THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Current and forthcoming what's on, shows and events at Newcastle upon Tyne's Theatre Royal including venue details, location, news and links.

Mar-Sep 2011 - the theatre will go dark for a complete restoration programme. Re-opened Monday September 12th 2011. Winner of the 2015 My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award - North East.

You can also check out the iUKTDb Theatre Royal (Newcastle upon Tyne) archive with 1,307 shows listed from Monday, 5th August 1996 up to Saturday, 9th November 2024.

What's on at Theatre Royal

Hairspray at Newcastle upon Tyne
Mon 11th November 2024 to Sat 16th November 2024.
Musical

The Little Mermaid at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 26th November 2024 to Sun 12th January 2025.
Panto

Murder on the Orient Express at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 14th January 2025 to Sat 18th January 2025.
Play

Birdsong at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 21st January 2025 to Sat 25th January 2025.
Play

The Rocky Horror Show at Newcastle upon Tyne
Mon 27th January 2025 to Sat 1st February 2025.
Musical

The Nutcracker at Newcastle upon Tyne
Thu 6th February 2025 to Sat 8th February 2025.
Dance or ballet

Only Fools and Horses at Newcastle upon Tyne
Mon 10th February 2025 to Sat 22nd February 2025.
Musical

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 25th February 2025 to Sat 1st March 2025.
Kids show

The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote) at Newcastle upon Tyne
Thu 6th March 2025 to Fri 7th March 2025.
Opera or Operetta

The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollander) at Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat 8th March 2025.
Opera or Operetta

King Arthur at Newcastle upon Tyne
Mon 10th March 2025 to Wed 12th March 2025.
Play

Eun-Me Ahn Company - Dragons at Newcastle upon Tyne
Fri 14th March 2025 to Sat 15th March 2025.
Dance or ballet

The Shark is Broken at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 18th March 2025 to Sat 22nd March 2025.
Play

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 25th March 2025 to Sat 5th April 2025.
Dance or ballet

Craig Revel Horwood - Revelations - Songs Boys Don't Sing at Newcastle upon Tyne
Sun 13th April 2025.
Concert

Ghost Stories at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 22nd April 2025 to Sat 26th April 2025.
Play

Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer at Newcastle upon Tyne
Sun 27th April 2025.
Dance or ballet

Pig Heart Boy at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 29th April 2025 to Sat 3rd May 2025.
Play

Kinky Boots at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 6th May 2025 to Sat 10th May 2025.
Musical

Picture You Dead at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 13th May 2025 to Sat 17th May 2025.
Play

Boys from the Blackstuff at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 20th May 2025 to Sat 24th May 2025.
Play

Ballet BC - Double Bill: Passing/Frontier at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 27th May 2025 to Wed 28th May 2025.
Dance or ballet

& Juliet at Newcastle upon Tyne
Mon 2nd June 2025 to Sat 7th June 2025.
Musical

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 10th June 2025 to Sun 15th June 2025.
Musical

Carrying David at Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat 21st June 2025 to Sun 22nd June 2025.
Play

The Last Laugh at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 24th June 2025 to Sat 28th June 2025.
Play

Shrek - The Musical at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 1st July 2025 to Sat 5th July 2025.
Musical

Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 8th July 2025 to Sat 12th July 2025.
Dance or ballet

The Book of Mormon at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 22nd July 2025 to Sat 9th August 2025.
Musical

SIX at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 12th August 2025 to Sat 23rd August 2025.
Musical

Miss Saigon at Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat 4th October 2025 to Sat 25th October 2025.
Musical

Aladdin at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 25th November 2025 to Sun 11th January 2026.
Panto

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical at Newcastle upon Tyne
Tue 3rd March 2026 to Sat 14th March 2026.
Musical

2:22 - A Ghost Story at Newcastle upon Tyne
Mon 13th April 2026 to Sat 18th April 2026.
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