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We are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of legendary performer and presenter Paul O’Grady. We were lucky enough to welcome him to our theatre earlier this month where he played the role of Miss Hannigan in
@AnnieMusicalUK
.
Look who stopped by last night! Jamie Campbell and his mum Margaret 😱🌈
We are thrilled that these two were able to to see 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' in our theatre! Don't they both look fabulous?!😍
Playing until Sat 30 Oct
Our panto will be beamed for free to 137,000 beds in hospitals across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to bring a bit of seasonal cheer to patients spending time in hospital over the festive period. Today we visited the
@GreatNorthCH
to officially launch the screenings.
We love pantomime and are thrilled that we will be presenting a socially distanced pantomime this December! Huge thanks to the National Lottery for making this possible. We’ve got very exciting plans for Newcastle – more news soon, please be patient!
@QdosPantomimes
In theatres all around the country, a single ghost light now illuminates the stage. Its our promise that one day we will be back. Until we can light up the stage again, these will shine bright.
Children spending time in hospital over Christmas won't have to miss out on the panto. From this week until 8 Jan 2018, Peter Pan will be beamed to 142,000 beds in 180 NHS hospitals so patients can watch the panto free of charge throughout the day on their Hospedia bedside TVs.
We won! We've beaten off the competition and won 'North East's Most Welcoming Theatre' (for the 4th year in a row!) THANK YOU so much for voting for us 🤗❤️😚 (Watch this space to see if we win the national title at the UK Theatre Awards on Sunday 14 October!)
@uk_theatre
ON SALE TOMORROW. Public booking for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed Broadway production of Les Misérables opens 21 Jun at 11am. We're expecting demand to be high and our Box Office team will be on hand to deal with customers as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed Broadway production of Les Misérables heads to Newcastle Theatre Royal Thu 15 Aug - Sat 5 Oct 2019. Save the date - tickets go on sale 5 June to Friends of the Theatre Royal and on general sale 21 June.
On
#WorldTheatreDay
we're thinking of friends and colleagues, the wonderful and talented people on and off stage who make the magic happen and everyone everywhere who loves theatre. We can't wait to get back to doing what we love the most. Until we can once again entertain you ❤
Our spectacular festive pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is now more accessible than ever! It will be beamed out for free to bedside TVs in more than 180 NHS hospitals in the UK this Christmas enabling those spending time in hospital over the festive season to watch!🎄
One month to go before the world premiere of
@benidormonstage
!! The residents of the Solana may have drunk their last sangria on the small screen, but they start their stage journey with us on 7 Sep 2018 Get those shorts packed Kenneth!
🏝️🏝️🍹
#TheSandman
's King of Dreams
#TomSturridge
describes
@neilhimself
as 'the epitome of the storyteller' we couldn't agree more! Experience Neil Gaiman's spectacular storytelling live on stage with
#OceanOnStage
📅 Tue 11 – Sat 22 Jul '23
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'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' opens in under 2 months! ⚡️
Prepare to be brave...
📅 Tue 11 – Sat 22 Jul
ℹ BSL and AD & Cap perfs available
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🎭
@OceanOnStage
@neilhimself
@NationalTheatre
Now that our panto is over, we just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to the cast, crew, visitor services & domestic teams and everyone working at the theatre who made it possible to put on our best show yet!
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' starring Charlie Brooks* is a five-star spectacular!
📅 Tue 11 – Sat 22 Jul
ℹ BSL and AD & Cap perfs
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@OceanOnStage
@neilhimself
@CharlieBrooks0
*Charlie Brooks is scheduled to perform Tue 11 – Sat 15 Jul.
Now that our panto is over, we just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to the cast, crew, backstage team, visitor services and hospitality teams, everyone at the theatre and most importantly to you, our audiences.
See you next year for 'Cinderella'!
From the imagination of best-selling author Neil Gaiman comes the National Theatre’s major new stage adaptation of 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' 🌊
📅 Tue 11 – Sat 22 Jul 2023
🎟
@Ocean_Wisdom
@neilhimself
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' is now in rehearsals! We can't wait for this fantastic bunch to join us in 3 weeks!🍎✨
Don't forget our two Relaxed Performances designed for families, children, those with disabilities or anyone who would prefer a relaxed environment!🎄
Following a triumphant debut Newcastle Theatre Royal panto season, Joe McElderry will make a popular return in the festive spectacular 'Cinderella'
Having proved a firm favourite with audiences, Newcastle’s own Joe will join previously the announced comedy superstar...
