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Photo by David Brennan Tyne Theatre and Opera House A6 Landscape AD.Qxp V 19/09/2017 14:49 Page 1 Photo by David Brennan tyne Theatre and Opera House a6 Landscape AD.qxp_v 19/09/2017 14:49 Page 1 Freshly Roasted Coffee Born and Speciality Teas Espresso Machinery brewed in Barista Training Byker brinkburnbrewery.co.uk Setting up a coffee shop? www.pumphreys* Buy online and -receivecoffee.co.uk free delivery on all orders over £50! * Give Pumphreys0191 a call 414 and 4510 benefit from the experience of established experts. @PumphreysCoffee pumphreyscoffee Pumphrey’s Coffee Freshly Roasted Coffee Speciality Teas Espresso Machinery Barista Training Setting up a coffee shop? www.pumphreys* Buy online and -receivecoffee.co.uk free delivery on all orders over £50! * Give Pumphreys0191 a call 414 and 4510 benefit from the experience of established experts. @PumphreysCoffee pumphreyscoffee Pumphrey’s Coffee tyne Theatre and Opera House a6 Landscape AD.qxp_v 19/09/2017 14:49 Page 1 Freshly Roasted Coffee Born and Speciality Teas Espresso Machinery brewed in Barista Training Byker brinkburnbrewery.co.uk Setting up a coffee shop? www.pumphreys* Buy online and -receivecoffee.co.uk free delivery on all orders over £50! * Give Pumphreys0191 a call 414 and 4510 benefit from the experience of established experts. @PumphreysCoffee pumphreyscoffee Pumphrey’s Coffee WELCOME TO OUR NEW WHAT’S ON GUIDE! What an amazing 2017 we’ve had so far, and there’s still plenty more in store! This year saw Tyne Theatre & Opera House celebrate its 150th Anniversary, and we’ve seen some brilliant events take place, including Tyne Theatre Productions’ spectacular West Side Story and our exciting collaboration with Whitley Bay Film Festival, The Cinema Years. We’ve still got a few more 150th Anniversary events to enjoy, including Customs House smash-hit production Geordie Freshly Roasted Coffee The Musical which makes its Newcastle debut on our stage. Speciality Teas This magnificent theatre may be 150 years old, but And of course, as Christmas comes closer, there’s there’s no sign of our varied programme slowing Panto season (oh yes there is! Sorry, we couldn’t Espresso Machinery down! We love a giggle here at Tyne Theatre, and as resist...) This year Enchanted Entertainment usual we’re bringing some of the biggest names in present Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, starring Barista Training comedy to our stage including Katherine Ryan, Sarah Newcastle’s own Michelle Heaton from Liberty x Millican, Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne and Joe Lycett. as Wicked Queen and Britain’s Got Talent winner Matt Pagan as Prince. We can’t wait to have a There’s breath-taking musicals galore, from Gold sing-along! Rush romp Paint Your Wagon from Starlight Theatre Productions to dazzling romantic comedy Top Hat As ever, we’d like to thank you for your support. presented by West End Operatic Society, and As a not-for-profit organisation we couldn’t exist seminal music artists such as synth-pop legend without your help, and just by visiting the theatre Marc Almond and M People’s Heather Small. you are helping to keep its wonderful heritage alive, so we can keep providing art and entertainment for We believe a visit to the theatre can be enjoyed by the people of the North East. people of all ages, and there’s shows for the whole * Buy online and receive free Setting up a coffee shop? www.pumphreys-coffee.co.uk Give Pumphreys a call and benefit from the family to enjoy. We’re particularly excited about delivery on all orders over £50! * 0191 414 4510 Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks’ farmyard adventure, experience of established experts. What the Ladybird Heard! @PumphreysCoffee pumphreyscoffee Pumphrey’s Coffee Photo by Jake Cook WHAT’S ON RUSSIAN STATE OPERA KATHERINE RYAN: PRESENT: TOSCA GLITTER ROOM Thursday 5th October Saturday 7th October 7.30pm 8.00pm £22.50 - £31.50 £19.50 (14+) LIVE AT THE TYNE & SEAN KELLY & THE STARS CHRIS CROSS PRESENT: OF STORAGE HUNTERS “THE GREATEST SHOW ON THE TYNE” Friday 6th October Sunday 8th October 7.00pm. 8.00pm £15 adults, £12 concessions £21 (12+) TYNE THEATRE WATERSTONES PRESENT: AUTUMN SARAH MILLICAN GUIDED TOUR IN CONVERSATION Saturday 4th November Sunday 15th October, 7.00pm 11.00am £12.50 £5 £25.50 with signed book (16+) BASED ON AN IDEA BY ANDY BOGLE, A CUSTOMS HOUSE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TYNE THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE PRESENT: ‘GEORDIE THE MUSICAL’ A heart-warming story of North East life featuring traditional Geordie songs. Step back to 1890 as The Customs House and Tyne Theatre & Opera House combine traditional Northumbrian songs and music with the award-winning storytelling skills of Tom Kelly. Our heritage – our history – our home. Wednesday 11th – Saturday 14th October 7.30pm plus 2.00pm Thurs & Sat Mat £18, £16 concessions & limited view OCT-NOV THE HUNTING OF THE ‘55’ AN EVENING OF SNARK