In April, come fly with Geordie Sinatra on the journey of a lifetime, join us at Utopia for a night of humanity at its best, bid a fond farewell to Short Cuts in Live Lab and keep the young'uns entertained with our Youth Theatre Festival and 3 visiting family theatre shows. With a bit of comedy and music thrown in there's something for everyone this season.

Don't miss visions of a perfect world from Michael Chaplin, Dylan Moran, Simon Stephens, Anthony Neilson and more… Join six characters in a world of blueprints as they search for utopia. From spaceships and retirement homes, to political rallies and facebook, no stone has been left unturned in our collaborative quest for paradise.

Make sure you join us for three nights of experimental theatre from April to August as we give Short Cuts, an evening of short plays, a great send off in a night full of surprises and host some of the best new work in Scratch Night. It’s a season that’s guaranteed to be dramatic!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the warm welcome of Live Theatre as some of the best comedians on the circuit attempt to tickle your funny bone in the intimate surrounds of our unique cabaret style theatre.  This season enjoy the return of Edinburgh Festival favourite funny men The Ginge, The Geordie & The Geek as well as a host of hilarious gigs presented as part of the Newcastle Gateshead Comedy Festival. 

Theatre isn’t just by adults for adults. Live Theatre is committed to creating and presenting new work specifically aimed at families. Join us in May for the critically acclaimed The Girl with the Iron Claws  and the award-winning This Way Up.In August go on a surprising journey with Inua Ellams in his show Knight Watch: SouthS'tory and enjoy four days of exciting new work created by young people for young people in this year's Youth Theatre Festival Mega Bites. 

For some making it to London 2012 has been literally a matter of life and death and the struggle is not over yet. Get the inside track into the true stories behind Olympic success from the team that presented the multi award-winning show Motherland. Don't miss these exclusive preview performances before the show heads north of the border where it will be performed at the Underbelly's E4 Cow Barn a tthe 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  

Learn the art of playwriting from two leading theatre practitioners, watch exclusive videos of award-winning writers and be part of a community of aspiring playwrights.  Live Theatre’s exciting online course www.beaplaywright.com is the ideal choice for all budding playwrights.

Interested in taking a sneak peek behind the scenes of Live Theatre's Grade 1 and 2 bonded warehouses and almshouses? Then why not book a guided tour and discover the history of Live Theatre including some tall tales and anecdotes from the company's years in residence. 

Looking for a tasty Italian pre-theatre supper then look no further than Caffé Vivo, it's the ideal choice serving simple, authentic Italian food cooked with passion.  After proper pub food then look no further than The Broad Chare serving proper beer and proper food. The Broad Chare is a new kind of 'old' pub: all the best bits of traditional inn-keeping, given a fresh, modern touch.