🚨TEASER TRAILER for #AllAtSea Deception on another level is the outlandish plan of married couple Colin & Deborah in our upcoming co-production! Check out the teaser & get set for intrigue & drama as a fake death sets the story sailing into very choppy waters!! www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...

Cannot wait until Your Aunt Fanny (who were formed here at Live btw) return with their brand new sketch show #Crease from Thu 29 - Sat 31 Oct 2026! Read what these bold & brilliant comedy queens have in store for us this in this The Crack article at www.thecrackmagazine.com/view-editori...

🚨Final day to save £5 per ticket bringing Adult tickets down to just £12 each and £7 for children for our family Christmas show - Where Do All The Kittiwakes Go At Christmas? Discount applies automatically but you must book by midnight at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/whe...

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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ALERT! Back by poop-ular demand, don't miss the return of our festive family show, Where Do All The Kittiwakes Go At Christmas? Book by Fri 4 Sep 2026 and save £5 off per ticket (deducted automatically online)! Book now at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/whe...

Delighted to announce that SPACE Architects are the headline sponsor of #AllAtSea SPACE, celebrating its 70th year, has chosen to support this new play, continuing its long-standing connection with us following their redevelopment of our venue in 2008. News story in full at tinyurl.com/4mtewhkv

Big smiles from some of the 'Our Friends In The North' cast & creative team who were here for a bit of pre-rehearsal & press interview this morning 👀for the feature coming soon! This co production plays at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Thu 15 - Sat 24 Oct. 🎟️ at www.theatreroyal.co.uk/whats-on/our...

Fantastic to see our upcoming co production #AllAtSea featured in today's TheJournal as @culturednortheast.bsky.social chats to writer of the production Alison Carr.👀 to find out more about this gripping drama that takes inspiration from the infamous 'Canoe Man' case. www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...

Proud of our New Work Producer JD Stewart for being part of the team to curate, edit & publish 'Queer Plays Volume One: An Anthology of LGBTQ+ Scottish Drama' 8 powerful plays by Scottish playwrights. Now in the building & online shop along with some fantastic other Playtexts! www.live.org.uk/shop

NEW DATE ADDED DUE TO HUGE DEMAND for Nev Clay & Band on Tue 3 Nov 2026, 8pm! A show featuring playing some songs from Nev's back catalogue, with support from Ben Holland and a special mystery guest! Tickets £18, Concessions £10. Get yours whilst you still can at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/nev...

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Nev Clay and Prancey Dog Present Nev Clay & Band

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Be part of the conversation! Come along to our urgent discussion on the Radical North East and share a question with the panel here next Fri 11 Sep, 8pm. Find out more & book tickets at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/rad...

Fantastic first read through this morning as we start rehearsals for #AllAtSea our co-production with @thesjt.bsky.social in assoc. with Laurels Book your tickets to see the unexpected twists & turns in this thrilling drama here from Thu 24 Sep - Sat 10 Oct at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...

All At Sea sails into Newcastle @livetheatre.bsky.social, 24 Sept – 10 Oct 🎭 A dark comedy inspired by the "Canoe Man" case, starring Phil Corbitt & Sarah Belcher. Full preview + casting + ticket info here 👇 www.northeasttheatreguide.co.uk/2026/08/prev...

Preview: All At Sea at Newcastle Live Theatre

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📣As the North East gears up for one of the biggest events of the year, we're staging the Great North Write 2026 on Sat 12 Sep. A chance to create & connect with fellow playwrights. Bring your writing to the finishing line!. Find out more & book at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/gre...

📣Casting announced for new Alison Carr dark comedy All At Sea. Phil Corbitt and Sarah Belcher will star in the gripping two-hander playing at Live Theatre and @stephenjoseph7.bsky.social this Autumn. Find out more at: bit.ly/4gRmYqE

Check out this great read in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social as we hear from writer of 'Our Friends In The North' Peter Flannery about his background, getting the TV show commissioned & of our new co-production stage version that is set to take to the Theatre Royal's stage this Oct.

