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NYMT Acting and Musical Theatre Workshop Day


Our audition workshop days are split into three sessions: acting, singing and dance. Acting and dance are group sessions, and there’s no need to prepare ...

Kim's Convenience
Kim's Convenience
29/4 - 3/5/2025


The award-winning play which inspired the Netflix comedy is back by popular demand. After critically-acclaimed runs at Park Theatre and Riverside Studios, the hit production ...

Eating Myself
Eating Myself
23/9 - 23/9/2028


Sharing a powerful and tender exploration of our own relationships with food and nurture, Eating Myself shines a light on female identity through the lens ...


RELATED STORIES

Guest Blog: Costume and Set Designer Anna Yates on Sustainability and Shag-Pile Carpet in ABIGAIL'S PARTY


by Guest Author - November 04, 2024

Unlike what seems like the entire population of the UK, I didn’t know anything about Abigail’s Party when I began working on it with Jack Bradfield in May this year. I was, however, a big fan of Mike Leigh’s films because of his eccentric yet totally believable characters. I love his use of banal an...

ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Brixton House


by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2024

Last seen over the Christmas 2022 season, Poltergeist and Brixton House’s razor sharp, hilarious reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland returns to Brixton for an extended run this year. Featuring a new cast led by award-winning poet, performer and writer Tatenda Matsvai as Alice, the show, which is...

Cast Announced For National Tour Of ABIGAIL'S PARTY Launching This Autumn


by A.A. Cristi - July 24, 2024

The cast for the national tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY this autumn has been revealed....

Entries Open For RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2024


by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2024

The Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST) and the Octagon Theatre Bolton have announced that the 2024 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award Scheme is now open for entries....

PLEASE RIGHT BACK Will Embark on UK Tour


by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2024

Award-winning company 1927 will returne to the UK for the first time since 2021 with their new show Please right back at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, where they are Associate Artists, from 24 - 27 July. ...

BalletLORENT's 16+ SNOW WHITE: THE SACRIFICE Gets Newcastle Premiere This Halloween


by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2024

This autumn, balletLORENT is bringing back the classic fairytale Snow White to Northern Stage in Newcastle. But this time, the story will be told in two very different ways....

SHOCK HORROR Will Embark on UK On Tour This Autumn


by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2024

Thunder Road Theatre has announced their 2024 Autumn UK tour of Shock Horror: A Ghost Story. Back by popular demand, it is the show's third outing and the biggest tour yet....

Full Cast Set For THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA at Swan Theatre


by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2024

Wise Children have announced the full cast for the world première of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia – adapted by the company’s Artistic Director Emma Rice, with Kureishi....

FAT CHANCE Comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre Next Month


by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2024

Fat Chance comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. This unconventional show looks at the pitfalls of trying to have it all.          ...

Rendez-Vous Dance Set London Date For Spring Tour Of THE MONOCLE


by Stephi Wild - February 07, 2024

Following the success of the debut tour of The Monocle in 2022, Rendez-Vous dance has announced a new London date for its 11-date spring tour at Wilton's Music Hall on the 17 May 2024. Learn more about how to get tickets to the new show here!...

Past Shows

Wish You Weren't Here
Wish You Weren't Here
15/2 - 16/1/2024


After all those extra shifts, all Lorna wants is a night out on the town and time to reconnect with her daughter. All 16-year-old Mila ...

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE
19/11 - 8/1/2023


This Christmas join your favourite nursery rhyme characters as they climb up the water spout, twinkle like diamonds and jump over the moonThe lights are ...

THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
3/12 - 7/1/2023


The Sorcerers Apprentice returns to cast its magic this Christmas, putting a modern Northern Stage spin on a classic tale.Young Hatty Rabbit thought she was ...

THE SUGGESTIBLES' IMPRO PANTSO 2022


No Script. No Score. No Kids!Newcastles infamous improv comedy troupe is back with their hilarious epic misadventure into the unknown.Taking inspiration from your suggestions, the ...

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
29/10 - 12/11/2022


Its all kicking off in the woods! Two warring fairies are willing to destroy the world after a barney over a little lad, and four ...

NOTICE TO MOVE


The camaraderie of six soldiers is challenged when cocky Sprog arrives to replace a fallen friend hours before deployment. After Rutters mistakes in training that ...

