North East

Angels of the North

Adapted by Louis Roberts and Gillian Hambleton

The Talented Mr Ripley

Patricia Highsmith, adapted by Mark Leipacher and the ensemble

Black Waters

Choreography by Sharon Watson, Shambik Ghose and Dr Mitul Sengupta; composer ...

Fitting

Matt Miller and Peader Kirk

Rose and Robin

Pete Baynes and Shelley O’Brien

Figures in a Floating Landscape

Concept and choreography by Dora Frankel; concept and music by Peter Coyte

Rocket Girl

Steve Byron

Playing Up! 12

Debra Fisher / Rowena Gray / Lewis Cuthbert / Lee Stewart / Mary Pickin / Ell...

The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel

Paul Hunter

Guy the Musical

Story and lyrics by Leo Mercer, music by Stephen Hyde

Welcome to the Coronavirus Theatre Club

Three North East actors are taking work online to keep actors, writers and directors busy during the coronavirus outbreak

The Gateshead International Festival of Theatre goes online

Gateshead International Festival of Theatre (GIFT) will still be going ahead between 1–3 May—online, as a digital festival.

balletLORENT cancels tour

balletLORENT has cancelled its tour of The Lost Happy Endings.

More NE theatre closures (Update no 8)

More North East theatres are closing due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: NE theatre closures

Some North East theatres have announced that they will be closing with immediate effect.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 16 March 2020.

Liverpool novelist’s third memoir on stage in Darlington

A play based on the third of novelist Helen Forrester’s memoirs about her childhood and youth is coming to Darlington.

Canadian singer returns to the NE with two shows

Canadian singer Melanie Gall returns to the North East for a short tour featuring two shows.

Musical classic heads to Newcastle

The classic musical Singin’ in the Rain is heading for Newcastle next year

More shows heading to Sunderland

Sunderland Empire has announced more new shows coming soon.

What's on in the North East

Professional productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 9 March 2020.

NE director to tour children’s version of Orwell classic

NE born director Robert Icke is to tour a children’s version of George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm.

The Dog in the Night-Time returns to Sunderland

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is coming back to Sunderland Empire this year.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 2 March 2020.

The best of North East theatre in 2019 (according to me)

NE editor Peter Lathan selects his “best of…” in the North East for 2019.

North East theatre in 2019 – a review

NE editor Peter Lathan looks back over a year of theatre in the North East, from Teesside in the south to the Scottish Border in the north, and from the coast in the east to the Pennines in the west.

North East pantos & Christmas shows 2019–2020

A listing of all the 2019–2020 professional pantos and Christmas shows in the North East, with dates, times, prices and where to buy tickets.