Preview: Crazy For You at Sunderland Empire

CRAZY FOR YOU

Sunderland Empire

Tuesday 24^th – Saturday 28^th April 2018

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

High energy, high kicking and gloriously glamorous, the acclaimed Watermill Theatre production of Crazy For You is the ultimate feel-good musical starring Claire Sweeney as Irene, Tom Chambers as Bobby and Charlotte Wakefield as Polly.  Following rave reviews, the tour is set to reopen from the 16 January 2018 at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, with a date at Sunderland Empire in April 2018.

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

Mistaken identities, plot twists, heartbreak, happiness and a wealth of memorable tunes, including I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Embraceable You, all feature in this exhilarating celebration of the great Broadway musicals.

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

Claire Sweeney has a television and theatre career which spans over 20 years. She is probably best known for playing the role of ‘Lindsey Corkhill’ in “Brookside”.  Other television credits include “Clocking Off” and “Merseybeat” along with a presenting role on “60 Minute Makeover” and a panellist on ITV’s “Loose Women”. Claire’s West End roles include ‘Roxie Hart’ in “Chicago” and ‘Miss Adelaide” in “Guys and Dolls”. 

Photo: Richard Davenport

Claire previously played the title role in “Educating Rita” at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory and prior to that, played ‘Paulette’ in the UK tour of the award winning “Legally Blonde”. She most recently appeared as ‘Baroness Bomburst’ in the National Tour of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”.

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

Tom Chambers created the role of Jerry Travers in the West End musical “Top Hat”, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. In 2008 he won the 6^th season of “Strictly Come Dancing”. He can currently be seen in the hit BBC drama “Casualty” and his other TV credits include “Holby City” and “Waterloo Road”. His recent stage credits include “Private Lives” and “White Christmas” in the West End.

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

Charlotte Wakefield made her West End debut as ‘Wendla’ in “Spring Awakening”, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award. She played ‘Maria’ in the critically acclaimed production of “The Sound of Music” at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre receiving nominations for Best Actress in a Musical at both the Evening Standard and Olivier Awards. Her other theatre credits include ‘Sophie’ in “Mamma Mia!” in the West End, ‘Truly Scrumptious’ in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and Laurey in “Oklahoma!”, both on national tour.

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

The cast is completed by Arthur Boan, Daniel Bolton, Hollie Cassar, Neil Ditt, Kate-Anne Fenton, Cristopher Fry, Stacey Ghent, Matthew James Hinchliffe, Kieran Kuypers,  Kate Milner-Evans, Emma Jane Morton, Kate Robson-Stuart, Ned Rudkins-Stow, Seren Sandham-Davies, Mark Sangster and Abi Casson Thompson.

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

With a fabulous score from the Gershwin brothers’ songbook, Crazy For You is directed by The Watermill’s Artistic Director, Paul Hart, with musical arrangements by Catherine Jayes (The Color Purple, Broadway). It is choreographed by Nathan M. Wright (High Society, Old Vic) and is designed by Diego Pitarch (The Addams Family). Lighting design is by Howard Hudson (In the Heights) with sound design by Tom Marshall (Legally Blonde).

Photo: Richard Davenport

Photo: Richard Davenport

Crazy For You has Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, Book by Ken Ludwig, co-conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent. It is inspired by material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Crazy For You was originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams. Original Broadway Choreography by Susan Stroman.

Tickets:

Tickets available in person at the Box Office on High Street West, from the Ticket Centre on 0844 871 3022* or online from our affiliate ATG Tickets at www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland*

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REVIEW: Hootfest at Newcastle Stand

Hootfest

Newcastle Stand Comedy Club

Until Sunday 31^st December 2017

It is a funny time of the year between 2 major bank holidays. Nothing is on TV and thankfully the Stand, on Newcastle’s High Bridge, is open every night this week with a show featuring 5 talented comics.

It has become something of a NETG tradition: We usually come to the Stand for ‘Black-eye Friday’ but this year the pantos kept us away.  Not for long though as we decided to go to the first of the post-Christmas shows instead.  We had seen each of the comics before so we knew it would be a good night out.

As always, the food smelt very nice as we arrived but we'd already eaten. The simple and popular menu was doing brisk trade as the audience arrived.

We had a good choice of seats as we'd not left our arrival to last minute. As with many comedy clubs, the seating is not reserved and if the night is extremely busy you may end up standing at the bar for the whole gig if you’re the last to arrive – as we did the first time we went to a Newcastle comedy club back in the 90s (Anyone remember the Comedy Café at the Tyne Theatre?) No such worries tonight as there were enough seats for everyone. We’ve only seen “full and standing” a couple of times here over the years.

