Theatre

Cayla Viner and Grace Dean battle it out as to whether Musicals are truly worth the hype. ...

Sophia Kypriotis reviews the immersive revelation of UK arms dealings held in Byker Community Centre......

Winsome Pinnock has been described by the Guardian as 'the godmother of black British playwrights' - and for good reason. Her play 'One Under' has recently been revived by production company Graeae, w...

I'm not a fan of musicals. Yes, I learnt all the words to Cats and Joseph at primary school, and I had a bit of a High School Musical phase, but that’s as far as my interest in musicals goes. I only...

Lauren Sneath reviews the heartbreaking yet heartwarming dramatisation of Matt Haigh's 2015 book ...

The classic story of romance and family drama: two hundred years old and yet still well-loved, told many times by many artists without losing its popularity. This October Northern Stage hosted Pride a...

Phoebe Waller-Bridge suddenly stormed into our lives with a loud bang. After the success of her one-woman show in 2013, her critically acclaimed television series Fleabag placed her among the most rec...

The classic story of boy meets girl, Romeo and Juliet is one of history’s most famous romantic tragedies. Having been dramatized numerous times for the stage as well as film and musicals, there has ...

Charlotte Slinger reviews the recent Alphabetti Theatre production 'Write Faster!'...

Charlotte Slinger reports on the newly created role of student ambassador at the Newcastle Theatre Royal. ...

The title is, unsurprisingly, very representative of the play. The People’s Boat is about Brexit, is set at sea, and is full of puns. The comedy focuses on four Southerners who are trying to write a...

Carys Rose Thomas reviews Ursula Rani Sarma's adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel...

“Isn’t that the one with Daniel Radcliffe naked on a horse?” - Carys Rose Thomas reviews Pete Shaffer's Equus at Northern Stage ...

From Byker to Berlin: Culture Editor Carys Rose Thomas reviews Northern Stage Young Company's 'Where Do We Belong?'...

The prospect of a three-hour play to someone who only bought a theatre society membership to get the Hancock discount card is an ominous one. The added knowledge that the entire cast comprised just fo...

Satire is clearly not dead. Trump the Musical takes all the political mayhem that’s been whipped up in recent years and distills it down into a manageable one hundred minute performance, mercilessly...

If you asked me to tell you the plot to King Lear, I’d do a pretty shoddy job. We weren’t taught it at school or uni, and outside of those bounds I know next to nowt about Shakespeare.  &nbsp...

It’s the magic of theatre! Even being transformed to a scruffy Middlesbrough taxi firm for two hours feels exotic, or maybe it’s being surrounded by the toffs of Geordieland. Either way I’m here...