What’s On At Your Local Theatre
There’s a huge range of fabulous family shows lined up this year, to delight audiences young and old. Theatre tickets make excellent gifts too. Going to the theatre is always a wonderful experience, is often educational and is just generally good for the soul. Get booked up today!
Theatres are listed by area: Northumberland, North Tyneside, Newcastle & Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Co Durham & Teesside.
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NORTHUMBERLAND
Queen’s Hall, Hexham
Feb 22 Family Folk Show with Megson
Feb 26 The Mystery of Queen’s Hall
Mar 23 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Apr 16 Three Little Vikings
Apr 22 The Farmer and The Clown
Apr 23 The Amazing Bubble Man
May 13 Farm Boy
May 17 Puppet Spectacular Glow Show
Jul 6 Robyn Hood
Sep 27 Magic & Marvel
Alnwick Playhouse
Feb 27 Juan Solo’s Excellent Adventures in Space
Feb 28 The Mystery of Alnwick Playhouse
Apr 24 The Farmer and The Clown
Apr 16-17 The Elmer Adventure
May 24 Dinosaur Adventure Live
May 27-28 Robyn Hood
Jul 10-11 Spot’s Birthday Party
The Phoenix Theatre
Feb 8 The McDougalls: Fairytale Fun!
Feb 26 Five Star Princess Party
Mar 1 Taylor Fever
Apr 13 The Little Mermaid
May 27 Flowers and Friendship Bands
Dec 6-7 Aladdin
Ponteland Memorial Hall
Apr 4-6 Glorious! The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins the Worst Singer in the World
The Maltings Theatre & Cinema
Mar 12-13 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Mar 22 Northern Ballet: Hansel & Gretel
Seaton Delaval Arts Centre
Nov 28-Dec 6 Cinderella – Christmas Pantomime
Playhouse Whitley Bay
Apr 21 Amazing Bubble Man
Apr 22-23 Pinocchio – Easter Panto
Aug 1-2 Alice in Wonderland
Sep 21 Amazing Animals
Oct 12 Dino Tales
Dec 5 Beauty and The Beast
Jan 13-18 Robin Hood
Tynemouth Priory Theatre
Information coming soon
Dragon Tale Theatre Group, Prudhoe
Information coming soon
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Newcastle and Gateshead
Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Feb 1 – Mar 8 Guided Theatre Tour
Mar 2 Rude Science!
Apr 19-20 The Wizard of Oz – Easter Panto
May 25 Dinosaur Adventure Live: The Big Jurassic Storm
Jun 28 Andy and The Odd Socks: Are You Ready To Rock?!
Jul 13 The Princess Proms
Northern Stage
Feb 25 The Koala Who Could
Mar 12-14 Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival
Apr 22-25 The Gruffalo
May 28-Jun 1 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Dec 4-Jan 3 Beauty and The Beast
Theatre Royal
Feb 25-Mar 1 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mar 6 The Magic Flute Lite (family opera)
Mar 10-12 King Arthur
Mar 14-15 Dragons
Jul 1-5 Shrek The Musical
Nov 25-Jan 11 Aladdin
Gosforth Civic Theatre
Mar 1 So Unfair!
Mar 6 Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws: Live
Apr 12 Family Pride Party
Apr 13-14 Brainstorm – Mortal Fools’ Ensemble Youth Company
Apr 25 Three Little Vikings
People’s Theatre
Dec 13-21 Panto! The Wizard of Oz
Live Theatre
Information coming soon
Utilita Arena
Mar 1 FIM World SuperEnduro GP
Apr 5 Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds- Alive on Stage!
Apr 13 Harlem Globetrotters
Jun 28 PAW Patrol Live!
