September 11, 2026

North East

Sunderland Empire’s Peter Pan Panto Has Its Full Crew – And Captain Hook Had Better Watch Out
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Cast members Millie Readshaw, Sophie Bishop, Bradley Riches, Tom Whalley, Miss Rory and Olivia Birchenough from the Sunderland Empire’s production of Peter Pan pictured during their visit to HMS Trincomalee at the Royal Navy Museum in Hartlepool Picture: David Wood

Sunderland Empire’s Peter Pan Panto Has Its Full Crew – And Captain Hook Had Better Watch Out

Theatre Village September 4, 2026 0
By Grace Hatchell There are certain things you can rely on at Christmas in the North East....
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What Makes a Mother? Rachel Stockdale’s New Play Mother? Heads to the North East This June
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What Makes a Mother? Rachel Stockdale’s New Play Mother? Heads to the North East This June

TheatreVillage May 19, 2026
By Grace Hatchell, writing from a bench outside Live Theatre where I’ve just witnessed three exhausted parents...
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Is It Worth Pedalling On My Bicycle From Sunderland To See This Show (Especially Crossing Into Newcastle)?
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Is It Worth Pedalling On My Bicycle From Sunderland To See This Show (Especially Crossing Into Newcastle)?

TheatreVillage April 21, 2026
By Grace Hatchell Is it worth pedalling from Sunderland to Newcastle to see Legally Blonde at Theatre...
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Where a child lives, or how stretched a school budget is, should never be the thing that decides whether they get to experience live theatre.
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Where a child lives, or how stretched a school budget is, should never be the thing that decides whether they get to experience live theatre.

TheatreVillage April 21, 2026
By Grace Hatchell Newcastle Theatre Royal has teamed up with Stagecoach North East to help more schoolchildren...
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Who Was Ruth Ellis Beyond the Headlines? The Thrill of Love Comes to Newcastle’s People’s Theatre
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Who Was Ruth Ellis Beyond the Headlines? The Thrill of Love Comes to Newcastle’s People’s Theatre

TheatreVillage April 2, 2026
By Grace Hatchell, in Newcastle The Thrill of Love is coming to the People’s Theatre in Heaton...
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