THE NAUGHTY FOX


Snuggle up in a magical den with comfy creatures Honk, Splash and TaWit TaWoo as they teach The Naughty Fox a very important lesson: its ...

DOWNS WITH LOVE


Downs With LoveThey told me that I should have told them I have Downs.Why? What difference does that make?Downs With Love tells the story of ...

THE GINGERBREAD MAN
THE GINGERBREAD MAN
25/10 - 30/10/2022


Run, run as fast as you canThis Halloween, the Gingerbread Man isALIIIIIVE!One dark and stormy night, by the light of a fiery oven, a baking ...

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES
NOUGHTS AND CROSSES
18/10 - 22/10/2022


Sephy and Callum sit together on a beach. They are in love.It is forbidden.Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought. Between Noughts and ...

NORTHERN STAGE IS CURIOUS


Join Curious Arts for an evening of comedy, theatre and performance from established and emerging Queer Northern talent.Youre sure to leave Curious for more...

THE BIRD IN THE WINDOW


Co-directed and co-written by Umar Butt & Jameela KhanA new surreal, physical theatre show with lots of laughs, tears and musical surprisesand bouncy poo!Raheem finds ...

SAMSARA
SAMSARA
14/10


Aakash Odedra Company and Bagri Foundation invite you to enter the world of Samsara. Inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, Samsara ...

QUIET REBELS
QUIET REBELS
12/10 - 13/10/2022


Quiet Rebels brings to the stage the stories of white working-class women who crossed the colour line to marry men of the Windrush generation. Women ...

SOFIE HAGEN - FAT JOKES


Edinburgh Comedy award-winner Sofie Hagen presents Fat Jokes. A show bursting with big jokes and fat punchlines.Sofie returns to her craft of devastatingly brilliant joke-writing ...

SOFIE HAGEN - FAT JOKES


Edinburgh Comedy award-winner Sofie Hagen presents Fat Jokes. A show bursting with big jokes and fat punchlines.Sofie returns to her craft of devastatingly brilliant joke-writing ...

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST


Award-winning director Denzel Westley-Sanderson breathes fresh new life into Oscar Wildes sharpest and wittiest comedy: The Importance of Being Earnest.Wildes genius humour meets contemporary culture ...

CLASS
CLASS
4/10 - 5/10/2022


Award-winning artist Scottee was born homeless into a single parent family. Growing up in the 90s, on a North London council estate, he was surrounded ...

RAPUNZEL
RAPUNZEL
29/9 - 2/10/2022


A fresh and family-friendly retelling of Rapunzel by Carol Ann Duffy brought to you by leading dance theatre company balletLORENT.In this mighty production a red ...

I AM [NOT] KANYE WEST


Tash is a simple girl. Shes Black. Shes Queer. Shes a woman. But in the world of university and identity politics, suddenly shes anything but ...

NOTFLIX
NOTFLIX
1/10


The Spice Girls of improv return in their five-star, sell-out, totally improvised musical comedy, Notflix.Inspired by audience suggestions, the all-female cast improvise the musical version ...

RAPUNZEL AFTER DARK
RAPUNZEL AFTER DARK
30/9 - 1/10/2022


Exclusively for adult audiences, Rapunzel After Dark is a bold retelling of a well-known fairytale by one of the worlds leading feminist poets, Carol Ann ...

HOW TO SAVE THE PLANET WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG CARER AND BROKE


Lavisha has 99 problems, but climate change aint one.Theres never enough time when youre having to choose between steak dinners and vegan food bank vouchers, ...

UNFORTUNATE
UNFORTUNATE
20/9 - 24/9/2022


Disney villain. Octo-woman. Plus-size icon.From multi-award-winning Fat Rascal Theatre and fresh from complete sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and around the UK comes ...

UNFORTUNATE
UNFORTUNATE
20/9 - 24/9/2022


Disney villain. Octo-woman. Plus-size icon.From multi-award-winning Fat Rascal Theatre and fresh from complete sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and around the UK comes ...

MOTHER'S RUIN


A funny, heart-warming, gin-soaked exploration of modern-day motherhood, full of original live music plus tips on how to fail miserably at meeting everybodys expectations.Featuring a ...

ALL THE BEDS I HAVE SLEPT IN


A charpai on my roof in Afghanistan.A dirty bunk in a hostel in Milan.A sleeping bag in a tent going camping with my college.Under a ...

THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW


This September, join star of iconic television programme Neighbours, Alan Fletcher, as he looks back on his 28 years as Ramsay Streets most famous doctor, ...

CURIOUS FESTIVAL 2022: SOUND CISTEM


Two transgender performers say up yours to the gender binary, and invite you to their radical dance party!Under disco lights, over pulsing music, a queer ...

CURIOUS FESTIVAL 2022: QUEER CHANGE SHOWCASE - MILK AND HONEY


Alex BillinghamIts time to drink up all your milk dear.How do you be yourself when you dont know what that is?Let Live artist Alex Billingham ...

CURIOUS FESTIVAL 2022: QUEER CHANGE SHOWCASE - TITS TO TATS & NITE LIFE


Tits to Tats (10 including Nite Life)Mo SvendsonA one-person show that explores the process and the obstacles to transitioning in general with a specific focus ...

CURIOUS FESTIVAL 2022: QUEER CHANGE SHOWCASE - HOW TO BE A HOT MESS & AMBIVALENCE


How to be a HOT MESS (10, including Ambivalence)Joy CruickshankConfessing on their 20th birthday that they do not feel comfortable with womanhood or adulthood, thankfully ...

CURIOUS FESTIVAL 2022: QUEER CHANGE SHOWCASE - I'M A CLICHÉ


Join artists Jade Sweeting and Jenni Mac as they present representation itself in a performance and exhibition about their durational project Hip Reading.Taking on clichs, ...

CURIOUS FESTIVAL 2022: QUEER CHANGE SHOWCASE - I'M A CLICHÉ


Join artists Jade Sweeting and Jenni Mac as they present representation itself in a performance and exhibition about their durational project Hip Reading.Taking on clichs, ...

GRINNING IDIOT COMEDY CLUB FOUNDER 50TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL


Two of the best stand-up comedians performing in the UK, plus support from hot emerging local talent and MC.Paul Sinha (ITV The Chases The Sinnerman; ...

PRADARSHANA '22 KEERTANA SANKEERTANA


Pradarshana is a plethora of vocal performances presented by the pupils and teachers of Raaga Sudha Music Academy.The performances are based in different genres of ...

∞ - Infinite
∞ - Infinite
24/6 - 25/6/2022


is Julia and Rudi's first dance theatre meditation in which they guide the audience through a mystical journey. The outside world of the magical dance ...

Everyday
Everyday
24/6 - 25/6/2022


Four women come together to perform a ritual of community and catharsis. Gathering up true stories of deaf womens experiences of surviving abuse, they form ...

MAGNOLIA WALLS
MAGNOLIA WALLS
24/6 - 25/6/2022


Written by JoJo Kirtley with Alice CreeDirected by Corinne KilvingtonThis is a story of war and of military life, but not as youve seen it ...

Snatched
Snatched
21/6 - 22/6/2022


In 2018, disabled actor, Melissa Johns' iCloud was hacked and explicit photos of her were released online. A young disabled woman with a history of ...

Ankles
Ankles
9/6 - 11/6/2022


This is our book of spells.We put words in here, so that a change comes out.In here, you will find spells that protestThat rebel That ...

Aidy the Awesome
Aidy the Awesome
4/6 - 5/6/2022


Aidy is a normal 8 year old girl or so she thinks! One day she discovers a family secret that changes everything. Aidy and her ...

Hadaway Harry
Hadaway Harry
31/5 - 1/6/2022


Hadaway Harry is a true story about Harry Clasper, the man the Blaydon Races was written for, and the greatest sporting superstar the North East ...

2065
2065
22/3 - 23/3/2022


The year is 2065; the people are stifled under an oppressive regime made up of all-powerful corporations. We follow a group of rebels who live ...

How To Save The Planet When You’re A Young Carer And Broke


Lavisha has 99 problems, but climate change aint one.Lavisha is busy. School work and caring for Mum are her priorities. Period. Of course, she cares ...

Deluxe
Deluxe
11/3 - 12/3/2022


Bold, boisterous and beautiful: BalletBoyz are back. Meet the six extraordinary young dancers who feature in this explosion of mesmeric dance, fused with the witty ...

Here
Here
4/3 - 12/3/2022


Four seasons, four people, from four corners of the world collide. The strange city folds and unfolds around them, a story that opens up like ...

Dialogues From Babel


A rehearsed reading of a new play about how we live with the voices in our heads.I think the sounds are coming from meFrom my ...

