Northern Stage

REASONS TO FEEL WELCOME - Meet Fran, our lovely Box Office Assistant. Along with team members Alice, Rebecca and Humira, they answer your calls and queries and get your tickets booked in for our great shows. They're a canny and smiley bunch, and always go above and beyond to help our customers. If you love the service they provide, please do give us a vote - you'll be entered into a draw to win a sweet £250 worth of theatre tokens! #MostWelcoming UKTheatre.org/Vote

Here at Northern Stage, we work our socks off to give our audiences the warmest welcome possible - from our helpful Box Office team to our canny ushers. If you think we're doing a good (or GREAT) job, please give us your vote in the UK Theatre Awards #MostWelcoming category. Every single vote counts, and we'd love it if you took the time to vote for us. Thank you - you're most welcome :)

SUNDAY FUNDAY! We're open on Sundays 10am-4pm, so make sure you pop in for a bit of play time, drawing, cranking and unusual music making! And when you're done doing that, you can have a cuppa and a tasty treat in McKennas At Northern Stage. We've got sundays sorted. Great Exhibition of the North 2018 #GetNorth2018

Are you aged between 11 and 15 years-old and want to learn new skills in music and drama? Let's Connect might be for you!
Spend your Tuesday evenings with our brilliant facilitators Sarah and Catherine in a fun and inclusive environment. Bursaries available too! Check it out and book your place NOW.

Our lovely Finance Director Helen delivered groceries collected by the company to Newcastle West End Foodbank yesterday! They are open for donations so get yourself down there 😊

If you could build your own palace, what would it be? Come down and see Unfolding Theatre #BuildingPalaces with live performances this Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun (16-19 Aug). You can also get drawing your own dream palace! #Selfbuildutopias #getnorth2018 #theatre #newcastle Great Exhibition of the North 2018

Sonia Hughes and Lisa Mattocks asked us to imagine utopia for #SelfbuildUtopias - here’s some of the thoughts you had #GetNorth2918 Great Exhibition of the North 2018

Spread the word, we're recruiting! If you're a whizz with words and a dab-hand at social media, check out our website for details of our Communications Officer vacancy. Or if you're LIT UP but bulbs and strobes, take a look at our Senior Lighting Technician post, then get your applications in!

Fantastic making activities for over 11s in the most exciting venues across Newcastle and Gateshead, yes please! Check out this lovely lot kicking off in September. #MakeSomethingBrilliant https://cityofdreams.click/over-11/

Do you have a wonderful way with words? Are you savvy on social media? We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our busy Communications and Sales Team - if this sounds like you, get your application in by Fri 27 Aug.

Get your ears around Benji Bower's (National Theatre, Bonobo) hip hop / cinematic score for Avant Garde Dance's Fagin's Twist - coming here this October. PLEASE SIR, WE WANT SOME MORE! https://bit.ly/2Am0zzs

Applications for NORTH actor training 18 are now open! Please send completed applications to amccourt@northernstage.co.uk by Mon 20 Aug. Auditions will take place on Tue 11, Wed 12 and Thu 13 Sep. Find out more and apply: https://www.northernstage.co.uk/north-tra ining-programme

Here's the cast for #LovelyBones18 - we can't wait to welcome them and what promises to be a beautiful show! https://goo.gl/E2Na6S

Full cast and creative team announcement for The Lovely Bones - coming to Northern Stage from Tue 9 Oct. Have you got your tickets? bit.ly/2LQyMIZ

Recognise these lasses? Here's a sneak behind the scenes filming our glorious chorus of women #TheLastShip

We’re excited to announce the title role casting for English Touring Theatre’s production of Othello. Victor Oshin takes on the title role in his stage debut, find out more: https://goo.gl/jpJdEQ

We're looking for Casual Technicians to join our team! If you or someone you know has experience working backstage in a theatre then apply by 27 July.

Here’s a sneak preview of the landscapes imagined by 154 Collective as part of #selfbuildutopias - come see them in their full glory until early Sep! #getnorth2018 @getnorth2018 #greatexhibition #madeinnewcastle

Won tickets to see this amazing show Alice in Wonderland- thanks so much Northern Stage!! Possibly the best theatre production I have ever seen! We were all captivated from start to finish, especially my 7 year old. Original, creative and avant-garde. Superb singing and music, imaginative costumes and props, loved the fun surprises, comedy and audience participation- what more could you want?!

Went along to the Phoenix theatre at Blyth to see Northern Stage, War of the Worlds.

Four actors

A stage the size of a postage stamp

Biggest prop a suite case.

