Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Virginia leads a comfortable life in suburban Buckinghamshire, where she has given up painting to train as an auction house art expert. Boyfriend Phil is u…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:47PMFriday, November 28, 2014
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne: It's a 10th anniversary celebration for stars of the show, father and son double act Clive Webb (Oddjob) and Danny Adams (Muddles), and the young dir…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AMMonday, September 22, 2014
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: In his bedroom, Brick (Charles Aitken) is drinking and drinking, waiting for the "click" in his head that makes him feel peaceful. "It…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:37PMFriday, September 19, 2014
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Tensions are running high on Big Daddy's plantation, where the patriarch's 65th birthday has brought the family together. They are running high…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:27AMFriday, April 25, 2014
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Joseph Heller adapted his classic satire himself in 1971 but the resulting script was difficult enough not to have made it to a UK production until now, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:19AMMonday, December 16, 2013
Sunderland Empire: Here come the girls. In the male-centric world of panto, it is the women who make tonight's show.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:12PMFriday, November 29, 2013
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne: For many families in these parts, the Theatre Royal panto is as essential a part of Christmas as the turkey or presents. They are in safe hands with write…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:33AMThursday, November 28, 2013
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: There are lessons to be learned in the deep, dark woods - a little girl (Ruth Johnson) is lost. 'She needs to be lost in order to be found,' wh…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:53AMWednesday, October 23, 2013
Live, Newcastle upon Tyne : Recipe for success - take two parts comedy to one part tragedy, a generous helping of sex and a dash of light entertainment. The audience certainly agrees - laugh…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:53AMWednesday, October 9, 2013
Newcastle City Library, then touring until October 31: Carina Rodney's script is pitched perfectly at the under-sixes.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AMFriday, September 20, 2013
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Wet House is the first full-length play by Paddy Campbell, who took inspiration from his own stint working in a homeless hostel for alcoholics. We see Camp…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMWednesday, July 3, 2013
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Tyne is Michael Chaplin's new play, which forms part of the Festival of the North East (a celebration of North East culture and heritage) and Live The…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMFriday, May 31, 2013
Live, Newcastle upon Tyne: Alistair McDowell won the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2011 for his new play, Brilliant Adventures.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AMWednesday, April 24, 2013
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Dennis Potter's 1979 screenplay was written for BBC1's Play for Today and now forms Northern Stage's major annual production, following Cl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMFriday, February 22, 2013
Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Shaun Prendergast arrives on stage looking game, if suitably nervous. He is one of 17 actors, including Sarah Millican, Stephen Tompkinson and Kevin Whatel…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:45AMThursday, December 20, 2012
Playhouse, Whitley Bay: Finally, a pantomime that puts its audience of giggling school children at the heart of the show.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:13AMMonday, December 10, 2012
Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne: It doesn't matter that this production blends two fairytales into one - for a pantomime the storyline is actually fairly clear. There is a …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:26AMNorthern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Erica Whyman has been chief executive of Northern Stage since 2005, and this is her final production for the theatre before she joins the RSC in 2013. Wh…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AMFriday, November 30, 2012
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne: Prepare to blinded by bling at this production, where the set, costumes and all come encrusted in gold.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AMFriday, November 23, 2012
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Lucy and James Little are staying with Granny on a remote Scottish island for their Christmas holidays. Granny's love of baking is matched only by h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:24AMFriday, July 27, 2012
Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne: The Railway Children seems the ideal story for that most genteel of settings, the open air theatre. More of a challenge is making this cosy and frightfully…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:22AMThursday, April 19, 2012
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Alan Plater's celebrated 1968 play of the North East miner's struggle was based on stories by his friend and mentor Sid Chaplin. The play has b…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:18AMFriday, March 30, 2012
Arts Centre, Washington: Tomorrow night (March 31) marks Northumberland Theatre Company's final performance as an Arts Council England-funded organisation. The company has spent 20 year…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AM 
