What’s On At Your Local Theatre 2026
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.
Keep checking our competition page if you fancy winning tickets to see some of these shows
NORTHUMBERLAND
Queen’s Hall Art Centre, Hexham
Feb 17-19 Bearly There
Apr 1-4 Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Apr 12 Nick Cope
Apr 14 The Three Little Pigs
Apr 15 The Ultimate Bubble Show
May 13-14 Dr Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat
Jun 21 The Gasps and Giggles Show
Sep 19 Wonders Of Our Universe: The Next Chapter (talk)
Alnwick Playhouse
Mar 7 A Feast of Stories From Near and Far With Chris Bostock, Storyteller
Mar 8 Save Our Sandwich
Mar 17-21 Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mar 28 So Unfair
Apr 10 Exciting Science
The Phoenix Theatre, Blyth
Feb 8 The McDougalls: Winter Wonderland
Mar 11-12 Shrek The Musical
Apr 7-8 Mother Goose
May 25 Unicorn Live!
Oct 24 Top Secret – The Magic of Science
Dec 5-6 Jack and the Beanstalk
The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick
Feb 13-22 Goat (film)
Seaton Delaval Arts Centre
Dec 4-12 Mother Goose – Christmas Pantomime
Playhouse Whitley Bay
Feb 14 Sing The Musicals
Apr 6-7 Mother Goose A Cracking Easter Panto
Apr 14-16 The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Aug 7 Taylormania
Dec 4 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Tynemouth Priory Theatre
Dragon Tale Theatre Group, Prudhoe
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Newcastle and Gateshead
Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Feb 18-21 The SpongeBob Musical
Apr 3 Honk! Jr
Apr 4-5 The Little Mermaid – Easter Panto
Apr 7 Dino Tales LIVE
May 24 Rude Science!
Jul 30 Fireman Sam Live: The Lost Pirate Treasure!
Nov 18-21 ELF The Musical
Dec 4 – Jan 3 Aladdin
Northern Stage
Feb 7 Little Red Riding Hood
Theatre Royal
Jan 28-31 Weird
Jun 19-20 Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show
Aug 4-8 Annie
Sept 23-Oct 11 Mrs. Doubtfire
Oct 28-31 Cinderella (Northern Ballet performance)
Nov 24-Jan 17 Jack and the Beanstalk
Gosforth Civic Theatre
Feb 21 Cinderella Ice Cream Seller
Mar 21 Jack and The Beanstalk
Apr 18 Rapunzel
Aug 8 Teach Rex: Live
People’s Theatre
Dec 12-20 Panto! Beauty and the Beast
Live Theatre
Utilita Arena
Apr 4 The Wiggles
May 1 Gabby Dollhouse Live!
The Glasshouse International Centre of Music (previously Sage Gateshead)
Feb 22 Jurassic Park in Concert
Feb 15 K Pop Fantasy
Dec 5-6 Home Alone in Concert
Dec 23-24 The Snowman in Concert
Little Theatre, Gateshead
Information coming soon
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South Tyneside
The Customs House, South Shields
Feb 14 Dear Zoo Live!
Feb 24-26 Dennis Wicked Adventure in Oz
Mar 21 The Dinosaur that Pooped
Apr 3-12 Pinocchio (Easter Panto)
Nov 20-Jan 2 Sleeping Beauty
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Sunderland
Sunderland Empire Theatre
Feb 11-28 Matilda – The Musical
Mar 25-29 Bluey’s Big Play
Apr 13-May 8 Back to the Future – The Musical
Apr 17-18 Horrible Histories – The Concert
Jul 14-18 The Karate Kid – The Musical
Dec 11-Jan 3 The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook (Pantomime)
Arts Centre Washington
Jan 30-31 Beauty and the Beast
Feb 14 Bearly There
Mar 7 Ruby’s Worry
Apr 9 The Tale of the Loneliest Whale
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County Durham
Gala, Durham
Feb 24-26 ZOG Live on Stage
Apr 11 Little Red Riding Hood
Apr 17 The Utterly Revolting Science Show
Apr 18 The Detective Dog
Nov 27-Dec 29 Rapunzel
Empire, Consett
Apr 18 You Choose
May 23 KPOP Fantasy
Jun 23-27 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Musical)
Nov 27-Dec 31 Beauty and the Beast
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Feb 21 Bearly There
Apr 11 The Three Little Pigs
Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington
Feb 27-28 The Sleep Show
May 21 Hay!
Apr 10-11 Signor Baffo
Darlington Hippodrome
Feb 14 Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show
Feb 25-26 Tales from Acorn Wood
Feb 28 K-Pop Live
Apr 12 Fun for the Little Ones -Live Tribute to ‘Ms Rachel’
Apr 16-18 The Enormous Crocodile
May 27 Tom Gates Epic Stage Show
May 29 Top Secret – The Magic of Science
Jul 3-5 There’s a Snake In My School
July 17-18 The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Aug 26 The Dinosaur That Pooped – A Rock Show!
Dec 11-Jan 3 Beauty and the Beast
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Teesside
ARC Stockton Arts Centre
Feb 25-28 The Last Unicorn Airways
Mar 21 K-POP Superstars
Apr 11 Along Came a Magpie
May 27 Rapunzel
Forum Theatre, Billingham
Feb 20-25 Beauty and the Beast
Middlesbrough Theatre
Feb 6-7 The Wizard of Oz
Feb 14 Circus Spectacular
Feb 25 Rapunzel
Apr 18 Beauty and The Beast (Easter Panto)
May 12-16 Annie
Oct 29 Fun for Little Ones – A Tribute To Ms Rachel
Dec 5-31 Aladdin Christmas Pantomime