And it was absolutely fantastic.

Had I a hat I would have doffed it to the four talented actors and the production crew.

The only thing that could have improved it would be Justin Hayward coming on at the end to sing Forever Autumn. �

We were at the relaxed performance of James and the giant peach yesterday and I have to say the entire cast/director and staff were all completely amazing and understanding. They had clearly researched what the triggers and/or needs might be for anybody needing to access a relaxed performance. The cast seemed to be able to feed off of the audience and adapt their performance accordingly as and when required to do so. It has to be the best relaxed performance we have been to. The size of the venue and the enthusiasm of the venue staff, director and cast altogether for us means it is an absolute certainty that we will be visiting again soon. Simply brilliant!

Took my daughters to see War Of The Worlds last night, we all found it totally gripping and enthralling. Amazing what 4 people on a stage can do with just words and sounds. Thank you.

Shout out to Northern Stage who gave us the best wedding day ever! We were so well looked after leading up to and on our big day and we would like to thank all the staff for making our wedding ideas and dreams come true. We could not recommend this wedding venue enough if you want a, unique, creative, warm and relaxed day, truly LOVELY �

My husband and I saw The Last Ship at Northern Stage yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Everything from the acting and singing to the music, lighting and scenery were fantastic and scene changes were seamless and slick. I’d recommend this show to anyone, absolutely superb!

Lucky enough to catch the final performance of Alice in Wonderland today and loved it. Clever, magical and funny, with a fantastic score, it was a treat for all. Our favourite part was joining in with the food fight! �

Love the northern stage my granchildren realy enjoy all the shows we have been to especially the owl and the pussy cat x

Just watched a very talented bunch of Northumbria students in their final year perform Dissocia , a mental health related performance with a twist. Extremely funny with a sad ending performed with passion and humour. Well done to all! Tickets still available £9 for the rest of the week if anyone wants a good night out.

Just been to see production of Alice and wonderland with my 3 (almost 4) and 6 year old. Weird, wonderful and fantastic. My two (who are usually a bit fidgety) we’re hooked all the way through. Highly recommended!

Just been to see Alice in Wonderland with 5 kids ranging in age from 12 to 6. It was absolutely fantastic!! The energy of all the actors was amazing. What a talented bunch! We loved every second - especially the food fight. Staff in the bar and box office were friendly and helpful too. We will be back!

I won tickets for alice in wonderland in a competition and really didnt know what to expect but what we got was an amazing, professional show.

Weird and wonderful amd managed to keep the attention of 9 and 5 year old boys for the whole show.

I saw James and the Giant Peach for the 2nd time, today-having seen it before Christmas with my 7 year old son and his friend. It was so good, I decided we should see it again with my husband and our 13 year old daughter, too. It was enthralling from the word go. Where the actors get their energy from, I have no idea! Superb acting, dancing and musicianship, throughout. The sets were amazing with a beautiful underwater scene and imaginative cloud men and sharks on scooters! The audience involvement was fabulous-we loved the bubbles and the Giant Peach passing! Just magical from start to finish. The theatre staff were fantastic, too. Very helpful and smiley, happy to talk to children and grown ups, alike.

I had my first visit to the northern stage on Saturday to see War of the Worlds. Really cleverly performed by a cast of four, with a nice little twist having it set in the north east. Great work by everyone involved.

Next up - The Last Ship �

I can't even put into words how utterly amazing this performance was ! A childhood story which I could recall was brought to life in spectacular fashion ! The characters were world class and I was drawn in from the start and glancing to the side to see my children's faces just made it an experience I will never forget !! I can't even pick a favourite each person had their own special part to play even the audience! Please get these guys back together at this theatre in the future !! I will never go pad Northern Stage in the future you have brought out a side if me on NYE I never new existed !! Well done all ❤️🎄❤️

Fab venue and terrific show! Best Christmas present and well worth the wait! Can’t wait to return!

Came to see the Owl and the Pussy Cat this week with my 2 and 5yo kids. It was awesome! All 3 of us loved it and the kids were mesmerised from start to finish. Simply brilliant. Would highly recommend it.

Blown away by the fantastic performance of "The Last Ship". A must see for anyone with their roots in the North-East. Amazing lighting effects and projection eased the audience from one place to another in seamless scene changes. The cast gave an energetic performance with great musical accompaniment. Well done everyone!! We love our visits to this theatre.

Been here to watch the last ship - AMAZING. I would recommend this to anyone who was born and bred in the north east. Great venue, atmosphere and performances from a very talented cast. �