Photo: Stephen Oliver

The bar is well stocked. There was a couple of locally brewed real ales on tap which was appreciated. Whilst the bar gets busy at the start of each of the intervals as people rush to the bar, everyone gets served with plenty of time to spare before the show continues. It isn’t like some theatres which insist that you finish your drink before taking your seats again. The seating includes tables and you can take your time enjoying your drink.

Steffen Peddie’ reputation continues to grow. He is the Radio Newcastle DJ, who is also a member of the Geordie Rat Pack.  As an established comic he did a grand job warming up a challenging crowd. Checking what the Wednesday crowd were willing to accept as humour, he tested the boundaries. Probing the crowds funny bone with professional aplomb. He is a man who generates material from the crowd though he isn't deliberately nasty. His tenacity to seek the comedy from an eclectic crowd ensured he left the crowd ready for each act.

Thoroughly warmed up, the first act Lauren Pattison charmed the Stand crowd with some highlights of her celebrated EdFringe Lady Muck set about her travels to London.  The former Kenton School pupil isn't ashamed of her roots and she had the Newcastle audience listening to her every word. Unlike her recent trip to the Alphabetti she didn’t have a room half full of friends and half full of her ex-teachers so she was more relaxed. The full Lady Muck show returns for one final Newcastle date at The Stand Comedy Club on Sunday 28^th January 2018. Support comes from Ross Smith. Details can be found here: http://www.thestand.co.uk/show/29560/lauren_pattison_lady_muck 

Si Beckwith started the second act with a set about people's attitudes. This included what it is like being insulted as an adult? At times he was slightly surreal. A few quickly worked routines had the audience laughing before Game of Thrones' Ben Crompton arrived. The manic routine blew off any Christmas cobwebs. Rattling through regional stereotypes with a ferocious delivery was like Robin Williams in his prime. The BBC 3 Pramface star injected some energy into the room.

Headliner Carl Hutchinson quickly got the crowd onside when discussing all inclusive holidays from both the tour operators attitude to the need to make the most of it. Gauging by the reaction, most of the crowd have experienced a similar holiday. Likewise they understood how arguments between couples can become something of an Olympic sport and a simple request can turn into a massive memory game. The connection with the audience extended to his well worked ordering a kebab whilst very drunk sketch.

The night consisted of 5 good comics with contrasting styles ranging from the very interactive through to the funny storytelling. Despite a tougher to please than normal Stand crowd there was something for everyone to enjoy and we had a good evening out.

Tickets are available from: www.thestand.co.uk/whats-on/Newcastle. 

Preview: Wicked at Sunderland Empire

CAST ANNOUNCED FOR WICKED

Wicked

Sunderland Empire

Tuesday 4^th – Saturday 29^th September 2018

AMY ROSS AND HELEN WOOLF TO PLAY ELPHABA AND GLINDA

EASTENDERS STAR AARON SIDWELL TO PLAY FIYERO

WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to announce that Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda), Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero), Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose), Iddon Jones (Boq) and Nikki Bentley (Standby for Elphaba) will lead the cast of the spectacular, critically acclaimed and multi record-breaking UK & Ireland Tour when it returns to the Sunderland Empire from 6 to 29 September 2018.

Photo by Matt Crockett features

Helen Woolf and Aaron Sidwell

Amy Ross (Elphaba) has most recently been starring as ‘Nicola’ in the hit musical Kinky Boots in the West End. She previously appeared in Sunny Afternoon, playing ‘Joyce’, at both the Hampstead Theatre and in the West End; Helen Woolf (Glinda) has most recently been appearing in the London production of WICKED and was also part of the original 2013 UK & Ireland Tour company. She has played the role of ‘Glinda’ on many occasions; Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero) has just finished playing ‘Steven Beale’ in the BBC’s EastEnders, a role he originally played in 2007/08. His many acclaimed musical theatre appearances include Grey Gardens (Southwark Playhouse), American Idiot (Arts Theatre, London) and the leading role of ‘Michael Dork’ in Loserville The Musical (West Yorkshire Playhouse and in the West End); still best remembered as ‘Max Farnham’ in Brookside, Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond) starred in the UK & Ireland Tour (joining in 2014) and on the International Tour of WICKED. He also played Doctor Dillamond in the West End. Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose) and Iddon Jones (Boq) all recently starred in the International Tour of WICKED; Nikki Bentley (Standby for Elphaba) has recently appeared in the Asian Tour of Ghost The Musical, the UK & Ireland Tour of Shrek the Musical and in Monty Python’s Spamalot in the West End.

