“There's a vigour about Northern Stage which suggests a theatre company seriously getting into its stride” CULTURE magazine, April 2008

Northern Stage is the largest producing theatre company in the North East of England, and we are very pleased that we are regarded as one of the top-ten UK producing theatres.

We have built a reputation for visually driven productions that attract audiences of all ages, including Our Friends in the North, A Christmas Carol, Ruby Moon, Tattercoats, Son of Man, Thumbelina and The Little Prince. Having recently completed a Spring tour of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, our creative team are currently working on a new adaptation of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber as well as preparing for another exciting festive season.

At the start of 2007, we were proud to co-produce Robert Lepage's Lipsynch with Ex Machina and Théâtre San Frontières which lead to the UK's only performance of this incredible new work which is destined to return to these shows in a few years time in the form of a nine hour epic.

Besides producing our own work, we are dedicated to presenting the best in local, national and international theatre. Since we reopened we have hosted the likes of Hoipolloi, Forced Entertainment, Kneehigh, Protein Dance, Twisting Yarn, Ultima Vez, The Opera Group and National Theatre of Scotland. We seek to forge links between these exciting companies and the North East, enabling them to return time and time again to showcase the best that theatre has to offer.

Our Chief Executive, Erica Whyman, is excited about building partnerships with companies and practitioners throughout the UK and beyond. Last Spring, we played to renowned South African writer, actor and director John Kani, with his award winning play Nothing But The Truth. This year we were proud to welcome a South African retelling of the story of Elektra in Molora, alongside Yellow Earth Theatre Company's tale of modern life and Chinese myth, Running the Silk Road.