Event Calendar
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Thursday 17th August 2017
Thursday 17th August 2017
Chubby doesn't hold back from sharing his outlandish views, sailing so close to the mark, even the most seasoned of fans will be left gob-smacked!
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Friday 18th August 2017
Friday 18th August 2017
The hottest ticket in town has just arrived at your theatre: BRINGING ON BACK THE 60s, STARRING THE NEW AMEN CORNER... with very special guests!
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Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th August 2017
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th August 2017
Sir Ken Dodd's Happiness Show
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Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Join Mister Twister for a fast paced morning of fun and laughter!
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Sunday 27th August
Sunday 27th August
Presented by Whitley Bay Film Festival in association with SMG and North Tyneside Council
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Sunday 27th August
Sunday 27th August
Presented by Whitley Bay Film Festival in association with SMG and North Tyneside Council
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Monday 28th August 2017
Monday 28th August 2017
A rare opportunity to experience a remarkable mix of archive footage all about the places – and people - we know so well, as the North East Film Archive takes you on a journey through time revealing the rich film heritage of our North East coastline, with Whitley Bay and surrounding areas featuring prominently in the screening.
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Tuesday 29th - Thursday 31st August
Tuesday 29th - Thursday 31st August
Nick Brooke Ltd present The Tiger Who Came to Tea LIVE ON STAGE!
A musical play adapted and directed by DAVID WOOD, based on the book by JUDITH KERR
Direct from a SMASH-HIT WEST END season
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Friday 1st September 2017
Friday 1st September 2017
NTDF Pearl Celebration Variety Show
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Saturday 2nd September 2017
Saturday 2nd September 2017
Jimmy is gathering a selection of his very best jokes along with brand new material for the ultimate comedy show.
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Sunday 3rd September
Sunday 3rd September
Presented by Whitley Bay Film Festival in association with SMG and North Tyneside Council
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Sunday 3rd September
Sunday 3rd September
Presented by Whitley Bay Film Festival in association with SMG and North Tyneside Council
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Saturday 9th September 2017
Saturday 9th September 2017
Legend - A Tribute to the Music of Bob Marley
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Thursday 14th September 2017
Thursday 14th September 2017
Calling all ocean lovers! The annual Ocean Film Festival is sweeping towards Whitley Bay with a brand new selection of the world’s most amazing ocean films, from both above and below the surface.
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Friday 15th September 2017
Friday 15th September 2017
An evening with the legendary talk show host Sir Michael Parkinson and the Premier League's all time leading goal scorer Alan Shearer for one night only at the PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay.
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Saturday 16th September 2017
Saturday 16th September 2017
Leonard, from South Shields, is a 25 year old accordion champion and his All Star Band are some of the very best musicians from Scotland. Accordion, Piano, Banjo, Guitar, Double Bass, Drums and Vocals are just a few highlights in an afternoon of International popular music and laughter with special guests including Irish Dancers and comedian Ernie Coe: a family show.
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Sunday 17th September 2017
Sunday 17th September 2017
Black Dyke Band In Concert
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Sunday 17th September 2017
Sunday 17th September 2017
‘Keep smiling through just like you always do‘ - Vera Lynn at 100.
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Sunday 17th September 2017
Sunday 17th September 2017
The hits and memories just keep on coming as multi-award winning ROY G HEMMINGS and his 15 strong on stage full evening show delivers memories of a twin era of music that lives on and on.
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Tuesday 19th September 2017
Tuesday 19th September 2017
Some Guys Have All The Luck is a fantastic theatrical production celebrating the career of one of rocks greatest icons, Rod Stewart – from street busker through to international superstar!
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Thursday 21st September 2017
Thursday 21st September 2017
Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed new show begins its second leg of touring.
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Saturday 23rd September 2017
Saturday 23rd September 2017
Phil McIntyre Entertainments, by arrangement with Corrie McGuire of ROAR Comedy, proudly presents: Paul Zerdin: All Mouth
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Monday 25th September 2017
Monday 25th September 2017
Gervase has been touring theatres across the country for over 10 years now, and really is at his best and most exciting in front of a live audience.
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Thursday 28th September 2017
Thursday 28th September 2017
Bay City Rollers icon Les McKeown is at it again! What’s that you say? Les is back on tour, bringing his fantastic show to PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay!
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Friday 29th September 2017
Friday 29th September 2017
This is going to be a great night and the band always look forward to their concerts in the North East so get your mind made up and book your tickets today!
