There's a vigour about Northern Stage which suggests a theatre company seriously getting into its stride” CULTURE magazine

Northern Stage is the largest producing theatre company in the North East of England, and we are very pleased that we are regarded as one of the top-ten UK producing theatres.

We have built a reputation for fresh and relevant adaptations of classic and contemporary texts that attract audiences of all ages.  Recent work has included the first ever revival of the Geordie epic Our Friends in the North; the British premiere of Matt Cameron's Ruby Moon; a 1950s version of Ibsen's A Doll's House and the first large-scale UK adapatation of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber.  Our work for families includes some memorable adapatations and new stories including  A Christmas Carol,  Thumbelina, Hansel & Gretel, The Little Prince, Peter Pan and The Prince and The Penguin.

At the start of 2007, we were proud to co-produce Robert Lepage's Lipsynch with Ex Machina and Théâtre San Frontières which lead to the an exclusive performance at Northern Stage, followed by a world tour of the full nine-hour epic.

Besides producing our own work, we are dedicated to presenting the best in local, national and international theatre. Since we reopened we have hosted the likes of Hoipolloi, Forced Entertainment, Kneehigh Theatre, Random Dance, Lyric Hammersmith, Ultima Vez, The Opera Group, Headlong Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland. We seek to forge links between these exciting companies and the North East, enabling them to return time and time again to showcase the best that theatre has to offer.

To see details of our previous work, and a list of performances and companies, visit our archive here