Our Friends in the North.
The Thatcher Years. Four friends. Two years that changed everything.
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL · THU 15 – SAT 24 OCTOBER 2026
LIVE THEATRE · EASTLAKE PRODUCTIONS · NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
A landmark drama comes home.
L–R RYAN NOLAN · SAM NEALE · JACK ROBERTSON · SCOTT TURNBULL
BAFTA-winning BBC drama and cultural landmark Our Friends in the North returns to the city where it began, in a new stage adaptation by original writer Peter Flannery and award-winning director Jack McNamara. Four Newcastle friends come of age through the Thatcher years. Funny, tender and fiercely political.
A CO-PRODUCTION BY
Live Theatre
Eastlake Productions
Newcastle Theatre Royal
NOW BOOKING //
Thu 15 – Sat 24 October 2026
MAIN STAGE, NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
BOOK AT THEATRE ROYAL ↗- PERFORMANCES
- Evenings 7.30pm · Matinees Thu 22 Oct 2pm and Sat 2.30pm
- RUNNING TIME
- 2 hours including interval
- TICKETS
- Tickets from £19
- ACCESS
- Audio Described & Captioned performance with pre-show Touch Tour · Sat 24 Oct, 2.30pm
MAY CONTAIN ADULT THEMES, STROBES, FLASHING LIGHTS AND LOUD NOISES
it will be an ensemble to die for. i cannot wait for them to take to newcastle theatre royal's stage and bring this iconic story home.
THE FULL COMPANY · OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH: THE THATCHER YEARS
THE CAST
NICKY
Ryan Nolan
GEORDIE
Scott Turnbull
TOSKER
Jack Robertson
MARY
Sam Neale
WITH //
Meena Al-Nawrasy
Chris Connel
Trevor Fox
Jane Holman
Leo James
Cooper McDonough
Jude Nelson
Robert Punchard
CAST DRAWN FROM ACROSS THE NORTH EAST, INCLUDING GRADUATES OF LIVE THEATRE'S PROJECT A TRAINING PROGRAMME AND ITS YOUTH THEATRE.
Who makes it.
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY
Peter Flannery
DIRECTOR
Jack McNamara
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Jamie Eastlake
A CO-PRODUCTION BY
Live Theatre · Eastlake Productions · Newcastle Theatre Royal