Cinema, Theatre & Music Events
Whether you’re looking for drama, comedy, musicals or concerts, let us entertain you at theatre venues across the county.
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Pantomimes
Consett
Packed full of adventure, fun, dazzling costumes, hit songs, audience participation, and all your favourite characters – Leah Bell and company return in 2024 to present the most magical fairy tale of them all – Cinderella. You’ll really have a…
Film
Barnard Castle
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy. Max Webster directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the…
Theatre
Durham City
Durham Student Theatre presents its annual Finalists' Showcase for one night only in the Assembly Rooms Theatre!
Festival
Mill Street, Crook
Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 4th, 2025, and join us at CrookFest, an electrifying one-day music festival held in the market town of Crook, County Durham.
Christmas and New Year
Durham City
Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the days after Christmas with a performance of Vivaldi's timeless classic, The Four Seasons, in the spectacular candlelit setting of Durham Cathedral.
Music Event
Beamish
Head to The 1900s Pit Village band hall where music group Kiddars Luck will be hosting the Pit Village Music Hall from 11.30am-2.30pm, a musical celebration of the North East, including clog dancing and a surprise guest or two!
Festival
Sedgefield
Hardwick Festival returns 15th to 17th August. The 2025 line-up will be revealed soon.
Theatre
Durham City
Follow twenty-eight days in the life of eighteen-year-old Patrick, as a mysterious wooden box helps him control his destiny, for better or for worse.
Theatre
Barnard Castle
HADAWAY HARRY is an incredible true story charting the rise of Victorian sporting superstar Harry Clasper—from working-class pitman in Jarrow, to multiple Rowing Champion of the World.
Theatre
Durham City
Pitch Productions takes on one of "the funniest and most brilliant short plays" in its rendition of White Liars and Black Comedy, the hilarious double-billed farce by Peter Shaffer.
Christmas and New Year
Beamish
Enjoy the sound of our very own Beamish Choir, who will be performing in The Pit Village chapel at 12pm and 12.45pm.
Theatre
Durham City
DDF 2025 will be a week long celebration of new student writing from February 16th to February 23rd.
Music Event
Durham City
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer and cinema's most iconic music with a live chamber orchestra illuminated by light!
Festival
Durham City
The 2025 Durham Fringe Festival will return 23rd to 27th July. The North East's biggest recognised fringe festival – featuring the best in dance, drama, magic, music, poetry, stand-up comedy and more.
Theatre
Durham City
DULOG Musical Theatre return with the all-singing, all-dancing Golden Age romantic-comedy Crazy For You!
Music Event
Beamish
Tap your foot along to the sound of brass bands at Beamish Museum.
Music Event
Chester le Street
Dementia Friendly Choir.
Music Event
Barnard Castle
Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams aka State of the Union, create a magical, stripped back and enthralling musical atmosphere with two guitars and two voices. Boo Hewerdine is perhaps best known from his years fronting much loved English rock band…
Performance
Toronto, Bishop Auckland
Travel through 2,000 years of history in a single unforgettable evening! Watch as legends come to life – Vikings storm ashore, battles rage, and heroes rise beneath a sky ablaze with magic and fire.
In 2025, celebrate the 200th anniversary of the…
Music Event
Barnard Castle
An evening with THE BOOTLEG EAGLES is jam-packed with all of the unforgettable hits and best-loved album tracks audiences love.
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