The Glasshouse International Centre of Music (previously Sage Gateshead)
Apr 15-16 The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom
Oct 27-28 How To Train Your Dragon in Concert
Dec 6-7 Home Alone in Concert
Dec 22-24 The Snowman in Concert
Little Theatre, Gateshead
Information coming soon
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South Tyneside
The Customs House
Feb 18 The Customs House Junior Youth Theatre presents We Ain’t Movin’ by Travis Alabanza
Feb 25 Dennis’s Recipe for Disaster
Mar 16 Flowers & Friendship Bracelets
Apr 19-26 Beauty and The Beast
May 4 Pop Princesses – World Tour
May 6-7 Pirates Love Underpants
Jun 1 Milkshake Live On Holiday
Jun 14-15 The Young Performers’ Company presents Rapunzel
Jun 29 Fireman Sam Live
Jul 26 Top Secret – The Magic of Science
Aug 14 Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show
Nov 21-Jan 3 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Sunderland
Sunderland Empire
Mar 20-22 Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors
Apr 22-27 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Oct 1-25 Mary Poppins
Nov 11-15 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Dec 12-Jan 4 Sleeping Beauty
Feb 11-28 Matilda The Musical
Arts Centre Washington
Feb 22-Mar 1 Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival FREE
Mar 27 Green Fingers
Apr 4 Dregs Opera
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County Durham
Gala, Durham
Feb 25-27 The Baddies
Mar 1 Rude Science Live
Apr 15-17 Dinosaur World Live
Apr 17 Three Little Vikings
Apr 19 Hansel and Gretel (ballet)
Apr 22 The Amazing Bubble Man
Apr 25 Nick Cope ‘I’ve Lost My Bobble Hat’
May 28 Tom Gates’ Epic Stage Show
May 29 Robyn Hood
Sep 19-20 Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians
Nov 20-Dec 31 Jack and the Beanstalk
Empire, Consett
Feb 26 Dinosaur Live!
Apr 19 A Big Egg
Apr 24 Milkshake Live On Holiday
May 31 Flowers and Friendships Bracelets
Jul 26 Spot’s Birthday Party
Nov 28-Dec 31 Sleeping Beauty (panto)
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Information coming soon
The Hullabaloo, Darlington
Feb 25-26 Meemee Theatre’s Worlds of Curiosity And Play
Mar 21-22 The Bench
Apr 25-26 The Farmer and The Clown
Darlington Hippodrome
Feb 25-27 Pirates Love Underpants
Mar 8 Wickedly Ariana
Mar 21-22 Bing’s Birthday
Mar 27-29 Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors
Apr 21 Pinocchio (Easter Panto)
Apr 23 Milkshake! Live
Jul 5 Spot’s Birthday Party
Jul 19 Rude Science
Jul 23 Fireman Sam: The Great Camping Adventure
Aug 28 Dinosaur Live!
Nov 11-Dec 12 The Smeds and The Smoos
Dec 5-31 Goldilocks and The Three Bears
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Teesside
ARC Stockton Arts Centre
Feb 22 Club Groovy: Poptastic PJ Party
Feb 29-Mar 1 The Littlest Yak
Mar 15 The Goose & Mrs Frost
Apr 5 Three Little Vikings
May 3 Cinderella Ice Cream Seller
May 30-31 The Detective Dog
Forum Theatre, Billingham
Feb 22-Mar 2 The Wizard of Oz
Mar 5-9 Stockton Stage Presents: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mar 26 Room On The Broom
Apr 6 Fireman Sam – The Great Camping Adventure
Apr 29-30 The Worst Princess
May 21-22 There’s A Monster In Your Show
Jun 1 Pop Princesses – World Tour
Jun 8 Milkshake Live On Holiday!
Jul 14-15 Horrible Histories – Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians
Aug 31 The Dinosaur That Pooped A Rock Show
Sep 7 Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show
Sept 21 Miss Rachel UK ‘Fun For The Little One’s’ Tribute Show
Dec 1-Jan 4 The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan
Middlesbrough Theatre
Feb 26 The Little Mermaid
Mar 26 Hansel & Gretel
Apr 30-May 3 The Railway Children
May 31 The Craziest Showman – with CBBC’s Danny and Mick
Dec 5-31 Goldilocks and The Three Bears
Princess Alexandra Auditorium, Yarm
Feb 22 The Craziest Showman
Feb 26 The Dinosaur That Pooped
Apr 21-22 Sleeping Beauty
May 27 The Magic of Science
Jun 14 Three Little Vikings
Jul 26-27 The Wizard of Oz – Red Shoes School of Dance
Jul 31 Dinosaur Adventure Live
Aug 3 Alice In Wonderland
Dec 11-24 Jack And The Beanstalk
