Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards Megson draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of folk music. The husband & wife duo bring an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars. Comprising Debs Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion) and Stu Hanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo) Megson have gained fame on the British folk scene, not only for their arresting & intelligent songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour. As fRoots Magazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here then you have a problem’ .

A fabulous night of live music as Magic Floor Productions present a wonderful selection of your musical favourite's.. You will be sure to leave humming those tunes. The program will include songs from...Les Miserable, Wicked, Hamilton, Sweeney Todd, South pacific, Little Shop of Horrors. So come and chase away those winter blues with a fabulous evening of all your musical theatre favourites.

Reimagine traditional melodies through pizzicato grooves, intricate guitar tunes and boundless improvisation. Their music captures the essence of their recent 870 miles walk of the Welsh Coast. "Weaving together a tapestry of shared experiences" (Songlines) "Their compositions are sophisticated yet rooted in tradition, blending fiddle, guitar and gorgeous vocal harmonies".

Live Music from this local 4 piece band.

Tom Stoppard's comedy has actors playing actors who, in turn are playing characters: this somewhat ridiculous set up is a crime mystery, mimicking Agatha Christie. As the play develops, two critics who have come to comment on the play, get drawn in and both men find themselves embroiled in events on stage, as they trade places with the mysterious Simon and the even more mysterious, not to say eccentric, Inspector Hound if that indeed is who he is!

"Chopped Liver & Unions" is a play that tells the story of Sara Wesker, a pioneering union activist who fought for workers' rights, particularly for women in the garment industry. "Chopped Liver & Unions" is a theatrical production that highlights the life and struggles of Sara Wesker, a significant yet often overlooked figure in the labor movement of the early 20th century. The play combines music and narrative to depict Wesker's activism, particularly her role in leading the "singing strikers" of 1928, who protested for better working conditions and equal pay for women in the East End of London. Show length 1 hr with post show Q & A

PUZZLE HOUSE PANTOMIMES present a traditional family pantomime based on the story of Red Riding Hood. It is fifty years since Granny Smith led the chase to turn the evil wolf pack out of Longfern Wood. Now, after all this time, the leader of the pack is back! He is determined to seek revenge on Granny Smith’s beautiful granddaughter Rose, known to everyone as Red Riding Hood. Squire Cheatem and his useless helpers, Meddle and Muddle, are also up to no good, so Red Riding Hood will need some help. The audience can help her, by joining in with some songs and solving some puzzles on the way! Six actors play a range of characters in a show full of songs, live keyboard music, thrills, spills and fun! There are two acts, plus a short interval.

Award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin writes and performs this gripping new stage adaptation of John Buchan's classic Edwardian spy thriller, famously filmed by Alfred Hitchcock. First published in 1915, The Thirty-Nine Steps follows Richard Hannay, a man falsely accused of murder and forced to flee across the moors of Scotland. Hunted by the sinister Black Stone a secret criminal organisation intent on triggering global war Hannay must evade capture, survive relentless pursuit, and stop an anarchist plot to assassinate a foreign dignitary. Fast-paced and suspenseful, this bold solo adaptation delivers intrigue, adventure and edge-of-your-seat storytelling.

Grumpy O Sheep is a wildly unconventional duo, blending the peat-, whisky- and beer-soaked melodies of Irish music with the fiery rhythms of Spanish guitar, all delivered with a bold rock edge. Already dubbed the Irish Rodrigo y Gabriela, they have performed at festivals and venues across France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, England and beyond. In 2025, they released their third album and toured throughout Europe. Original, energetic and innovative, their genre-defying music brings together two styles in an unlikely but powerful fusion. Grumpy O Sheep it's like a duo only better!

Following the huge success of Midwinter Revels, Green Matthews return with their brand-new show, Midsummer Revels. Featuring traditional English folk songs, original material and toe-tapping dance tunes, Midsummer Revels is a joyful, feel-good celebration of sunny days, blue skies and green fields. Songs of land and sea, town and country are brought vividly to life on a rich array of instruments including English border bagpipes, mandocello and shawm all delivered with Green Matthews trademark wit and humour. You guys are awesome! Bill Barclay, Director of Music at Shakespeare's Globe

Ruby is 79. Frank is 58. They met on never-2-late.com, an internet dating site for senior singles and quickly became lovers. Only Becca, Ruby's granddaughter, knows of their romance - until now. When Ruby breaks the news to her adult children, family panic is unleashed. Is this another case of romance fraud, the early stages of dementia, even psychosis or can it possibly be true love Produced by Charmed Life, this is a drama of our times. By turns witty, poignant and thought-provoking, never-2-late.com is a roller-coaster of a play that challenges our social attitudes to love in later life.

Woman in Mind is a darkly comic play by Alan Ayckbourn that follows Susan, a woman trapped in an unfulfilling marriage whose imagination creates a vivid fantasy family to replace her disappointing real one. As the boundaries between her idealised world and her everyday life begin to blur, Susan's grip on reality slips with both hilarious and heartbreaking consequences. Witty, unsettling, and emotionally powerful, the play offers a compelling journey into one woman's fractured mind. This is one of Ayckbourn's darkest but most hilarious comedies, a play which set the audience rocking with laughter when it opened at the Vaudeville Theatre in London 40 years ago. Age; 12+

From the director of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas comes a wonderfully colourful adaptation of Roald Dahl's much-loved novel. Live action tops and tails the story, but for the most part, it's fun times with stop-motion puppets. By turns funny and scary, it stays true to Dahl's surreal and whimsical vision.

Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are a powerhouse folk duo blending Scottish fiddle fire and English guitar gravitas with driving foot percussion and soulful vocal harmonies. Their mix of groove, wit, and inventive arrangements bridges tradition with modern edge - music that smoulders, sparks, and occasionally catches fire.

Described as ingenious and compelling by The Times, Orchestra of Samples is a unique musical journey without borders by ethno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV, bringing together musicians and instruments from around the world. For two decades, Addictive TV have built a vast archive, filming hundreds of musicians improvising worldwide, from India to Senegal, Kazakhstan to Colombia, sampling them all to create new music of extraordinary fusions. Connecting cultures through music, the performance showcases a huge variety of instruments, many traditional, some rare and others newly-invented. As well as performing on Orchestra of Samples, clarinettist Frantiek Holík, aka Time Fracture, will also present new electro-acoustic work with a jazz twist, playing his EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) alongside moving images from Bill Jackson, the award-wining artist known for his haunting emotive films and photography