Weird

FINAL WEEK! Our genie-us panto Aladdin must end Sun 18 Jan.
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Wed 28 – Sat 31 Jan 2026

Main Stage, Theatre Royal

EVENT INFORMATION

Wed 28 Jan 6.30pm
Fri 30 Jan 1.30pm
Sat 31 Jan 1pm & 4pm

Running time: 70mins (no interval)
Need to know: Contains strobes and flashing lights

More than 5,000 schoolchildren from across the North East will have the opportunity to be the first in the world to see this brand new musical thanks to an exciting new collaboration between West End theatre producer Michael Harrison and Newcastle Theatre Royal. Find out more HERE

Ticket applications for schools performances are now closed. Public performances are on We, Fri and Sat.

Theatre Royal Sponsored by Vertu

WORLD PREMIERE AT NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL

Double, double toil and trouble!

This electrifying pop-powered musical reimagines Shakespeare’s Macbeth through the eyes of the fiercely fabulous and fun three witches, The Weird Sisters!

Featuring an unforgettable soundtrack bursting with pop anthems, Weird is the new British musical packed with witchcraft, mischief and mayhem! This spellbinding reinvention is breaking all the rules – don’t miss your chance to experience the magic and something wicked this way comes.

Playing the roles of the three witches will be Gabriela Benedetti (Evita; Hamilton) as Phoenix, Hope Dawe (Burlesque the Musical; Grease (UK & Ireland Tour)) as Luna and Kingsley Morton (Heathers the Musical; The Addams Family) as Angelique.

They will be joined by Scarlet Bilham (Morning; A Son of Rambo) as Lady Macbeth, Elliott Evans (Back to the Future) as Banquo, Andrew Patrick-Walker (Bat Out of Hell; HAIR) as King Duncan and Macduff and Dean John Wilson (The King & I; Sister Act the Musical; Aladdin) as Macbeth.

The show is directed by West End and Broadway director, Tim Jackson (Two Strangers Carry a Cake (Across New York); The Parent Agency); with choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento (42 Balloons; Starter for Ten).

Completing the creative team is Set Designer Andrew Exeter (The Creakers; Oscar at the Crown); Costume Designer Gabriella Slade (Starlight Express – Olivier Award winner; SIX – Tony Award winner); Lighting Designer Howard Hudson (Starlight Express; Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Olivier Award nominations 2025); Sound Designer Paul Gatehouse (Mary Poppins; SIX); Orchestrator, Musical Supervisor and Co-Arranger Joe Beighton (Six the Musical; 42 Balloons).