergei Prokofiev, choreography by David Bintley

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Sunderland Empire

13–15 March 2025

News

International theatre in 15th GIFT to the NE

15 April 2025

The 15th Gateshead International Festival of Theatre will feature creative workshops, exhibitions, immersive installations, new performance and discussions.

Jonathan Houlston (Grandson) and Alan Booty (Grandpa)

Garrick’s Farm Boy to go on national tour

10 March 2025

Lichfield Garrick has announced the schedule for its national tour of Michael Morpurgo’s Farm Boy, the sequel to War Horse.

Features

Gerard McCabe and Shaun Blaney in Octagon Theatre Bolton, Barn Theatre & Wiltshire Creative's Stones in his Pockets

Our reviewers' picks of 2024

2 January 2025

Some of BTG's regular reviewers pick out their favourite theatre productions and moments of the year.