📣 TWO NEW EVENTS JUST ADDED TO OUR PROGRAMME📣 Join us for: ⭐️ The Guilty Feminist 🗓️ Fri 4 Sep 2026, 7.30pm 🔗 Find out more & book at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/gui... ⭐️Road to Gilead Open Space 🗓️ Sat 5 Sep 2026, 10.30am - 5.30pm 🔗 Find out more & book at tinyurl.com/438965ew

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The Guilty Feminist

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"Amazing" "Gripping" "Powerful & uncomfortable" "This has to be seen" Some feedback from the audience who received a first glimpse of We Need the Storm. Here we are getting it on its feet. Thanks to the @nationaltheatre.org.uk for supporting work made for & in the NE but resonating far beyond it.

One couple in debt. 💸 One canoe. 🛶 One big fraud. 🫢 Writer Alison Carr tells us more about why she wrote our upcoming World Premiere 'All At Sea' and how it differs from the original, incredulous true story of the Darwins! Find out more & get your 🎟️ at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...

Our great team getting stuck in at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk to the story of Douglass and the family he lived with in Newcastle. Continuing our exploration of the radical roots of the North East.

Less than 3wks until rehearsals start for our autumn World Premiere 'All At Sea'. We caught up with writer of the play, Alison Carr, who explained a little about the characters we will meet in this thrilling drama! Find out more & get tix (here 24 Sep - 10 Oct) at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...

The writing is on the wall! Working away at @nationaltheatre.org.uk Our brilliant assistant director Wambui Hardcastle is busy laying out the script for 'We Need the Storm' on the wall as we unpick the play's structure.

Across five Mondays, 5.30-8pm from 2 - 30 Nov 2026 we are delighted to be welcoming Life And Limb Puppets who are offering Puppet Lab - a course in Core Puppetry skills! Led by Will Steele the course costs £150. Payment schemes are available. Find out more at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/pup...

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Puppet Lab Led by Will Steele of Life and Limb Puppets

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First day at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk New Work Dept workshopping 'We Need the Storm' by Kemi-Bo Jacobs. The story of Frederick Douglass in Newcastle! Pictured L-R: Kemi-Bo Jacobs, Jack McNamara, Omar Austin, Wambui Hardcastle, Anna Bolton, Lauren Waine & Micky Cochrane.

As a Blue Plaque was unveiled honouring freedom fighter Frederick Douglass in North Shields we are at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk this wk developing a play about him and his time in Newcastle with our Associate Writer Kemi-Bo Jacobs. Keep 👀 for behind the scenes snippets! tinyurl.com/muswh23d

We caught up with writer of our upcoming co-production 'All At Sea' Alison Carr who gave us an idea of what audiences can expect from this thrilling new production coming this autumn from Thu 24 Sep - Sat 10 Oct. If you're intrigued - find out more & book at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...

Loving the short film DOPPELGÄNGER written by Alison Carr who is also the writer of our upcoming autumn co-production All At Sea! It premiered at the BFI IMAX in Oct 2025. It was broadcast on BBC Three in Feb 2026, and is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer via this link tinyurl.com/3cmtsu8x

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ALERT! Back by poop-ular demand, don't miss the return of our festive family show, Where Do All The Kittiwakes Go At Christmas? Book by Fri 4 Sep 2026 and save £5 off per ticket (deducted automatically online)! Book now at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/whe...

#ThrowbackThursday to Sep-Dec 1994 when Live Theatre reopened its doors following its refurbishment to the beautiful building we know and love today. Check out some of the pages from our latest brochure at the time - as back then we are still moving forward but remember where we came from!

Check out this blog post from our Artistic Director, Jack McNamara who urges you to see our upcoming autumn production All At Sea by Alison Carr via this link tinyurl.com/4rdyruv8

Live Theatre's Artistic Director, Jack McNamara urges you to come and see All At Sea

At Live Theatre, plays come to us in many forms. Some are presented as ideas, outlines or vague notions.

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A delight to have writer Alison Carr in the building to chat through all things re her new World Premiere production All At Sea coming this autumn from Thu 24 Sep - Sat 10 Oct 2026. Keep an eye out for videos coming soon to hear more... You can book tickets now at www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...

In just over six weeks we'll be setting sail with 'All At Sea' our World Premiere co-production with @thesjt.bsky.social in assoc with Laurels playing here from Thu 24 Sep - Sat 10 Oct 2026. Don't miss this gripping dark comedy written by Alison Carr! www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all...