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North East Theatre Guide
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Theatre in North East England from the Tees to the Tyne. Also love comedy and music Used to podcast too
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 21h
Glorious! brings the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins to Darlington Hippodrome
Known as 'the worst singer in the world,' the American socialite's flamboyant performances and off-key voice made her a celebrated figure.
12-16 May 2026
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Preview: Glorious! at Darlington Hippodrome
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 21h
'The worst singer in the world' takes the stage at Darlington Hippodrome this May
Glorious! tells the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the American socialite whose off-key performances became the stuff of legend
12-16 May 2026
Preview: www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/10/prev...
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Preview: Glorious! at Darlington Hippodrome
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 21h
Don't mention the war! John Cleese's Fawlty Towers – The Play is heading to the North East as the beloved sitcom turns 50.
Sunderland Empire: 3-7 Feb 2026
Newcastle Theatre Royal: 30 Jun-4 Jul 2026
Our full preview: www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/10/news...
#FawltyTowers #Theatre #NorthEast
News: John Cleese's Fawlty Towers Brings Half a Century of Comedy Chaos to the North East
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 21h
John Cleese's Fawlty Towers – The Play heads to the North East next year as the iconic sitcom celebrates 50 years since its first broadcast.
Coming to Sunderland Empire (3-7 Feb) & Newcastle Theatre Royal (30 Jun-4 Jul 2026)
Read our preview 👇 www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/10/news...
News: John Cleese's Fawlty Towers Brings Half a Century of Comedy Chaos to the North East
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 21h
🩰@operanorth.co.uk & @phoenixleeds.bsky.social bring Handel's Susanna to Newcastle Theatre Royal on 7 Nov–a timely exploration of power, truth & testimony through opera & dance
Director Olivia Fuchs & choreographer Marcus Jarrell Willis tell us more🎭
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Preview: Susanna at Newcastle Theatre Royal
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 3d
We have so many happy memories from that place. Loved the original RIverside.
Having said that - we feel that we have many more venues in our area now and there's many more options of gigs to go to compared to the 90s.
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 3d
🎭 Big Ange brings Geordie glamour, grit & laughs to Live Theatre this autumn!

Read our preview of the bold new comedy-drama hitting Newcastle’s stage 👇
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#BigAnge #Newcastle @livetheatre.bsky.social #NorthEastTheatreGuide #Theatre
Preview: Big Ange at Newcastle Live Theatre
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 3d
Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird heads to Newcastle Theatre Royal in April 2026 🎭

Read our preview of the acclaimed stage adaptation here ⬇️
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#Theatre #Newcastle #ToKillAMockingbird #AaronSorkin #StageTour
Preview: To Kill A Mockingbird at Newcastle Theatre Royal
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 3d
So glad to hear that you enjoyed the show. We saw Jack at the Tyne Theatre in the mid 90s and found him to be very funny.
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 4d
Right - I'd better start writing a new radio show. We are back on air on the 2nd November. Woop!
The @jowheretogo.bsky.social Show is back - looking at music, comedy, theatre, film in the week ahead.
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 6d
🚽 “Urinetown” at Newcastle’s Jubilee Theatre is a sharp, funny & energetic take on the cult musical — with standout vocals, bold direction & a live band that brings it to life!

🎭 On until Sat 11 Oct – full review 👇
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#MusicalTheatre #TheatreReview
REVIEW: Urinetown at Newcastle Jubilee Theatre
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 7d
🎭 Bad Lads at @livetheatre.bsky.social is “a passionate play… a fine example of advocacy storytelling.”
A gripping, harrowing look at youth detention in 1980s Britain.
On until Sat Oct 11
Review 👇http://www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/10/review-bad-lads-at-newcastle-live.html
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 8d
🌹✨ Northern Stage has revealed its North East-led cast for this year’s magical Beauty and the Beast! 🎭
Running 4 Dec – 3 Jan in Newcastle — a fresh, funny & heartwarming take on a classic.

