Tyne Theatre News

Theatres Trust, the national advisory and advocacy body for theatres, has awarded more than £100,000 in grants to theatres in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales through its Small Grants Programme with The Linbury Trust.

SH!T-FACED SHAKESPEARE is set to revive its inaugural production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM this summer at Leicester Square Theatre, followed by a UK tour.

The award-winning hit podcast, JaackMaate's Happy Hour is heading out on the road again with a brand new stage showr. The tour kicks off this May. Learn more here!

Nish Kumar – host of The Mash Report and Pod Save the UK – has announced a brand-new live tour of the UK and Ireland for 2024. Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe is the latest offering from one of the UK's most thrilling political comedians - the tour will kick off at London's Hackney Empire on the 7th September 2024 and finish in Southend in November 2024. 

The Tyne Theatre and Opera House has announced the appointment of Jonathan Higgins in the brand-new Chief Executive Officer role at the historic entertainment venue.

A compilation of the relaxed and accessible performances of theatre shows around the UK this Christmas.

All the way from Havana comes Cuba’s award-winning international hit music & dance show Pasión de Buena Vista, featuring a stunning 17-piece ensemble of incredibly talented musicians, singers and dancers. Learn more about the upcoming UK tour here!

The cast and creatives for the premier workshop of west end composer Stuart Brayson's musical, THE DOLCE VITA at the prestigious Tyne Theatre has now been confirmed.

West end composer, Stuart Brayson (FROM HERE TO ETERNITY) will present a workshop of his brand new musical, THE DOLCE VITA at the prestigious grade 1 listed Tyne Theatre and Opera House in Newcastle to an invited audience on Friday, August 18th.

Direct from the West End and having sold out venues worldwide, Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners will return to theatres in 2024 for its biggest ever tour.

Britain's Got Talent winner, and newly anointed national treasure, Viggo Venn, will embark on his debut UK tour with brand-new show British Comedian. 

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series, makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.  

Garth Marenghi, the renowned horror author famous for his spine-chilling works, has announced a 14-date book tour starting in October 2023 for his latest novel, INCARCERAT.

As their debut tour kicks off this Friday in Dublin, internationally renowned Choir!Choir!Choir! will be returning to the UK and Ireland once again with a brand new tour for Autumn 2023. Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman are coming to venues all across the UK with a brand new show!

Through its partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, Theatres Trust is awarding grants totalling c.£124,000 to seven theatres across the UK for vital environmental sustainability projects.

Tyne Theatre & Opera House are searching for the descendants of its Victorian stage staff as part of their National Heritage Lottery funded project.

Sweet sweet soul Tom Davis is best known for hit shows King Gary, The Curse, Murder in Successville, Live at The Apollo, and his hugely popular podcast Wolf and Owl with Romesh Ranganathan.

Award-winning comedian, broadcaster and podcast host John Robins is embarking on his biggest live tour to date in 2023 with brand-new show, Howl.

Coventry's finest, Guz Khan, brings his big-screen persona and BAFTA-nominated hilarity on tour with an eagerly anticipated, band-new stand up show Guz Khan Live! The tour kicks off in Manchester on 15th January 2023 before he heads to Peterborough, Newcastle, Nottingham, Northampton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Bradford and concludes in his hometown of Coventry on the 4th February 2023.

JaackMaate's Happy Hour is preparing to embark on their first live UK tour. The Round Sheep Tour kicks off in Birmingham on the 1st February 2023 and concludes at Theatre Royal Norwich on 17th February.