Zog & The Flying Doctors
Zog & The Flying Doctors
3/3 - 6/3/2022


THE ROAR-SOME CREW ARE BACK FOR A BRAND NEW ADVENTURE!Zog, super keen student turned air-ambulance, still lands with a crash-bang-thump. Together with his Flying Doctor ...

Radikal Words. A night of performance poetry with Kate Fox and Jeff Price


Radikal Words... A night of poetry and performance from Kate Fox, a regular on the BBC series The Verb and the Great Northern Slams Jeff ...

Pinocchio
Pinocchio
25/2


In a faraway land, a hard-working and lonely carpenter wishes for his puppet Pinocchio to come to life. By the magic of a wishing well ...

AT HOME: The Invisible Man
AT HOME: The Invisible Man
10/2 - 19/2/2022


Griffin is a frustrated young man from the North East, with a troubled past and violent thoughts inside his head. He claims he has discovered ...

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
1/2 - 19/2/2022


Griffin is a frustrated young man from the North East, with a troubled past and violent thoughts inside his head. He claims he has discovered ...

You Heard Me
You Heard Me
18/2 - 19/2/2022


Are you listening?You Heard Me is a true story.You Heard Me is a celebration of a single moment of noise that freed Luca from an ...

Something Rhymes with Purple LIVE


Based on the Gold Award-winning podcast for Best Entertainment at the British Podcast Awards, Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent bring their infectious love of words ...

AT HOME: The Sorcerer's Apprentice


Grab your magical marching mop and join us in this enchanting new production.Harrietta Rabbit was just a normal girl from a normal family (well, as ...

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
27/11 - 31/12/2021


Grab your magical marching mop and join us in this enchanting new production.Harrietta Rabbit was just a normal girl from a normal family (well, as ...

The Suggestibles' Impro Pantso 2021


Newcastles legendary improv comedy troupe is back to put the festive fun and loopy laughter into Christmas with their hilarious epic misadventure into the unknown. ...

Woke
Woke
10/2 - 11/12/2021


From the creator of the hit show Black Is The Color Of My Voice comes a new story about the 20th Century African American experience. ...

GAZE
GAZE
25/11


Spanning time from the 1890s until now, GAZE is a play which follows two women on their journeys to discovering their identities. Alice Guy Blach, ...

The Three Bears
The Three Bears
25/10 - 13/11/2021


Deep in the forest, Mammy, Daddy and Baby Bear are preparing for winter. Each day the Three Bears head off into the woods to collect ...

AT HOME: Road
AT HOME: Road
21/10 - 30/10/2021


NORTHERN STAGE AT HOME: watch shows digitally from the comfort of your homeIts 1986: Thatchers Britain, jobs and hope are scarce but the party must ...

ROAD
ROAD
8/10 - 30/10/2021


Its 1986: Thatchers Britain, jobs and hope are scarce but the party must go on - sound familiar?On the 35th anniversary of Jim Cartwrights joyous ...

Northern Stage is Curious 2021


Join Curious Arts and Northern Stage for an evening of comedy, theatre and performance from established and emerging Queer Northern talent. Youre sure to leave ...

provoked 2 madness by the brutality of wealth


gobscure presents provoked 2 madness by the brutality of wealthin a hostel after our worst sectioning a 'support worker' refused to help, saying 'what dya ...

provoked to madness by the brutality of wealth


a homeless hostel 'support worker' once said 'what dya need books for yr homeless?'. our revenge was thirteen years of reading, graduating from the open ...

AT HOME: The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff


Featuring songs from the original album alongside new material and stunning animation, Teesside folk trio The Younguns perform their theatrical version of The Ballad of ...

The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff


Featuring songs from the original album alongside new material and stunning animation, Teesside folk trio The Younguns perform a new, theatrical version of The Ballad ...

The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
12/12 - 31/12/2020


This Christmas, were bringing theatre to your living room as the creative team behind the likes of The Snow Queen & A Christmas Carol, and ...

Videos


Live Forever – The Rise of Oasis in UK Regional Live Forever – The Rise of Oasis
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Walk Right Back in UK Regional Walk Right Back
Albert Halls (5/2 - 5/2)
Kim's Convenience in UK Regional Kim's Convenience
Oxford Playhouse (5/12 - 5/17)
Walk Right Back in UK Regional Walk Right Back
Empire (4/30 - 4/30)
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