Frosted Sounds and Songs

• Fri, 27 Nov
• Gateshead Heritage @ St Mary’s, St Mary’s Church, Gateshead
• Tickets: 0191 433 6965

An evening of seasonal songs and readings for all the family. Join us for this concert as we turn on the Christmas tree lights inside the Heritage Centre. St Thomas More School Chamber Choir will perform at a special evening of music blending their beautiful harmonies with readings old and new to delight provided by our very own Anthea Lang and Ednie Wilson.

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Aladdin

• Fri 11 Dec – Sat 9 Jan 2010
• Journal Tyne Theatre, Westgate Road, Newcastle
• Tickets: 0844 493 9999
• www.thejournaltynetheatre.co.uk

The Newcastle Pantomime Company present Aladdin and are joined on stage by actor Frazer Hines. Taking on the role of Aladdin’s brother, Wishy Washee, Frazer will be re-united with award-winning comedians Maxie & Mitch, with whom he last starred in pantomime twenty years ago who also perform alongside actor and director Brendan Healy.

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Peter Pan

• Mon 30 Nov – Sat 9 Jan (2 for 1 night Sat 5 Jan)
• Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle
• Tickets: 0191 230 5151
• www.northernstage.co.uk

From the original novel by J .M. Barrie Adapted by Stephen Sharkey A Northern Stage Production Imagine an island peopled by pirates, and indians, and fairies and mermaids...

With Peter Pan as your guide, let your imagination run wild this Christmas and explore the magical shores of a place that every boy and every girl knows is magically real in the two minutes before they go to sleep. Dive into the shimmering lagoons of Neverland. Fight alongside the Lost Boys. Clap your hands if you believe in fairies. And shake your fist at the crew of the Jolly Roger and the blackheart Captain Hook. But here comes the tick-tock-ticking of the crocodile...

This is Peter Pan as you’ve never seen it before. Our Peter Pan will rediscover the charm of the original story that has enchanted children for nearly 100 years. The perfect antidote to panto for children aged 7 and over.

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Cinderella

• Tue 1 Dec – Sat 16 Jan
• Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle
• Tickets: 08448 11 21 21
• www.theatreroyal.co.uk

This year, the Theatre Royal’s glittering panto Cinderella is guaranteed to be more magical and spectacular than ever before. Featuring Roxanne Pallett (Dancing on Ice, Emmerdale) in the title role, as well as the north’s favourite comedy duo Clive Webb and Danny Adams - back again following overwhelming public demand, Cinderella will be the theatre’s most star-studded panto to date. There will be some particularly magical treats in store too – including: a talking horse, a 3D flying Pegasus which transports Cinderella to the ball, a troop of dancing penguins, a hot air balloon, an animatronic raven and real rain!

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MAMMA MIA!

• Sat 12 Dec – Sun 17 Jan
• Metro Radio Arena, Arena Way, Newcastle
• Tickets: 0844 493 6666
• www.metroradioarena.co.uk

The international tour of "MAMMA MIA!" will play at the Metro Radio Arena Newcastle for 5 weeks only from 12 December 2009 to 17 January 2010. This will be the show’s first visit to Newcastle and the international tour’s only UK date in 2009. Inspired by the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs, writer Catherine Johnson's enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago..

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The Sage Gateshead 5th Birthday

• Fri 18 – Sun 20 Dec
• The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead
• Tickets: 0191 443 4661
• www.thesagegateshead.org

To celebrate, The Sage Gateshead is holding a special weekend of birthday events and joining the party are: Spiritualized; Northern Sinfonia; Kathryn Tickell; Sting; Dame Evelyn Glennie and Andy Sheppard. You're invited too! Have fun at one of many music-making opportunities. Visit the website for full details and for the chance to win a pair of tickets for a birthday weekend concert or workshop.

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Midwinter Festival Poems

• Sat 19 Dec, 10am
• Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle
• Tickets: 08448 11 21 21

The Patched Fools' Ballads Performance Poetry Group present a Performance of Midwinter Festival Poems at the Theatre Royal. Tickets £5 including Coffee or Tea and biscuits. Audience members will be invited to read a favourite Mid Winter poem.

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