Theatre in Newcastle & theatres in the North East

Swan Song’s no last show

For three decades Donald McBride has been a stalwart of Newcastle’s Live Theatre, meeting many famous faces along the way. Here he talks to GRAHAM ROBSON Read

Toon tour is dream for comic

COMEDIAN Ross Noble revealed to the Chronicle today one of his biggest ambitions is to do a tour with a difference – around the Toon. Read

Landing with a Bang

FASTEN your seatbelts! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is bringing its high-flying tour back to the Sunderland Empire next year. Read

Chart star’s on the road

A host of new shows have been announced for Newcastle’s Journal Tyne Theatre. GORDON BARR has the details Read

CABARET comes to one of the region’s top tourist attractions this weekend. A great line-up of comedy and entertainment is promised at Alnwick Garden on Friday, skillfully hosted by compere Mike Hancock, with a little bit of the Edinburgh Fringe, comical adult puppetry, loads of laughter, a best beer drinking trick, and even Marilyn Monroe! Read

Carnival comes to town

There may be cabaret at Alnwick Garden on Friday, but come Sunday it will be carnival time in the town Read

Mighty fine skills on show

Young Reviewer CHRIS CONWAY enjoyed Newcastle’s Hip Hat Hooray International Busking Festival, as he reports here Read

Show has all right moves

A NIGHT of watching dancing isn’t really my thing and I thought I was about to watch the Riverdance of salsa. Read

LazyTown to hit Toon

THE stage version of the TV phenomenon LazyTown, that has captivated children across the UK, is coming to Newcastle’s Theatre Royal next year. Read

Taking art to another level

THROUGHOUT the region, opinion is split when it comes to the controversial Art Gallery, the Baltic, housed on Newcastle’s ultra-cool quayside. Read

Show gets shelved

The run of Off The Shelf at the Customs House, South Shields, which was scheduled from Thursday, August 16 to Saturday, August 25, has been cancelled. The Off The Shelf ladies will now just do two performances at the New Boldon Community Theatre, Boldon on Thursday, 16th August – a matinee at 2.30pm and an evening performance at 7.30pm. The ladies will just be reading from their scripts but all the usual charm, laughs, puns and innuendos are still guaranteed. Tickets are priced at just £3 available at the Customs House box office on (0191) 454 1234. Read

You will be Havana ball

SALSA the night away with 30 of Cuba’s hottest dancers, musicians and singers and surrender to the unbridled spirit of a hedonistic night in downtown Havana. Read

Full of big belly laughs

FOLLOWING the enormous success of Dirty Dusting at Theatre Royal Newcastle, North East comedy writing duo Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood present another outrageous comedy, Waiting For Gateaux, from Monday, September 24 to Wednesday, 26. Read

Bren’s back for solo gig

A MAN of many talents, Brendan Healy will be performing what promises to be a hilarious night of stand-up comedy at The Gala Theatre in Durham. Read

Bikers’ epic to hit stage

ACTOR Charley Boorman is no stranger to the North East. Now as famous for his motorcycling escapades as for his thespian work, he was last in the region in May while filming his latest TV series. Read

They have a dream

DO You ABBA Dream? One of the country’s most popular tribute bands, ABBA Mania, will stage a series of gigs at Sunderland’s Empire Theatre later this month and they are offering one lucky group of talented young singers the chance to perform on stage on the opening night. Read

A show of captivating twists and turns

A LOCAL production company called Benchmark House Productions is taking a show to the Edinburgh Festival this year. I decided to check out one of their preview nights, a decision I’m glad I made. Read

A show all about Eva

FAYE Tozer Steps into the shoes of Eva Cassidy for two nights in Newcastle this autumn. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the details. Read

Full of Eastern promise

THE Oriental Museum in Durham is showcasing the work of 14 local potters in a new exhibition of ceramics, inspired by the venue’s world-class Chinese, Japanese and Egyptian collections. Read

A wheely great show

BEWARE, The Sheilas are set to descend on an unsuspecting Tyneside. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the details. Read

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