The Hottest Tickets to Book at Newcastle Theatre Royal Right Now
From heartwarming stories to breathtaking spectacles, the new season at Newcastle Theatre Royal promises unforgettable moments that will stay with you long after the curtain falls
Now in its 10th anniversary year, Project A is Newcastle Theatre Royal’s professional actor training programme. For their final production, this year’s students present The Skriker (Tuesday 8th-Friday 11th July 2025), a story of love, loss, and transformation in the newly refurbished Studio Theatre.
Adapted from Rick Riordan’s best-selling Percy Jackson novel, The Lightning Thief (Wednesday 27th–Sunday 31st August 2025) is the perfect school holiday treat for gods, half-bloods and mortals! Join Percy and his friends on an epic adventure, guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat.
Opera North return to Newcastle Theatre Royal later this year with another stunning Winter season featuring Puccini’s ever-popular La bohème (Wednesday 5th–Saturday 8th November 2025), an exciting new collaboration between Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre in Handel’s Susanna (Friday 7th November) and a production for all the family, The Big Opera Mystery (Saturday 8th November 2025). Opera North return in Spring 2026 with Mozart’s unmissable opera, The Marriage of Figaro (Thursday 19th–Saturday 21st March 2026), and Britten’s outstanding Peter Grimes (Friday 20th March 2026).
In the week the England team play their final first-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup, National Theatre’s Dear England (Tuesday 11th–Saturday 15th November 2025) tells the uplifting, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring story of Gareth Southgate’s revolutionary tenure as England manager in a gripping examination of the nation and game.
With 5,000 tickets to week-day performances being donated to local schools, Saturday 31st January 2026 will be the first opportunity for the public to experience Weird, the electrifying pop-powered musical reimagining Shakespeare’s Macbeth through the eyes of the fiercely fabulous and fun three witches, which is making its world premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal.
Marking the first-ever stage adaptation of the iconic detective, Inspector Morse (Tuesday 3rd–Saturday 7th February 2026) is a must-see for fans of compelling detective stories and thrilling mysteries, and ABBA fans can enjoy the ultimate feel-good factor when MAMMA MIA! (Wednesday 11th–Saturday 28th February 2026) brings the Greek sunshine to Newcastle next year.
In spring, the Royal Shakespeare Company return to Newcastle with a spectacular new production of Hamlet (Tuesday 31st March–Saturday 4th April 2026). Fresh from its run in Stratford-upon-Avon, this gripping production of Shakespeare’s famous revenge drama visits Newcastle Theatre Royal as part of a major national tour.
A true celebration of the power of love, friendship and embracing others for who they are, grab your heels, pack the glitter and get ready to Shake Your Groove Thing when Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Monday 6th–Saturday 11th April 2026) comes to Newcastle next year!
Set in 1934 Alabama, To Kill a Mockingbird (Tuesday 21st–Saturday 25th April 2026) is the thrilling courtroom drama inspired by novelist Harper Lee’s own childhood. Having sold more than 45 million copies worldwide, this award-winning stage adaptation is set to be popular with fans both old and new.
And finally, the intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, Matthew Bourne’s spectacular production of The Red Shoes (Tue 28th April–Saturday 9th May 2026) will dazzle your senses and break your heart when it is brought to life on stage for fans to enjoy once more in 2026.
