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Playhouse Disney Live, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

MOST people with pre-school kids will have heard of the Disney Playhouse channel, where Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald Duck and Goofy hang out at Mickey’s Clubhouse. Read

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Sunderland Empire

I’LL confess straight away that I adore this show . . . its loveable characters, dramatic sets, colourful costumes, humour, dance routines and ingenious star, Chitty herself. Read

Cracking Kafka

Metamorphosis at Northern Stage, Newcastle - WELL, what would you do if your son turned into a monster? Read

Opera North singer James Laing on his life and newest role

MOST of us think of opera singers as portly, moustachioed men belting out Nessun Dorma in front of huge orchestras . . . but Opera North’s newest member is a million miles away from such stereotypes. Read

Gold!, Gala Theatre, Durham

IT had to be something pretty precious to tempt me away from the final episode of the BBC’s Mistresses on telly, and Gold! certainly did the job. Read

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

UNLESS you’ve been living under a rock over the last couple of years, you’ve probably aware of the phenomenon which is High School musical. Read

CATS, Theatre Royal, Newcastle

IT is one of the most successful musicals ever made and last week Cats prowled into the North with spine-tingling effect. Read

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Gala Theatre, Durham

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Gala Theatre, Durham Read

Aladdin — The 3D adventure of a lifetime

SURELY there can’t be a better panto in the whole of Pantoland than the Theatre Royal’s Aladdin. Read

Guide to North pantomimes

WELL slap my thigh if it isn’t panto season again! Hundreds of stars around the UK are donning dame and Prince Charming outfits as they prepare to make us laugh right through the festive season. Read

Ladies and gentlemen...

WHOOPIN’ and a-hollering into Tyneside for the third year in a row, the stage is set for the high rollers of cabaret entertainment – the Lady Boys of Bangkok! Read

Cast excel in complex plot

THE first show in the newly refurbished theatre seems to have received a mixed response. Read

This is a classic before me

Young reviewer CHRIS CONWAY gives his take on the latest RSC production of Macbeth, at Newcastle’s Northern Stage Read

Original chiller thriller is back

THE latest Royal Shakespeare Company production, Macbeth, is at Northern Stage in Newcastle from tonight. We talk to director Connall Morrison Read

A super night for ABBA fans

CALLING all super troupers and dancing queens! ABBA Mania will hit the region this week when one of the world’s top touring tribute bands comes to the Sunderland Empire for a three-night stint. Read

A dream role for young singers

A GROUP of budding stars from across the region will be saying thank you for the music when they step on to the stage of the Sunderland Empire for ABBA Mania. Read

Get in the swing of singing

HUNDREDS of singers are being sought for a huge concert on Tyneside later this year. Read

Irish festival comes of age

THE Tyneside Irish Cultural Festival celebrates its 21st year with a programme of events between October 11 and 21. Read

We hold our David so close

THERE are fans and then there are mega-fans – and these two David Essex followers easily fall into the latter category. Read

Clough at Leeds makes a top read

THE DAMNED UNITED by David Peace is published in paperback by Faber and Faber, priced at £7.99. Read

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