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Cinemas and theatres

Cinemas and theatres

The city of Newcastle, along with the rest of Tyne and Wear, has a huge variety of entertainment venues. As well as the venues we have listed in this section, you may also be interested to read our section on Galleries, museums, parks and gardens.

Newcastle is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city with excellent theatre and music venues, therefore attracting many popular artists and touring productions. Many of the venues we have listed here offer concessions for older people, so it is worth contacting them before you book.

For further information about current and upcoming events in Tyne and Wear, you may also like to visit one of the following websites:

City Eye
NewcastleGateshead
What’s On North East

NewcastleGateshead also produce a What's On guide, which contains information on various events, performances and exhibitions taking place in the local area over the next few months.

The Get Into Newcastle website has lots of offers, discount vouchers and 2 for 1 deals, events and things to do in Newcastle City Centre. Newcastle shops, restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs, cinemas, theatres and attractions are all on the website, with Newcastle event listings and Newcastle City Centre money off vouchers.

The Discover Pass is an exclusive pass offering special money-saving deals at some of Tyne and Wear's most popular visitor attractions. NewcastleGateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside boast some of the best attractions in the UK. Offers include buy 1 get 1 free, kids go free or 20% off and will be available from April 2009. Passes cost £2 and are available at selected Tourist Information Centres.You can also buy a pass online.

Arriva Town Guides is a website that provides advice and ideas for places to visit in the North East, suggested by local people. The site is interactive so you can add you own suggestions for other people to read. Visit the website for further information.

The Elders Council of Newcastle's Older Person Friendly City Centre working group produced a report in December 2006 to assess the 'older person friendliness' of Newcastle city centre. This report has a section on theatres, cinemas and concert halls, which may also be of interest to you. You can read a copy of the report here.

Newcastle City Council has worked in partnership with DisabledGo and local disabled people to develop an online Access Guide for Newcastle. The detailed access information provided within the guide will help enable disabled people to assess whether local facilities, such as cinemas, music venues and theatres, are accessible to their particular needs. To see the guide, visit the DisabledGo website.

Cinemas

Tyne and Wear has several cinemas, showing everything from Hollywood blockbusters to low-budget, independent films. Choose from large, multi-screen cinemas to smaller, more intimate venues.

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Theatres

Newcastle and it's surrounding areas are home to many theatres, staging the best in drama, music, comedy and dance. The Theatre Royal is a very popular venue in the heart of the city and the Journal Tyne Theatre is the world's oldest working Victorian theatre.

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