DANCE CELEBRATING DANCE TEACHER HAZEL RAYSON B.E.M Tuesday 17th October 1.00pm & 4.00pm Monday 23rd October £16 Adults, £13 under 16s & 6.00pm concessions, £54 family ticket £13 TAMED: WITH LUISA OMIELAN: PROFESSOR ALICE AM I RIGHT LADIES? ROBERTS Wednesday 18th October Thursday 26th October 7.30pm 8.00pm £18.50, £17 concessions £14 (16+) HOLLIE MCNISH: TYNE THEATRE PLUM AUTUMN GUIDED TOUR Sunday 22nd October Saturday 4th November 7.30pm 11.00am £10, £8 concessions £5 LIZ PICHON & THE TOM GATES MONTY DON: BRILLIANT BANDS & DOODLE LIVE SHOW DOWN TO EARTH Join award-winning author & illustrator Liz on a fun- Renowned gardening writer and BBC television presenter packed & INTERACTIVE monster drawing event with Monty Don will speak about his life and travels visiting live music! Bring a pencil and paper, learn to doodle gardens all over the world, what really happens behind just like Tom and hear DUDE3 Tom’s FAVOURITE band the scenes when filming, how he made his own organic in the whole WIDE world play some excellent tunes. garden from a bare field and how understanding and working with nature enriches and empowers us all. Friday 27th October 1.00pm Sunday 5th November £16.50, £56 family ticket 8.00pm (limited availability, must be booked in advance) £18 WHAT’S ON MARC ALMOND: SHADOWS & REFLECTIONS TOUR Saturday 4th November 7.30pm £29.50 - £60 RUSSIAN STATE BALLET PRESENTS: SWAN LAKE (SOLD OUT) Wednesday 8th November 7.30pm £30 adults, £28 concessions & limited view, £22 under 16s, JON RONSON’S PSYCHOPATH NIGHT groups 10+ get 1 free WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS JERRY SADOWITZ: In Psychopath Night, Jon Ronson will recount the adventure of a lifetime – the funny, terrifying and COMEDIAN, MAGICIAN, utterly compelling events that led to his bestselling PSYCHOPATH! book The Psychopath Test. Thursday 9th November Saturday 11th November 8.00pm 8.00pm £22.50 (strictly 18+) £18 ROBERT TEMPLE: THE HYPNOTIST – LIVE! This hysterical hypnotic spectacular is back by popular demand – and suitable for the whole family! Join Robert Temple for this fun-packed, fast-paced show where volunteers from the audience become the stars on a roller coaster ride to the centre of their imaginations. One of the funniest nights out you’ll have this year. Friday 10th November 8.00pm £15, £12 concessions NOV-DEC BLACKADDER GOES FORTH STARLIGHT THEATRE PRODUCTIONS This Remembrance weekend join Captain Edmund PRESENT: PAINT YOUR WAGON Blackadder and his fellow dugout companions Baldrick Starlight Theatre Productions return with the wonderful and George on the Western Front. Can they continue Paint Your Wagon! Set in 1850’s California during the to escape from Melchett’s disastrous battle plans? gold rush, this musical feel-good comedy features lots of fabulous musical numbers and energy. Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th November Sunday 12th November 7.00pm plus 2.00pm Sat Mat 7.30pm £8 - £18, concessions £1 off full price tickets £15, £14 concessions Wednesday only, groups 10+ get 1 free THE GEORDIE RAT PACK The Geordie Rat Pack once again bring their mixture of songs, comedy and chaos for a real grownups Xmas treat! Starring award-winning comedian and writer of BBC2’s Hebburn Jason Cook, Newcastle’s “Kind of Swing” Glen Roughead, comedian and Hebburn’s “Big Keith” Steffen Peddie and the love machine that is Hebburn’s “Gervaise”, Neil Grainger. Thursday 14th December 7.30pm £20, Groups 9+ get 1 free (16+) WHAT’S ON DEC ENCHANTED ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS: SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS Mirror, Mirror on the wall… What’s the greatest panto of them all? Starring Newcastle’s own Michelle Heaton from Liberty X as Wicked Queen, Britain’s Got Talent winner Matt Pagan as Prince, hilarious impressionist Danny Posthill as Dame and back by popular demand, Geordie comics Charlie Richmond and Lewis Denny. Featuring the songs “Heigh-Ho” and “Whistle While You Work” from the movie! Friday 8th December – Sunday 31st December £14 - £22, groups 10+ get 1 free (except Christmas Eve), boxes £132, youth & school group offers available. Family ticket £79 (stalls & grand circle only, not available Christmas Eve) SUPPORT US DONATE If you’d like to make a donation to the theatre, there are several ways you can do so. You can pop a donation into one of the collection boxes in the building, or choose to make a restoration donation when booking tickets online. You can also make a donation online via our website. VOLUNTEER Onstage Tours & Front of House Our theatrical society Tyne Theatre Productions The Trustees of the Preservation Trust and organise fundraising performances. For each volunteers arrange regular theatre tours for production we are looking for new and old actors, a range of groups of all ages. You can be trained thespians and musicians to bring their talents to to give a tour, steward the tours or otherwise perform to Tyne Theatre & Opera House audiences.
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