Amy Ross as Elphaba
Photo: Matt Crockett 

The full UK & Ireland Tour cast is confirmed as Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda), Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero), Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose), Iddon Jones (Boq), Nikki Bentley (Standby for Elphaba), Charli Baptie, Jason Broderick, Samantha Brown, Hannah Cadec, Grace Chapman, James Davies-Williams, Howard Ellis, Amy Goodwin, Daniel James Greenaway, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Charlie Karlsen, Nicole Lupino, Stuart MacIver, Stacey McGuire, Sara Morley, Emily Olive Boyd, Georgia Rae Briggs, Paul Saunders, James Titchener, Helen Walsh, Amy Webb, Luke Woollaston and Benjamin Yates.

WICKED returns to the Sunderland Empire for four weeks only from Thursday 6 to Saturday 29 September 2018. One of the most successful productions in the venue’s history, WICKED was previously seen by over 56,000 people during its celebrated engagement in March/April 2015.

Amy Ross as Elphaba
Photo: Matt Crockett 

Acclaimed as “one of the greatest musicals of our time” (Daily Mail), “the hit musical with brains, heart and courage” (The Sunday Telegraph) and “a magical adventure that casts its spell on young and old” (Metro), WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students and their extraordinary adventures in Oz, which will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. Based on the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously re-imagines the stories and characters originally created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, WICKED has become a global phenomenon featuring astounding technical wizardry, stunning costumes, a compelling ‘untold’ story and show-stopping songs, including the incredible ‘Defying Gravity’.

Photo by Matt Crockett features

Helen Woolf

A three-time winner of the theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Award for ‘Best West End Show’ and a two-time winner of the Olivier Audience Award, WICKED played a fifteen-city tour of the UK & Ireland from September 2013 - July 2015, winning five-star rave reviews at every venue. It resumed touring in July 2016 to embark on a major international tour including engagements in Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai and Beijing. This spectacular production will also play an engagement in Zurich immediately prior to its return to the UK & Ireland.

WICKED is shortly to become the 15^th longest running show in West End theatre history and is now in its 12^th year at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it continues an open-ended run. Around the world, WICKED has been seen by over 53 million people in 15 countries, and won over 100 major awards.

Amy Ross as Elphaba
Photo: Matt Crockett 

WICKED has music and lyrics by multi Grammy and Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted and, for DreamWorks, The Prince of Egypt) and is based on the novel ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’ by Gregory Maguire and adapted for the stage by Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life). Musical staging is by Tony Award-winner Wayne Cilento and the production is directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello.

WICKED is produced around the world by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. Executive Producer (UK & Ireland) Michael McCabe.

On The Web:

Official website: www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk

Twitter: @WickedUK

Facebook: /WickedUK 

Instagram: @WickedUK

Tickets  

Tickets available in person at the Box Office on High Street West, from the Ticket Centre on 0844 871 3022* or online from our affiliate ATG Tickets at http://www.atgtickets.com/Sunderland *

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Preview : Shrek The Musical at Sunderland Empire

casting announced for the new nationwide tour  of Shrek The Musical

Shrek The Musical

Sunderland Empire

Wednesday 31^st January – Sunday 11^th February 2018

cast includes Steffan Harri as ‘Shrek’, Call the Midwife star Laura Main as ‘Princess Fiona’, Marcus Ayton as ‘Donkey’ and Samuel Holmes as ‘Lord Farquaad’

Believe all ‘ogre’ again! SHREK THE MUSICAL^® today announces casting for the major nationwide tour. Following the unprecedented success of the first UK and Ireland tour, the original production team reunites to bring the hit musical to a swamp near you. Opening at Edinburgh Playhouse for the festive season, the production will then tour throughout the country in 2018 with a date at Sunderland Empire, 31 January – 11 February 2018.

Leading the cast as beloved swamp-dwelling ogre ‘Shrek’ will be Steffan Harri, having previously starred in the original UK tour of SHREK THE MUSICAL^®, and Call the Midwife star Laura Main as ‘Princess Fiona’. Also joining the cast will be Marcus Ayton as Shrek’s wisecracking sidekick ‘Donkey’ and Samuel Holmes as pint-sized villain ‘Lord Farquaad’. Further casting to be announced.

The company of fairy-tale characters will include Adam Baker, Ethan Bradshaw, Michael Carolan, Joseph Dockree, Will Hawksworth, Sarah-Louise Jones, Reece Kerridge, Thomas Lee Kidd, Amy Oxley, Jemma Revell, Lucinda Shaw, Sam Stones, Adam Taylor, Jennifer Tierney, Sophie Wallis, Francesca Williams, Laura Wilson and Kevin Yates.