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Saturday 30th September 2017
Saturday 30th September 2017
David Bowie frequently reinvented his music and image, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential innovators over the last five decades. His sudden death touched people all over the world, as fans of all ages united to mourn a true legend.
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Sunday 1st October 2017
Sunday 1st October 2017
Founded in 1937 by a group of employees at the Fairey Aviation Works in Stockport, the Band achieved many musical successes under the brilliant direction of Harry Mortimer, their Musical Director for over thirty years.
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Thursday 5th October 2017
Thursday 5th October 2017
Join us in celebrating the very best of good old Rock ‘n’ Roll, with some of the stars who made it so.
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Friday 6th October 2017
Friday 6th October 2017
Re-worked, fresh versions of all the iconic Police and Sting solo album songs in a 110 minute show featuring an Acoustic Sting section.
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Saturday 7th October 2017
Saturday 7th October 2017
Angels of the North - Bommel Musical Theatre Show
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Sunday 8th October 2017
Sunday 8th October 2017
The ever popular singing group The Ravenswood Singers return this autumn to present the music everyone loves, and which will put a song in your heart!
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Thursday 12th October 2017
Thursday 12th October 2017
Back by popular demand, following a fantastic performance in 2016, Bye Bye Baby takes you back in time on a musical journey through the career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, whose songs graced such films as The Deer Hunter, Dirty Dancing and Grease.
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Friday 13th October 2017
Friday 13th October 2017
Carl George Fogarty, MBE (born 1 July 1965), often known as Foggy, and the son of former motorcycle racer George Fogarty, is the most successful World Superbike racer of all time in terms of the number of championships and number of race wins.
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Saturday 14th October 2017
Saturday 14th October 2017
After a sellout UK tour in 2015 & 2016, Dirty Dusting returns to the stage in 2017.
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Thursday 19th October 2017
Thursday 19th October 2017
The UK’s premier Rock & Roll production That’ll Be The Day returns with another brand new show!
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Friday 20th October 2017
Friday 20th October 2017
Best known for his international hit, Streets of London, Ralph McTell has been a stalwart of the British acoustic music scene for over 50 years.
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Saturday 21st October 2017
Saturday 21st October 2017
Seconds Out was Genesis' second live album, taken from the band's 1977 tour, which was the source of all songs on the double album (except Cinema Show from the 1976 tour). Crucially, guitarist Steve Hackett left the band during mid-1977 as Seconds Out was being mixed and the band was never the same again.
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Tuesday 24th October 2017
Tuesday 24th October 2017
Charlie Landsborough 2017
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Wednesday 25th October 2017
Wednesday 25th October 2017
Annually, The Circus of Horrors plays over 100 UK theatres...
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Friday 27th October 2017
Friday 27th October 2017
“An endless flow of top quality jokes” The Guardian
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Saturday 28th October 2017
Saturday 28th October 2017
Often acclaimed as the World’s Official No.1 Eagles tribute, The Illegal Eagles return to the stage in 2017, this time celebrating their own incredible 20 years of UK & international touring!
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Tuesday 31st October - Saturday 4th November 2017
Tuesday 31st October - Saturday 4th November 2017
In this musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel, 9 year old Oliver Twist falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal Fagin.
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Sunday 5th November 2017
Sunday 5th November 2017
THE RAT PACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR lives up to its promise! This show is quite possibly the very best tribute to the still talked about golden years of the world-famous Rat Pack Las Vegas era.
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Monday 6th & Tuesday 7th November 2017
Monday 6th & Tuesday 7th November 2017
Nick Brooke Ltd and Rose Theatre Kingston present The Night Pirates.
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Thursday 9th November 2017
Thursday 9th November 2017
Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading vocalists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He has stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tapping sound of this music giant. Barry Steele is quite simply unmissable, as he takes you on this specially produced musical journey in time as he celebrates his own personal ten year anniversary on tour.
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Friday 10th November 2017
Friday 10th November 2017
John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’.
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Saturday 11th November 2017
Saturday 11th November 2017
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Heresy II Heritage Tour
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Sunday 12th November 2017
Sunday 12th November 2017
‘Money for Nothing’ was formed in 2000 as a tribute to one of the world's premier rock bands - Dire Straits. The abundant energy and the excellence and musicality of their performance makes Money for Nothing a "must see" for any rock enthusiast or Dire Straits fan.
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Wednesday 15th November 2017
Wednesday 15th November 2017
The Summer Of Love: 50th Anniversary Concert
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Thursday 16th November 2017
Thursday 16th November 2017
The Elvis Years is an outstanding musical production which brings to the stage the incredible and compelling story of the ‘king of rock and roll’ - Elvis Presley.
