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Theatre Royal

Grey Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 6BR

What's On By Year...

What's On (now & future)

22 Apr 25 to 26 Apr 25: Ghost Stories - Play
27 Apr 25: Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer - Dance or ballet
29 Apr 25 to 3 May 25: Pig Heart Boy - Play
6 May 25 to 10 May 25: Kinky Boots - Musical
13 May 25 to 17 May 25: Picture You Dead - Play
18 May 25: Something in the Water - Cabaret
20 May 25 to 24 May 25: Boys from the Blackstuff - Play
27 May 25 to 28 May 25: Ballet BC - Double Bill: Passing/Frontier - Dance or ballet
2 Jun 25 to 7 Jun 25: & Juliet - Musical
10 Jun 25 to 15 Jun 25: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Musical
21 Jun 25 to 22 Jun 25: Carrying David - Play
24 Jun 25 to 28 Jun 25: The Last Laugh - Play
1 Jul 25 to 5 Jul 25: Shrek - The Musical - Musical
8 Jul 25 to 12 Jul 25: Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell - Dance or ballet
22 Jul 25 to 9 Aug 25: The Book of Mormon - Musical
12 Aug 25 to 23 Aug 25: SIX - Musical
27 Aug 25 to 31 Aug 25: The Lightning Thief - Musical
10 Sep 25 to 20 Sep 25: War Horse - Play
4 Oct 25 to 25 Oct 25: Miss Saigon - Musical
28 Oct 25 to 1 Nov 25: Here and Now - The Steps Musical - Musical
5 Nov 25 to 8 Nov 25: La boheme - Opera or Operetta
7 Nov 25: Susanna - Opera or Operetta
8 Nov 25: The Big Opera Mystery - Kids show
11 Nov 25 to 15 Nov 25: Dear England - Play
25 Nov 25 to 11 Jan 26: Aladdin - Panto
28 Jan 26 to 31 Jan 26: Weird - Musical
3 Feb 26 to 7 Feb 26: Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts - Play
11 Feb 26 to 28 Feb 26: Mamma Mia! - Musical
3 Mar 26 to 14 Mar 26: Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - Musical
19 Mar 26 to 21 Mar 26: The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) - Opera or Operetta
20 Mar 26: Peter Grimes - Opera or Operetta
31 Mar 26 to 4 Apr 26: Hamlet - Play
6 Apr 26 to 11 Apr 26: Priscilla - Queen of the Desert - Musical
13 Apr 26 to 18 Apr 26: 2:22 - A Ghost Story - Play
21 Apr 26 to 25 Apr 26: To Kill a Mockingbird - Play
30 Jun 26 to 4 Jul 26: Fawlty Towers - Play
27 Jul 26 to 1 Aug 26: The Bodyguard - Musical

Theatre Royal archive listings (2025)

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.

Archive for 2025
27 Apr 25	Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer Dance or ballet :: Tour/Production (T011982111) => this performance (L01646316596)
22 Apr 25 to 26 Apr 25	Ghost Stories Play :: Tour/Production (T1996943037) => this performance (L1024417918)
13 Apr 25	Craig Revel Horwood - Revelations - Songs Boys Don't Sing Concert :: Tour/Production (T1187274596) => this performance (L1484811400)
7 Apr 25 to 11 Apr 25	NT Connections Festival Festival :: Performance (L01424321979)
25 Mar 25 to 5 Apr 25	Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake Dance or ballet :: Tour/Production (T1513135158) => this performance (L1293157231)
18 Mar 25 to 22 Mar 25	The Shark is Broken Play :: Tour/Production (T990513115) => this performance (L1289209567)
14 Mar 25 to 15 Mar 25	Eun-Me Ahn Company - Dragons Dance or ballet :: Tour/Production (T01125452749) => this performance (L911363759)
10 Mar 25 to 12 Mar 25	King Arthur Play :: Tour/Production (T0894978320) => this performance (L1536129241)
8 Mar 25	The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollander) Opera or Operetta :: Tour/Production (T01856663935) => this performance (L65005382)
6 Mar 25 to 7 Mar 25	The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote) Opera or Operetta :: Tour/Production (T0680585180) => this performance (L01494302376)
25 Feb 25 to 1 Mar 25	The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Kids show :: Tour/Production (T01070317170) => this performance (L01380015683)
10 Feb 25 to 22 Feb 25	Only Fools and Horses Musical :: Tour/Production (T1545652556) => this performance (L573683483)
6 Feb 25 to 8 Feb 25	The Nutcracker Dance or ballet :: Tour/Production (T1743223380) => this performance (L0772514251)
27 Jan 25 to 1 Feb 25	The Rocky Horror Show Musical :: Tour/Production (T1658224334) => this performance (L0123692500)
21 Jan 25 to 25 Jan 25	Birdsong Play :: Tour/Production (T02113479192) => this performance (L01884098230)
14 Jan 25 to 18 Jan 25	Murder on the Orient Express Play :: Tour/Production (T610629230) => this performance (L01358431760)

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CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.