Laura Main (Princess Fiona) says: ‘I’ve been waiting a long time for an adventure like this to come along and now that it has I am ready to swap the surgery for the swamp in one of my favourite musicals. Shrek has made a Believer out of me and I can’t wait for this fairytale to take me across the country.’

2015 Original UK Tour Company.

Photo: Helen Maybanks

Caro Newling (Co-Producer, Neal Street Productions) explains: ‘At Neal Street we take pride in bringing together colleagues from different disciplines in new creative collaborations. For this Shrek tour, we are particularly excited to be bringing together Nigel Harman, with whom we have worked on many successful Neal Street projects, and Laura Main who joined Call The Midwife for the very first series back in 2012. Since Shrek the Musical’s West End debut in 2011 we have opened our doors to nearly 2 million audience members nationwide. It's great to be out on the road again, ten years after Neal Street co-produced the first incarnation of the show with DreamWorks Animation in Seattle and then on Broadway.’

Nick Salmon (Co-Producer, Playful Productions) said: ‘I am thrilled that the show will be reuniting many of the talented team members who have been involved in the production since day one. Nigel has gone from being Lord Farquaad, in the West End to directing our touring production and Steffan, who was previously one of our hilarious Three Pigs, will be stepping into Shrek’s ogre-sized shoes. We can’t wait to bring this much loved story to audiences across the country once more.’

2015 Original UK Tour Company.

Photo: Helen Maybanks

As previously announced, Nigel Harman will return as director, having made his directorial debut on the first ever tour. Since then Nigel has gone on to direct Lunch & The Bow of Ulysses (Trafalgar Studios) and will direct Kelsey Grammer in Big Fish The Musical (The Other Palace) this autumn. Best known for his stage and television work, Nigel originated the role of Lord Farquaad in the West End, winning the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

Steffan Harri starred in the first ever UK tour of Shrek the Musical, covering the role of Lord Farquaad. West End theatre credits include Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre), Spamalot (Playhouse Theatre) and Children of Eden (Prince of Wales Theatre). Steffan also played Lyn in Welsh language soap opera Rownd a Rownd.

Laura Main is best known for her role as Shelagh Turner in the award-winning Call the Midwife (BBC/Neal Street Productions). Appearing initially as Sister Bernadette, she left behind her life as a nun to marry Dr Turner. Laura has appeared in all six series to date and will return for this year’s Christmas special and series 7 in 2018. She has also had regular roles as Rebecca Howlett in The Mill (Channel 4) and DC Alison Bain in Murder City (ITV). Stage credits include Company (Southwark Playhouse), Me and Juliet (Finborough Theatre) and State Fair (Trafalgar Studios / Finborough Theatre).

Marcus Ayton’s recent credits include Sammy Davis Jr in The Rat Pack Live, Ray Charles in A Tribute to the Brothers Live and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour).

Samuel Holmes is currently appearing as George in the UK Tour of The Wedding Singer. Other stage credits include Mrs Henderson Presents (Theatre Royal Bath; Noel Coward Theatre), Water Babies (Curve Theatre), Spamalot (Playhouse Theatre), Kiss Me Kate (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Crazy for You (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; Novello Theatre).

2015 Original UK Tour Company.

Photo: Helen Maybanks

SHREK THE MUSICAL^® is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek! and the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film. Originally directed in the West End by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, the production has book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori with multi award-winning set and costume design by Tim Hatley.

The UK and Ireland tour of the original DreamWorks Production will be presented by the original West End production team Neal Street Productions and Playful Productions with Ron Kastner, Saracen Films, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Gavin Kalin, Glass Half Full Productions/Just For Laughs Theatricals, Lee Menzies and Mark Cartwright.

* The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artists subject to holiday, illness or events beyond the producers’ control.

On The Web:

WEBSITE:      www.shrekthemusical.co.uk

TWITTER:      www.twitter.com/shrekuktour

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/shrekthemusicallondon
YOUTUBE:    www.youtube.com/ShrekLondon
Read the NETG Review of the 2015 tour of Shrek: LINK 

Tickets:

Tickets available in person at the Box Office on High Street West, from the Ticket Centre on 0844 871 3022* or online from our affiliate ATG Tickets at http://tidd.ly/4e09ad83 *

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REVIEW: Robin Hood at North Shields Exchange

A Fab Show For The Young Families!

