From the makers of POV, re:group performance collective return with a rock opera and raucous work of gig-theatre. If you like your theatre loud and subversive, this is for you. Told through 17 original songs and dark humour, AUTO-TUNE is a regret filled love letter to millennial culture – Nokia’s, Silverchair obsession, teen drinking and questionable decision-making.

Family

ALL IN by Dance Makers Collective is a joyful, immersive celebration of dance featuring choreography by Miranda Wheen and music by award-winning composer Fiona Hill. In this mass dance work, three local dance groups perform alongside some incredible professional contemporary dancers with a cross-section of styles under their belt. Will you join them afterwards for an all-in social dance?

A glittering, rambunctious dino-romp. Blending cabaret, sci‑fi, storytelling and unapologetic camp humour, it’s wild, witty and bittersweet – where love, survival bunkers and finding your true ‘Triceratop’ collide. A hilariously tender gay dinosaur parable – it’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ meets ‘Don’t Look Up’. Can our prehistoric protagonist find love in time?

Free

A high-energy celebration of local punk culture. The stacked lineup includes Boudicca, No Reason, Bitchcraft, and ska-legends, The Porkers. Free, loud and unapologetically local – this is Newcastle punk at full volume. Immerse yourself in the punk scene with DIY Alley, merch, and a human-sized claw machine.

SOLDOUT

They say the truth is stranger than fiction, and Newcastle's past proves it. For one night only, hear the unbelievable and bizarre true stories too weird to tell, until now. Catch the world premiere of this wildly entertaining short film, followed by a star-studded musical performance.