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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Festival
Sedgefield
Hardwick Festival returns 15th to 17th August. The 2025 line-up will be revealed soon.
Theatre
Durham
The HandleBards return to Wharton Park in summer 2025. Make the most of the early bird offer, tickets make a great Christmas gift. Book here for The Handlebards. - make the most of the early bird offer - visit and search for Wharton Park.
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
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they are unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate…for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut…
Concert
The College, Durham
Lose yourself in this sonically spectacular celebration of Radiohead's vast and ever-expanding universe of music - including hits and hidden gems from their 30 years in the spotlight from albums such as OK Computer, In Rainbows and The Bends.
Theatre
Fowlers Yard, Durham
Classic, ground breaking play of its time.
Music Event
Beamish
Beamish Folk is a new folk music session taking place on the second Sunday of each month in our 1900s Pit Village band hall, 11.30am-1.30pm.
Theatre
Durham City
Durham Student Theatre presents its annual Finalists' Showcase for one night only in the Assembly Rooms Theatre!
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
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
Based on Mel Brooks' much-loved Academy Award winning movie, "The Producers" is an hilarious musical comedy that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards and 3 Olivier Awards, more than any other show in…
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.
Theatre
Durham
Based on the classic bestselling novel by Sue Townsend, this critically acclaimed West End musical brings Britain's best-loved spotty teenager's story to life for a new generation of theatergoers.
Theatre
Durham City
Set in the turbulent heart of the French Revolution, the timeless tale of Romeo and Juliet details the fate of two 'star-crossed lovers', whose dizzying romantic entanglement ends in tragedy.
Music Event
Chester le Street
Dementia Friendly Choir.
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!
Theatre
Durham
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.
Concert
The College, Durham
Experience the music of Hans Zimmer under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Theatre
Durham
Durham Opera Ensemble presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe, a witty and whimsical operetta combining political satire with fairy magic, great music, and unforgettable characters.
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…
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