Robin Hood - The Pantomime
North Shields Exchange
Until Sunday 31^st December 2017

Our first visit to the North Shields' Exchange venue reveals a very smart place with a charming panto that was a hit with the little kids in the audience.

The venue has a large bar area which hosts music venues & has a range of drinks at some of the cheapest prices we've seen this season. The theatre space was set up for about 120 and this leads to a more intimate experience for the younger children that made up the bulk of the audience. Seating was unreserved so an early arrival would be prudent, especially if you’re in a large group and want to sit together.

For a number of the youngsters in the audience I suspect that this will be one of their first tastes of live entertainment. Panto is really important as it can be the start of a love of theatre, music and performance. I certainly remember my first trips with my Great Grandmother and remembering how magical it felt. So it is important that the shows get it right.

This is the cheapest panto that we have been to this season and that will help bring the show into the price range of more families. The main cast of seven actors work hard to keep the audience entertained.  The outfits look great so the cost cutting seems to be down to the set with is largely made up of artwork of each location which is projected onto the screen on the back of the stage. Adding a ‘turning the page of a book’ effect helps keep the fairy tale idea going.

Each Act begins with a short dance routine from some young performers from either the Charlene Melling School of Dance, who are based in Cullercoats, or Decote Dance from Whitley Bay. We then meet up with Will Scarlet (Sadie Stewart) who lives with her mother Widow Scarlet (John Seymour). They live in a village next to Sherwood Forest and are expected to pay what little they have in taxes. Very soon The Sheriff of Nottingham (Jonathan Cash) appears with his henchman Grunt the Guard (Ben Winthorpe) to collect his dues. The Sheriff announces that he is looking forward to the arrival of the rich Maid Marian (Kathryn Sabourn) whom he plans to marry in order to make more money. Marian, however, trips over Robin Hood (Bethan Amber Carr) on her way to Nottingham Castle who robs her in order to pass the money from the rich to the poor. Later she finds out what her future husband is really like and hopes someone will come to her rescue.

There are some changes to the modern panto format by writer John Seymour and director Sarah Seymour. For starters there feels to be an effort to use new jokes rather than trot out the usual one liners. Secondly there isn’t a single comic role as both Ben Winthrop and Sadie Stewart get a share in the bulk of the funny lines. The changes don’t stop there are there is no real messy scene and the take off scene has more of a theme as Mr Dancing Fox (Sarah Seymour) puts in periodic appearances to remove the livestock rather than cast members. These changes help prevent the production from feeling too formulaic unlike some shows that we’ve seen recently.

Instead you get a show that gives more than an occasional nod to shows like Monty Python’s Spamalot as The Sheriff hops through the audience to the stage with a hobby horse and his henchman in tow with a drum. The action comes off the stage as the cast march through the audience and occasionally pick on the crowd. It was the second time I have been picked on by the Panto Dame this year! One little boy got to throw “food” at Grunt in the stocks. The lad clearly loved it and seem genuinely excited to receive a small gift afterwards. It was those magical little moments and the reactions of the kids that made this show so worthwhile.

This level of interaction continued until the very end as the cast waved good bye as they headed outside the main auditorium in order to meet everyone as they left. This is a nice touch which will leave a positive impression on the young guests.

If you’ve read all of our panto reviews you’ll be expecting a “but” around now. We enjoyed this show but we felt uncomfortable with some of the “hi-jinx” performed by the Fox on the Dame. We’re not referring to the moving of fingers into ears and noses -  there is a fine line between “funny” and normalising unacceptable behaviour.

That aside, this is a fresh panto as it tells a story which, unlike Cinderella or Aladdin, isn’t done to death at this time of the year and there is a fresh sprinkling of new jokes. Jonathan Cash’s baddie is bad but not so evil that he’ll give the younger kids nightmares. Kathryn Sabourn’s Maid Marian is suitably charming but not pathetic and helpless as can be the case in panto.  Sadie Stewart and John Seymour were good at getting the matinee crowd responding too.  Bethan Amber Carr’s Robin Hood has some insecurities but there are lessons for the kids to learn there too. Perhaps we needed to see move of Ben Winthrop’s dance and acrobatic moves though as he has a clear talent in that department?

Robin Hood is a good start for a youngster’s journey into the world of theatre – and good value too!

Remaining performances:

Sun 24th Dec 2pm
Wed 27th Dec 7pm
Thur 28th Dec 2pm
Fri 29th Dec 7pm
Sat 30th Dec 2pm & 7pm
Sun 31st Dec 2pm

Tickets 
Prices: Children £8    Adults £10    Family of 4 £30
www.ticketsource.co.uk/theexchange

Booking No: 0191 258 4111