Last Minute Gift Ideas? Give a Theatre Experience She'll Love This Mother's Day
Still searching for the perfect Mother's Day gift?
From the electrifying Ballet BC to the West End sensation TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, these must-see productions promise to be the ultimate treat. Here are our top picks for Mother's Day theatre gifts...
If she loves dance, Ballet BC (Tuesday 27th and Saturday 28th May 2025) Canada’s leading contemporary dance company, are making their highly-anticipated return to the UK later this year having wowed audiences and critics on their debut visit to the UK in 2018, inspiring standing ovations at every venue.
Don’t miss The Wanted’s Jay McGuiness as Shakespeare and Steps’ Lee Latchford-Evans as Lance when Juliet’s story bursts life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name. With a soundtrack including Britney Spears’ …Baby One More Time, Katy Perry’s Roar, and chart toppers Since U Been Gone, It’s My Life and I Want It That Way, the only tragic thing would be missing & Juliet (Monday 2nd–Saturday 7th June 2025)!
Another of Matthew Bourne’s spellbinding productions, The Midnight Bell (Tuesday 8th–Saturday 12th July 2025), set inside a tavern where one particular lonely-hearts club gather to play out their lovelorn affairs of the heart, comes to Newcastle for the first time in 2025. Hailed by The Observer as ‘the undisputed king of dance theatre’, Matthew Bourne has produced some of the most successful dance theatre productions of the last 30 years including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Edward Scissorhands – this is not to be missed.
Happiness is only a heartbeat away with Here & Now (Tuesday 28th October–Sunday 2nd November 2025). Visit Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday night, the vibe is right and everyone’s dancing in the aisles. This hilarious and heart-warming new musical is based on the songs of pop phenomenon Steps and is the perfect night out.
If your mum is simply the best book early and secure your seats for West-End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical (Tuesday 3rd–Saturday 14th March 2026), when it comes to Newcastle next year. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits including What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High discover the heart and soul behind the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
