Theatre in Newcastle & theatres in the North East

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Attention-seeking peacocks, biblical storms and malfunctioning satellite navigation systems. Sam Wonfor peeks behind the figurative curtain of an outdoor theatre company on tour Read

The Railway Children, Marshall Lancaster, Colin Tarrant, Sarah Quintrell

Children's classic with Victorian guest star

A CLASSIC children’s tale has been brought to life as never before thanks to a unique guest star – a 39-tonne steam train. Read

Review: Disney’s High School Musical, Newcastle Theatre Royal

HIGH School Musical – Live on Stage must be the most highly anticipated show of the summer. And that was proven last night when a sell out audience of cheerleaders and basketball players packed into the Theatre Royal. Read

Review: One-Man Star Wars, Customs House, South Shields

I HAD a feeling I was going to be in for a good if unusual night when my friends and I were greeted at the theatre doors by two friendly Storm Troopers. Read

Off to a flying start as east meets west

THE East 08 strand of NewcastleGateshead’s festivals and events programme resurfaces here in a melding of circus traditions. Read

Review: Fiddler on the Roof, Sunderland Empire

I REALLY wasn’t expecting to enjoy this half as much as I did. It’s a lengthy show (two hours and 50 minutes including interval) set in a nation – Tsarist Russia in 1905 – on the brink of upheaval. Read

A member of the Heartbreak Theatre Company

Take to the stage

IT'S a British summer so who needs a roof? Natasha Wynarczyk offers a guide to this season’s outdoor theatre. Read

Strike! will be staged in Allendale Middle School

Klondike is end to miner’s journey

THE lead mining industry has left its imprint on the North Pennines landscape. Read

It gets my vote

THE posters for Eurobeat claim "you'll laugh till the tears run down your legs" but can a spoof musical version of Eurovision actually out-cheese the real thing? Read

Surreal look at troubled family

WELCOME to Leenane, “…the murder capital of fecking Europe”. Read

Here's your chance to cheat at Eurovision

IF you watch the Eurovision Song Contest with tongue in cheek, you might enjoy a show which does likewise. Read

Giant Robot takes Centre Stage to Promote Pantomime

HE’S ready to show his mettle on stage with a performance head and shoulders above the rest of the cast. Read

Michael Praed in Bill Kenwright production of Sleuth

Review: Sleuth, Newcastle Theatre Royal

BACK in the old days (1970, to be precise) Anthony Shaffer’s play Sleuth had a real edge. Read

Rollercoaster ride for actor MacCorkindale

He’s had ups and downs in Casualty and now he’s on another rollercoaster ride. Barbara Hodgson speaks to actor Simon MacCorkindale about his starring role in Sleuth. Read

Dancing is fantastic but the plot’s bewildering

THIS is a fast and exhilarating fusion of traditional Irish dancing with American tap. Packed full of explosive, fiery special effects, it has been dazzling audiences around the globe for 10 years and has returned here after a sell-out run in 2005. Read

Star line-up for musical Flashdance

THERE’S an autumn treat in store for Flashdance fans – the world premiere production of the musical is appearing at the Sunderland Empire from October 20 to 25. Read

This talented bunch show their skills

WITH 14 million tuning in to watch the final of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, it was hardly surprising that last night’s live show at the Metro Radio Arena was a sell-out, despite Newcastle City Hall hosting the same event just last Friday. Read

Dorian Gray dancing his way to Theatre Royal

TICKETS for the autumn season at Newcastle Theatre Royal have gone on sale to the general public and business is likely to be lively. Read

Review: Cilla & Me, Live Theatre, Newcastle

IT’S Christmas Eve and middle-aged has-been club singer Cilla is preparing for a party. Read

Bob and Terry play it for laughs again

IT has been a while since we were entertained by Bob Ferris and Terry Collier. Whatever happened to them? The same question was asked in the early 1970s after The Likely Lads had ridden off into a 1960s Geordie sunset. Read

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