Frequently asked questions.

No, Tynemouth Priory Theatre is self-financing and proud of it. We earn our keep by selling seats for our productions, hiring out the theatre to outside companies and other trading activities, like hiring out props, scenery and cloths. We also get income from our membership and the occasional donation. We are a registered charity.

Yes, please contact the secretary for details of ad-cloth/projected display and programme advertising.

Tynemouth Priory Theatre currently puts on four plays a year and a Christmas pantomime during a season that runs from September to June. We try to put on a balanced programme: mystery/whodunnit, domestic comedy, well-known classic drama, thought-provoking theatre, TV spin-off etc.

We have a play-reading committee and the choice of plays is carefully thought through, bearing in mind our core audience and what our members want to take part in, the availability of actors and licenses for productions, the season as a whole, staging and directors etc.

Other visiting companies occasionally put on productions throughout the year, including musicals.

Come on the night of a production and buy seats if there are any left

Book by phone (0191 292 9292), by email or via message through the website

Book on the website (get your ticket instantly)

Buy a season ticket to reserve the same seats for every show - but you can swap nights during the season.

We try to keep our prices low so that audience members can enjoy a night at our theatre at a reasonable cost.

Yes, we have a limited license. Before the performance and during the interval of our four regular productions alcohol is on sale to adults, for consumption on the premises only (subject to availability), and there is a limited range supplied (sealed bottles of wine, premixed gin and tonic, bottled beer). No alcohol may be brought onto the premises and consumed. We reserve the right to refuse access to members of the public who flout our licensing conditions.

Subject to availability, we sell a limited range of ice cream, soft drinks and water, usually during the interval.

Following COVID-19, we are not currently offering the meal deal option. We intend to review this in the near future.

Yes, you can. See what plays are coming up in the season. See information for prospective actors, come to an open reading, ask for a copy of the script and then come to an audition. If you are offered a part in a play, we will expect you to join the Theatre. There may be a refundable deposit of £10 to borrow scripts in advance of auditions for non-members.

The club is adults only for now. We welcome children in our annual pantomime and in appropriate plays/roles, but we don't run a youth theatre, nor are we able to allow under sixteens to be involved unsupervised. Parents who are members often bring their children to the theatre and they get involved where they can.