Panto breaks Theatre Royal record
January 21, 2008
The Theatre Royal, Newcastle, is celebrating its most successful pantomime season to date with audience figures reaching 77,000 and Box Office income hitting a staggering £1,111,621. The Qdos Entertainment production of Aladdin, which starred Clive Webb, Danny Adams and former Steps star Faye Tozer, has become the highest grossing pantomime in the Theatre Royal’s history.
Philip Bernays, Chief Executive of the Theatre Royal told Whatsonstage: “Audience feedback for Aladdin has been phenomenal and performances remained sold out right up to the final show on Saturday 19 January. We’d like to thank all the cast, creative team and everyone involved in Aladdin for giving us what is considered by many to be the best pantomime in the country. We added an extra week of Aladdin performances to cope with demand and we’ve done the same for our 2008/09 pantomime which has already sold 30,000 seats.” Read more
Beauty of a ballet for Theatre Royal
January 13, 2008
Scottish Ballet is returning to Theatre Royal Newcastle with its brand new production, The Sleeping Beauty, from Wednesday 20 – Saturday 23 February 2008.
Conceived by Artistic Director Ashley Page and designer Antony McDonald, the creative team behind Scottish Ballet’s hugely successful productions of The Nutcracker (2003) and Cinderella (2005), The Sleeping Beauty is the third of a trilogy of ballets with a fairytale theme, re-imagined with fresh relevance for a contemporary audience, and is presented with the surprising twists, devilish wit and stunning visuals synonymous with their creative partnership.
Princess Aurora is born into an enchanted world where mortal members of Europe ’s sovereign court mingle with the celestial beings of the forest and their fairy kings. While at the royal baby’s christening, each of the kingdom’s fairies gift the child a number of virtues including truth, grace, beauty, intelligence and kindness. Read more
Funny faces at CATS
January 12, 2008
CATS the monster hit musical opens at the Theatre Royal Newcastle on January 29th and runs until February 16th.
At most performances (not Thursday matinees) anyone fancying a make over can have their face painted by Fun For Faces who will be front of house before each performance and during the interval.
While normally covering face painting that ranges from Spiderman to a desert islands for parties and corporate events Fun For Faces will be only offering a selection of cat faces during the run to be in keeping with the show
Fancy footwork makes the Arena have an extra show
January 12, 2008
The arena version of the BBC hit show Strictly Come Dancing appearing at the Newcastle Metro Arena has been such a success that the shows on January 21st/22nd and 23rd are not enough!
A special matineee has been added on January 23rd to cope with demand! It has also been announced that Chef James Martin will not join the judges, professional dances and celebrities tripping the light fantastic.
Although Bruce Forysth will not be appearing there are plenty of familiar faces to keep everyone entertained including Arlene, Matt form Eastenders and Len Goodman.
Jack and the Beanstalk
December 16, 2007
Jack and The Beanstalk : Customs House South Shields until Jan 6th
Not trying to compete with the big budget pantos in the area the Customs House show has become known as “the little panto with a big heart”. The annual pantomime at the Customs House has its own following and they know giving the audience what they want and have come to expect, is half the battle. Add to that a cast and production crew that understand and can deliver pantomime, you are well on your way to success.
This year Ray Spencer is back as Tommy The Trumpeter, Jacks brother, and Bob Stott as their mother Dame Dotty. There is no doubting the affection the local audience shows for Ray and Bob and in return they delivered the goods. From topical jokes, including bringing a canoe on when one of the cast had to make a quick exit, to slap stick and the final sing-along all the ingredients of a great show are present. Read more
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