SUBMIT UPDATES
Free events in local neighbourhoods across the North East throughout June will be followed by two new pop-up venues in July and August, before reopening the theatre from 25 August with a Housewarming programme that opens with a new Unfolding Theatre show co-created with children, and includes the first production Artistic Director Natalie Ibu will direct for Northern Stage.
A new theatrical version of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff performed by BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winners, The Young'uns will open Northern Stage's 50th anniversary season (4-22 February). Directed by Lorne Campbell, The Young'uns, Northern Stage and Harbourfront Centre Toronto present a musical celebration of northern working class activism, following the smash-hit success of The Last Ship, with songs from the original album alongside new material and stunning animation.
The first wave of casting has been announced for Jonathan Harvey's Our Lady of Blundellsands, as the Everyman & Playhouse announce their full 2020 spring summer season filled with new works, big titles, family fun and re-imagined stories.
Spring 2020 marks the start of Northern Stage's 50th anniversary year; featuring ambitious new productions made in Newcastle including stage premieres of Shandyland - originally developed through The Old Vic 12 scheme, written by Bruntwood Prize winning playwright Gareth Farr; a new theatrical version of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff by Teesside folk trio The Young'uns, directed by Northern Stage Artistic Director Lorne Campbell; HERE - a co-production with Northern Stage associate artists Curious Monkey written by Lindsay Rodden; Northern Stage's Young Company presents the third part of their kaleidoscopic view of the state of our nation, asking Where Do We Go Now?; plus new shows from some of the UK's most exciting and innovative touring companies including Frantic Assembly, Headlong and Told By An Idiot.
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MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION
SHAW2020 THEATRE COMPANY (7/16 - 8/9) | ||
West End Magic
South Mill's Arts (7/27 - 7/27) | ||
Julius Caesar
Southwark Playhouse Borough (9/6 - 10/5) | ||
Jeremy Sassoon's MOJO
Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/31 - 8/31) | ||
An Evening with Trevor and Gary
Palace Theatre (6/21 - 6/21) | ||
Unexpected. Unexplained And Totally Glitchy
The Arches at St Mary's Church (6/18 - 6/19)
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