Weird
EVENT INFORMATION
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 Fri and Sat.
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.
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).
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Weird will be playing at Newcastle Theatre Royal Wed 28 – Sat 31 Jan 2026. Performances on Wed 28 – Fri 30 Jan are reserved exclusively for schools.
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