ICYMI - This year’s panto cast will see the favourites Danny Adams, Clive Webb and Chris Hayward joined by X Factor winner Joe McElderry, the return of Danny & Mick’s Mick Potts and musical theatre star Carole Stennett! 🎄
We are extremely touched by the generosity of our customers who are very kindly donating a proportion of their ticket refunds and credit notes to the theatre. Thank you 🙏
And our 2024/25 panto is... The Little Mermaid! 🧜♀️🦀🐟
Join Newcastle’s pantomime superstar Danny Adams and Theatre Royal favourites Clive Webb, Chris Hayward and Joe McElderry as they dive to the depths of the ocean in a brand-new pantomime spectacular!
Happy Birthday to Joe McElderry, our Fairy Godfather! ✨😍🎉
We cannot wait to have him on our pantomime, 'Cinderella' this Christmas!
📅 Tue 29 Nov – Sun 15 Jan
🎟
@joemcelderry91
Happy
#WorldTheatreDay
. Much love and a huge thank you to everyone who makes our beautiful theatre such a wonderful place for so many people to enjoy 🥰
Happy Birthday Danny Adams! 🎉
Danny is a staple of our pantos and has been entertaining audiences here for 18 years! 😝
He will be returning to Newcastle Theatre Royal for his 19th year with another brand-new title, The Little Mermaid! 🧜♀️🦀
@DannyAdams007
@CirqueHilarious
GO, GO, GO!! Tickets on sale now ✨
Be sure to read our ‘COVID-19 SECURE Booking Information’ and ‘Before & During Your Visit Guidelines’ on the Robin Hood web page - Happy Booking! 😁
We are delighted to announce that Danny, Clive, Chris and Joe will be joined by street dance collective and BGT finalists, Flawless, comedian Mick Potts, and Oonagh Cox in the title role of 'Cinderella' ✨
📅 Tue 29 Nov 22 – Sun 15 Jan 23
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Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and safe 2021. Thank you for all your support and well wishes - we hope to see you all very, very soon.
OPENS TONIGHT!🍎✨😱😍
The wait is finally over!🎅
Why not treat yo 'elf this Christmas🧝♀️ with some tickets to see our pantomime 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' playing from today until Sun 9 Jan, tickets
Only 26 days left to view Danny!!!! - If the pilot is viewed enough times then the show may get made into an entire series which will be filmed in Newcastle!
@northernmedia
Watch here:
We hope everyone has a great time tonight seeing Joe McElderry in Newcastle on his Freedom - The Music of George Michael tour! 🪩
We'll see Joe this Christmas for our panto, Cinderella! 😍
📅 Tue 29 Nov '22 – Sun 15 Jan '23
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@joemcelderry91
Happy Birthday to panto superstar Danny Adams! He's been making our audiences laugh out loud for 17 years and counting - and we wouldn't have it any other way! Have a great day Danny - and a well deserved rest 🎉🎁🎈
@DannyAdams007
@DannyandMick
✨ Celebrating 18 years at the Theatre Royal, Danny Adams stars as 'Pinocchio' in a spectacular brand new pantomime adventure making its premiere here in Newcastle! ✨
The reviews are in!🍎✨
If you needed another reason to see our spectacular panto then why not take a look at what the critics say!
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Playing until Sun 9 Jan, tickets 🎟️
And just like that, our 2023/24 pantomime, is now closed!🤩
With 75 performances in 7 weeks and over 85,000 tickets sold, this has been our best panto YET!🎟
We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who came to see Pinocchio, as well as our wonderful cast, backstage team…
TONIGHT is our BSL performance of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'🍎✨
This will be signed by an interpreter who stands at the front of the stage, to one side, allowing audience members to view both the interpreter and the production
Info and tix -
Newcastle’s own Joe McElderry stars as Jiminy Cricket in our brand-new pantomime, Pinocchio! 🦗💚
Hear Joe tell us about the Relaxed Performances we have on offer...
📅 Sun 10 Dec & Wed 10 Jan
ℹ️ BSL and AD & CAP perfs available
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🎭
@joemcelderry91
These production images from 'Jesus Christ Superstar' have us SO excited for this stunning show to open next week! ⭐
📅 Tue 26 – Sat 30 Sep
ℹ AD & CAP perf available
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@JCSTheMusical
@JulianClary
ON THIS DAY in 2009, our very own Joe McElderry was crowned the winner of The X Factor! 👑🎤
Happy X Factor Anniversary, Joe! We are thrilled to have you with us in our Panto this Christmas! ❤️🎄