Five Must-See North East Shows This Autumn

SIR RANULPH FIENNES

3RD NOVEMBER
Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle
Named by the Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life pursuing extreme adventures. He’s a real risk-taker. He was the first to reach both Poles, to cross the Antarctic and Arctic Oceans, and to circumnavigate the world along its polar axis. In Living Dangerously, he’ll take you on a personal journey through his life.

AN INSPECTOR CALLS

8TH–12TH NOVEMBER
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Stephen Daldry’s multi-award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller is returning to the North East this autumn. When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the Birling family home, their dinner party is disturbed by his investigations into the death of a young woman. More relevant now than ever, this is a must-see for all generations of theatre-goers.

ONE OFF

10TH–26TH NOVEMBER
Live Theatre, Newcastle
Born in Denton Burn, Ric Renton had a troubled upbringing that led to him spending his young adulthood in prison. Whilst in HMP Durham he learned to read and write – and this is his story, relived and performed by him. Knox, Brown and Shepherd pass their time in a prison with the highest suicide rate in the country and Jock offers Shepherd an unexpected way through the darkness.Read more about Ric and his journey here.