Maddy and The Girls
The uncrowned queen of English traditional music - Maddy Prior returns with singer Claudia Gibson and multi-instrumentalist Abbie Lathe for an evening of old favourites and striking new material.

Alvin Stardust - The Rock ‘N’ Roll Tour
One of the Country’s national treasures - Alvin Stardust returns to the music that first inspired him for an evening of timeless rock ‘n’ roll classics. Book early.

Pamela McMeekin and Rod Alder
Pamela McMeekin lives at Birling, and draws inspiration from the hills and sea of the Isle of Mull. She’s sharing her exhibition with Rod Alder whose work concentrates on the County of Northumberland.

Perfect - Motionhouse Dance Theatre
One of the most audacious and death defying companies we’ve ever presented! With heart-stopping and gravity-defying grace and agility, 'Perfect' is five performers flying in the face of time. Dance that is both fantastic and unforgettable.

Around The World in Eighty Minutes - Theatre Sans Frontieres
Une aventure musicale - performed in English and simple French. Whizz around the globe with our brave French detectives as they chase the dastardly Fantome Cycliste! For children aged 7 and above - and anyone who enjoys great theatre.

Kinky Boots    (cert. 12a)
A very funny comedy about a hopeless dreamer who inherits a shoe factory and has to turn it around to save the jobs of his faithful workforce. From the people who brought you 'Calendar Girls'.

Get Carter - Red Shift: Theatre for Grown-Ups Season
A new stage version of the graphic pulp novel which inspired the film that made a star of Michael Caine. Forget cosy Seventies nostalgia, this is a brutal world of gangland violence. Strictly adults only - not for the faint-hearted.

Goal    (cert. 12a)
Kuno Becker stars as a young footballer plucked from the back streets of LA to play with Newcastle United. Watch out for familiar settings and some very familiar faces in the background. A great film for anyone who dreams of a life at St James's Park.

The Northumberland Gathering
The culmination of a weekend celebration of Northumbrian Music and Culture, featuring Alistair Anderson, Anthony Robb, Borderbox and many others.

The Nightmare Room - Rumpus Theatre Company
A welcome return from this young Company that specialises in Gothic melodrama. A dark and mysterious tale from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with many surprises and twists.

Pride and Prejudice
Keira Knightley is superb in this lavish adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.

Diaghilev and The Red Shoes - Ballet Ireland
Ballet Ireland are very proud to present a sumptuous tribute to Serge Diaghilev's life and work, including excerpts from Les Sylphides and of course The Red Shoes. Book early.

Berwick Male Voice Choir
An evening of song in aid of the North Northumberland Day Hospice.

Corpse Bride    (cert. PG)
Perfect for adults and children alike this is another wonderful, animated film from Tim Burton. A fairy tale about love among the recently departed(!) with enough jokes to keep everyone happy.

Friends of The Playhouse AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of The Playhouse

A Funny Way To Make A Living.. Alnwick District Camera Club
An evening of wildlife photography from professional photographer Michael Leach.

Pygmalion - Duchess Community High School
A stage version of George Bernard Shaw’s classic account of social engineering. The upper class Henry Higgins believes he can transform the humble flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, into a society lady.

Szapora
Something very unusual and truly special - a collaboration between two Bosnian sisters, five British musicians, and a Polish gypsy!