You’ll always find plenty of live performance events to attend in NewcastleGateshead, and these are just a selection taking place at the same time as the Winter Festival.
Tattercoats
Fri 16 Nov – Sat 5 Jan (except Sun) (£)
Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle
0191 230 5151 www.northernstage.co.uk
Enter a colourful world of grumpy grandfathers, handsome princes and dancing geese as Tattercoats learns that happy endings often turn up in the most unlikely places. Played out on a plush set, with live music, songs and handmade puppets, this traditional English fairytale will enthral children aged 6 and under.
Nearest Metro: Haymarket 
Quaylink Bus: Q2 Haymarket
A Christmas Carol
Tues 27 Nov – Sat 12 Jan
(except Sun/Mon) (£)
Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle
0191 230 5151 www.northernstage.co.uk
Northern Stage brings to life Charles Dickens’ classic in a new adaptation for all the family. Funny, touching and full of cheer, A Christmas Carol is a breathless ride through the darkest night of Ebenezer Scrooge’s life – and its brightest dawn, on Christmas Day.
Nearest Metro: Haymarket Quaylink Bus: Q2 Haymarket
Folkworks: Christmas Champions
Mon 10, Sat 22 & Sun 23 Dec (£)
The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square,
Gateshead. For times and tickets:
0191 443 4661 www.thesagegateshead.org
Christmas Champions was originally a hugely popular special commission for BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction. Now The Sage Gateshead has commissioned this live multimedia version featuring BBC Folk Award winning duo – singer/instrumentalist Chris Wood and storyteller Hugh Lupton. They are joined by The English Acoustic Collective and others in a performance that mixes recorded voices of past generations with ritual theatre, seasonal song, storytelling and music in a celebration of England’s most enduring midwinter custom: The Mummers Play.
Nearest Metro: Gateshead (free Metro travel with ticket)Quaylink Bus: Q1 The Sage Gateshead
MetroGnomes Christmas Panto
Mon 17 Dec - Sun 6 Jan (regular
performances each day) (FREE)
MetroCentre, Gateshead
0191 493 0219 www.metrocentre.uk.com
Shoppers at MetroCentre will be able to get themselves into the Christmas spirit with the launch of the MetroGnomes’ Christmas pantomime. The MetroGnomes are in flying form and have teamed up with some extra special guests to entertain shoppers young and old.
Public transport: Buses X66 & 100 run to the Metro Centre from Gateshead Interchange and Newcastle city centre.
Northern Sinfonia Christmas Concerts with Ben Fogle
Sat 15 - Sun 16 Dec (£)
The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square,
Gateshead. For times and tickets:
0191 443 4661 www.thesagegateshead.org
Simon Halsey, Principal Conductor of Choral Projects at The Sage Gateshead, returns with this popular Christmas concert, featuring readings, Christmas music from Northern Sinfonia, singing from Northern Sinfonia Chorus, and chances for the whole audience to join in. Ben Fogle will present the evening and provide the seasonal readings for this traditional Christmas event for the whole family.
Nearest Metro: Gateshead (free Metro travel with ticket)Quaylink Bus: Q1 The Sage Gateshead