Read more 👉 www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/10/cast...
Casting: Beauty and the Beast at Newcastle Northern Stage
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 11d
✨ Ash land at Newcastle’s Boiler Shop @boilershop.bsky.social on 18 Nov with new album Ad Astra + classics from across their 30-year career.

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#Ash #AdAstra #NewcastleGigs
Ash Bring Ad Astra to Newcastle’s Boiler Shop
Ash don’t really do nostalgia. Thirty years in, they’ve got the back catalogue to lean on – the punky charge of 1977, the widescreen anthems of Free All Angels – but what keeps them moving forward is ...
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 11d
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🌂✨ “Practically perfect in every way!” Jonathan Cash reviews Mary Poppins at Sunderland Empire — a dazzling, heartwarming triumph full of magic, music & chimney sweeps! 🎶

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#MaryPoppins #TheatreReview #SunderlandEmpire
REVIEW: Mary Poppins at Sunderland Empire
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 11d
Come From Away is coming to Darlington Hippodrome thanks to Darlington OS.
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Preview: Come From Away at Darlington Hippodrome
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 14d
Local actor Ben Fenwick joins the cast of MISS SAIGON at Newcastle Theatre Royal 🎭 We spoke to him ahead of the show’s UK tour launch.

Full interview 👉 www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/09/inte...

#MissSaigon #NewcastleTheatreRoyal #NorthEastTheatre
Interview: Miss Saigon at Newcastle Theatre Royal
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 15d
This October, Newcastle Boiler Shop @boilershop.bsky.social will welcome one of the UK’s most electrifying rising stars, Lola Young @lolayoung.music-social.com , for a special one-off show in support of her highly anticipated new album
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Lola Young at Newcastle Boiler Shop – Monday 13 October 2025
This October, Newcastle Boiler Shop will welcome one of the UK’s most electrifying rising stars, Lola Young, for a special one-off show in support of her highly anticipated new album I’m Only Fucking ...
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 19d
💃 Who’s ready to dance, jive & have the time of their life? 🕺
MAMMA MIA! returns to Newcastle Theatre Royal Feb 2026 🎭
Full preview here 👉 www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/09/prev...
Preview: Mamma Mia at Newcastle Theatre Royal
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 19d
🎶 Here we go again! MAMMA MIA! heads to Newcastle Theatre Royal Feb 2026 with a brand-new cast ⭐ Don’t miss this feel-good musical phenomenon 👉 www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/09/prev...
Preview: Mamma Mia at Newcastle Theatre Royal
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 19d
Next week: Step back into the 1950s as the People's Theatre @peoplestheatre.bsky.social in Heaton presents Home, I’m Darling, Laura Wade’s Olivier Award-winning comedy about marriage, nostalgia, and the pursuit of the “perfect” home life.
Preview: www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/09/prev...
Preview: Home, I’m Darling at Newcastle People's Theatre
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 19d
Noël Coward’s Private Lives comes to @NorthernStage 4–8 Nov 2025 🎭
Love, wit & 1930s glamour collide in a new co-production directed by RTST Award-winner Tanuja Amarasuriya. Preview here 👉 www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/09/prev...
Preview: Private Lives at Newcastle Northern Stage
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 19d
#ad This week
Random Hand
The Grove, Newcastle.
Friday 26 September 2025
Tickets: tidd.ly/3KExiog
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 20d
Blonde Ambition Comes to the North East: Legally Blonde Heads to Newcastle Theatre Royal and Sunderland Empire in 2026, with Amber Davies starring in the iconic role of Elle Woods.
News: www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2025/09/news...
News: Blonde Ambition Comes to the North East: Legally Blonde Heads to Newcastle and Sunderland in 2026
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North East Theatre Guide @netheatreguide.bsky.social · 21d
#ad The one in which they started to sing...
Our review of Friends! The Musical Parody at Sunderland Empire
until Saturday 27 September 2025
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Review: Friends! The Musical Parody at Sunderland Empire
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