The Playhouse in Whitley Bay are renowned for their side-splitting pantos that are enormous fun for all the family and this year they’re bringing us their wondrous take on ‘Beauty and the Beast’. The Playhouse broke box-office records last year with t…

Where do all the Kittiwakes go at Christmas? Find out when ‘Where Do All The Kittiwakes Go At Christmas?’ comes to Live Theatre this December. Ever wondered where all those cheeky seaside birds go when Christmas approaches and there isn’t any fish and …

In the run up to Christmas this year Theatre Hullaballo in Darlington are putting on ‘The Paper Dolls’ – based on the original book by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb. When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and …

Sunderland Empire Academy is hosting the mysterious and spooky members of The Addams Family this December at Arts Centre Washington. The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and a dilemm…

If you’re in the mood to let your hair down this festive season, then you should check out at least one of two very special parties coming to Newgate Social in Newcastle this December. These thrill-stuffed parties are both taking place on the same day …

A brand-new family-friendly event is coming to Newcastle this December which looks all kinds of amazing. For four evenings only, art, performance and out-of-this-world wonders will collide. ‘Enchanted City: From City Streets To Cosmic Skies’ is a first…

Would it be Christmas without a spin around the ice-rink at the Life Science Centre? (Answer: no, it wouldn’t.) It’s back! My annual trip to this wonderful ice-rink is now as much a part of my Christmas as standing in the queue outside Fenwick window. …

If you thought that Auckland Palace couldn’t get any more amazing then think again, because the dazzling light trail that is AGLOW returns this November and it will be dazzling visitors right until 2025 takes its final bow. If you’ve a hankering to ste…