What’s On At Your Local Theatre 2025
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
Jun 22 Marvellous Microbes
Jun 29 Storytelling Sessions
July 4 Spot’s Birthday Party
Jul 6 Robyn Hood
Jul 20 Sci-Fi Monster Live: Seek, Locate, Restore!
Sep 27 Magic & Marvel
Sep 30-Oct 1 A Squash and a Squeeze
Oct 26 Dinosaur Adventure Live: The Big Jurassic Storm
Dec 6-13 The Great Big Christmas Wrapping Disaster
Dec 6- Jan 3 Red Riding Hood
Alnwick Playhouse
Jul 10-11 Spot’s Birthday Party
The Phoenix Theatre
Dec 6-7 Aladdin
The Maltings Theatre & Cinema
Aug 24 The HandleBards: Much Ado About Nothing
Seaton Delaval Arts Centre
Nov 28-Dec 6 Cinderella – Christmas Pantomime
Playhouse Whitley Bay
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
Jun 28 Andy and The Odd Socks: Are You Ready To Rock?!
Jul 13 The Princess Proms
Northern Stage
Dec 4-Jan 3 Beauty and The Beast
Theatre Royal
Jul 1-5 Shrek The Musical
Nov 25-Jan 11 Aladdin
Gosforth Civic Theatre
Aug 13 Big Science Show
Oct 4 The Story Forge: Make Your Own Myth
People’s Theatre
Dec 13-21 Panto! The Wizard of Oz
Live Theatre
Information coming soon
Utilita Arena
Jun 28 PAW Patrol Live!
Oct 4-5 Hot Wheels Stunt Show
Oct 24 Steve Backshall’s Deadly Live!
Nov 19-23 Disney On Ice
The Glasshouse International Centre of Music (previously Sage Gateshead)
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
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
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
Information coming soon
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County Durham
Gala, Durham
Sep 19-20 Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians
Nov 20-Dec 31 Jack and the Beanstalk
Empire, Consett
Jul 26 Spot’s Birthday Party
Nov 28-Dec 31 Sleeping Beauty (panto)
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Jul 19 The Little Mermaid
Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington
Jul 28 Pirate Story Party
July 30 Defeat the Kraken!
Sep 24 The Railway Children
Nov 28-Dec 7 Christmas Lights
Dec 11-24 Paper Dolls
Darlington Hippodrome
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
Jul 1-5 Teeside Musical Theatre Youth Company presents: The Sound of Music
Jul 5 Robyn Hood
Aug 9 Club Groovy: Funky Family Fest
Sep 6 3 Little Pig Tails
Dec 2 A Town Called Christmas
Forum Theatre, Billingham
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
Dec 5-31 Goldilocks and The Three Bears
Princess Alexandra Auditorium, Yarm
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