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Friday 17th November 2017
Friday 17th November 2017
After the fantastic debut performance here last year, the PLAYHOUSE is delighted to welcome back this fantastic Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Show.
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Saturday 18th November 2017
Saturday 18th November 2017
Marc Bolan, with his band T.Rex, was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic stars of the original glam rock era. It’s hard to believe that 40 years have now passed since Marc’s tragic fatal car accident and fans have mourned the loss of a truly individual, inspirational talent ever since.
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Sunday 19th November 2017
Sunday 19th November 2017
For the next tour, Watson will only visit places beginning with M or W, his initials - as they've already shown a commitment by having those names in the first place.
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Tuesday 21st November
Tuesday 21st November
Tarby, as he is known to millions of TV viewers, is one of the country’s most evergreen performers and a master of light entertainment.
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Friday 24th November 2017
Friday 24th November 2017
Get ready to moonwalk the night away at a show whose star performer, ‘Navi’, once earned a standing ovation from Michael Jackson himself.
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Friday 15th December 2017
Friday 15th December 2017
North East comedy legend Gavin Webster returns to the PLAYHOUSE for a new Christmas show where he complains about modern life, fires pithy one liners into the crowd and goes on surreal flights of fancy with unpretentious charm coupled with entertaining yet bleak set pieces that batter audiences into breathless comedy submission.
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Saturday 2nd December 2017 – Sunday 7th January 2018
Saturday 2nd December 2017 – Sunday 7th January 2018
Don’t Be Late For The Ball, Book Now!
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Friday 12th January 2018
Friday 12th January 2018
Formed in the 1970s in Leicester from several local bands, they have sold more than 20 million records and have toured all corners of the World extensively.
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Tuesday 16th January - Sunday 21st January 2018
Tuesday 16th January - Sunday 21st January 2018
Whitley Bay Pantomime Society presents: Snow White
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Monday 29th January 2018
Monday 29th January 2018
Amazing new technology enables Billy & his original Fury’s Tornados to play together once again during this electric & emotional show. The show will feature 29 hits including "I Will", "Last Night Was Made for Love", "Wondrous Place" - & of course - "Halfway To Paradise".
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Tuesday 30th January 2018
Tuesday 30th January 2018
Following its West End success at the Leicester Square Theatre, London, ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story' is currently the biggest and the most successful international touring theatre show celebrating the lives and careers of Folk/Rock sensation Simon and Garfunkel.
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Wednesday 31st January 2018
Wednesday 31st January 2018
Funny, frank and unapologetically filthy.
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Thursday 15th February 2018
Thursday 15th February 2018
A highly energetic tribute show...
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Saturday 24th February 2018
Saturday 24th February 2018
Get ready for an unforgettable evening with a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production – Fast Love: A Tribute to George Michael.
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Sunday 25th February 2018
Sunday 25th February 2018
Direct from the USA, the only official Andy Williams tribute show starring Jimmy Osmond. This brand new show full of award-winning music, nostalgic footage and special memories of Andy Williams will touch your heart.
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Saturday 3rd March 2018
Saturday 3rd March 2018
Back on the road by popular demand, Someone Like You (The Adele Songbook) is an immaculate celebration of one of our generation’s finest singer-songwriters, and is returning to theatres in 2018.
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Saturday 31st March 2018
Saturday 31st March 2018
Join us for a night of sixties nostalgia!
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Wednesday 11th April 2018
Wednesday 11th April 2018
Don’t miss the chance to wave a bat in honour to the cherished golden voice of cricket.
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Thursday 12th April 2018
Thursday 12th April 2018
The highly acclaimed Carpenters Story continues to surpass all others in their highly praised celebration of one popular music’s most best loved and successful duos, Richard & Karen Carpenter.
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Thursday 26th April 2018
Thursday 26th April 2018
Is life that bad or have we good reason to complain about it? Are we filled with righteous anger at a world gone wrong or are we all just a bunch of whiny little brats? In short, are we spoiled? Come and watch as Byrne takes this question, turns it upside down and shakes it until the funny falls out. Go on, spoil yourself.
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Saturday 16th June 2018
Saturday 16th June 2018
On the night they will dance a mix of Latin and Ballroom, transporting you away to a place of wonderful moments with fun filled entertainment and a close up history of all things related to their life.
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Thursday 28th June 2018
Thursday 28th June 2018
'Les Musicals' presents the biggest hit songs from the West End & Broadway.