Easter pantomime productions you must see in Newcastle and South Shields

We all love to go and enjoy a pantomime at one of our local theatres. Pantomimes are fun for all of the family, with sing-a-longs, hilarious scripts, packed with colourful costumes and sets.

At Christmas, almost every North East theatre will put on a pantomime production, usually a re-telling of a well-loved story. As we reach the New Year, those pantomimes come to an end.

However, some local theatres decide to put together an Easter pantomime production, to keep families entertained during the school holidays.

Here are the two Easter pantomimes in our local area you must see!

Rapunzel at Tyne Theatre and Opera House

Newcastle theatre, Tyne Theatre and Opera House which is located on Westgate Road - have a special Easter pantomime this year. Enchanted Entertainment have put together a re-telling of the popular fairytale Rapunzel. The production stars comedy legend Bobby Davro, Matt Pagan who won Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 with Collabro and Lewis Denny who is known for his social media persona ‘Karen The Mam’.

Tickets are on sale now via the Tyne Theatre and Opera House website. Tickets are priced at £21 for adults, £19 for children and concession and £75 for a family ticket for up to four people. Rapunzel will be on at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House on Saturday, April 8 at 3pm and 7pm and Sunday, April 9 (Easter Sunday) at 1pm and 5pm.

Arbuthnot and The Beanstalk at The Customs House

South Shields theatre, The Customs House, located on Mill Dam has an Easter pantomime named Arbuthnot and The Beanstalk. The pantomime will retell the popular story of Jack and The Beanstalk from the perspective of The Customs House’s regular pantomime character Arbuthnot, played by Davey Hopper. The pantomime also stars Keiron Michael as Dame Trott, Lucy Davis as The Fairy of the Forest, Beth Clarke as Jill, Aiden Nord as Jack and David McCarthy as The Mayor of Cooksonville. The Customs House director Ray Spencer will share the role of Fleshcreep with Tom Whalley.

Tickets are on sale now and can be booked via The Customs House website. Prices for tickets start from £15. The pantomime will be on from Tuesday, April 11 until Sunday, April 16 with showings at 2.30pm and 6.30pm.

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