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March 2026 - Week 2
Welcome to Northern Theatre News!
Another week and another show! This time it was Crime and Punishment at Cast in Doncaster - check out our review!
And of course we have our usual mix of listings, news, competitions and more. I’d love to hear your feedback. So let me know what you’d like to see featured (or not!) in future editions of your newsletter.
Enjoy, and see you in the stalls!
News roundup
First up, news of an innovative way to get involved in Shakespeare…
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Every month we give away a £50 Theatre Token to one of our subscribers, usable at over 250 venues across the UK (including loads in the North). Just stay subscribed and you’ll be in the draw.
Congrats to Maria Garrick who is our January winner!
What’s on over the coming weeks
North East
Newcastle’s Theatre Royal has TINA - The Tina Turner Musical 3 - 14 March followed by Hamlet 31 March - 4 April.
Live Theatre in Newcastle has Shuggy Boats 6 - 21 March
Over at Northern Stage we have I, Daniel Blake 20 March - 4 April
Sunderland Empire has Blood Brothers 17 - 21 March followed by Bluey’s Big Play 25 - 29 March
North West
Liverpool Empire has Priscilla Queen of the Desert 9 - 14 March followed by Derren Brown’s Only Human 24 - 28 March.
Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse has The Memory of Water 25 Feb - 14 March, War of the Worlds 4 - 7 March, and then The Constant Wife 10 - 14 March
Palace Theatre in Manchester has Mamma Mia! 3 - 21 March.
Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester has Road 13 Feb - 14 March followed by Private Lives 27 March - 2 May.
Home in Manchester has Crime and Punishment 19 - 21 March - check out our review!
Still in Manchester, Hope Mill Theatre has The Fire Raisers 11 - 15 March followed by Sister Act 9 - 19 April.
Over to Blackpool and the Grand Theatre has the RSC’s Hamlet 24 - 28 March - check out our review!
Over in Chester at The Storyhouse we have Macbeth 6 - 21 March and we have a Q&A with Jamie Sophia Fletcher who has adapted and directed this new version of the classic.
The Lowry, in Salford has Opera North’s Marriage of Figaro 12 - 14 March followed by The Constant Wife 17 - 21 March - check out our review!
Shakespeare North Playhouse has Two by Jim Cartwright 6 - 28 March.
Dukes in Lancaster has Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty 10 - 14 March followed by I, Daniel Blake 14 - 16 March.
Octagon Bolton has Macbeth 4 - 28 March.
Yorkshire & Humberside
Leeds Grand Theatre has Gentleman Jack, the brand new Ballet, 7 - 14 March followed by TINA - The Tina Turner Musical 17 March - 4 April.
Leeds Playhouse has Small Island 11 - 28 March has Pied Piper 12 - 14 March and then War of the Worlds 25 - 28 March.
Bradford’s Alhambra has Derren Brown’s Only Human 10 - 14 March and then The Woman in Black 17 - 21 March.
Bradford Playhouse has Calendar Girls 11 - 14 March.
Georgian Theatre Royal, in Richmond has The Mirror Crack’d 18 - 21 March
York Theatre Royal has The Secret Garden - The Musical 17 March - 4 April.
The Grand Opera House in York has Bluey’s Big Play 19 - 22 March.
Hull New Theatre has Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 10 - 14 March followed by Derren Brown’s Only Human 17 - 21 March.
Hull Truck Theatre has The Grand Babylon Hotel 10 - 13 March followed by Teechers 21 - 30 April.
Over in Sheffield at the Lyceum we have by Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile 10 - 14 March followed by The Cher Show 24 - 28 March and
The Playhouse has Living 14 March - 4 Apr.
The Crucible has The Ladies Football Club 28 Feb - 28 March
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Northern Theatre News reviews
When we’re lucky enough to be invited to press nights we add the review to the very next newsletter! Here are the shows we’ve seen recently.
Ticket offers not to miss!
Not so much of a ticket offer this time, but an offer to get an additional theatre fix from home with Marquee TV. They have a ton of theatre, opera, concerts and ballet, and they are running a new offer where your first month is subscription is just £1.
Other bits and bobs…
Theatre competitions
They’re not all northern, but when they’re not they do involve a hotel stay too, good luck! All are free to enter and run by 3rd parties (not me!), and I will keep them in each newsletter whilst the entry date is still valid.

Theatre index
I’ve collated an index of all the northern venues I could find, it’s broken down by region so you can find the ones nearest you.
Do let me know if I’ve missed any.
Courses & training
I’ve had a few reader requests to add theatre related courses/training to the newsletter, so when/if I find any I’ll feature them here.
If you know of any more just let me know and I’ll include them
That’s it for this week
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