This month GCT Street Food Fridays return for a new decade, so we thought we'd start with GCT favourites Cubanos! Newcastle's only Cuban street food stall, serving up unreal cuban pressed sandwiches, delicious rice bowls, and their signature empanadas.

MELVA tells the story of a 10-year-old girl whose struggles with anxiety, or 'worrits' as she knows them, keep her from leaving the house. Her Grandpa has grown so worried about her that he fakes his own disappearance in the hope that it will compel Melva to leave the house and overcome her worrits.

MELVA tells the story of a 10-year-old girl whose struggles with anxiety, or 'worrits' as she knows them, keep her from leaving the house. Her Grandpa has grown so worried about her that he fakes his own disappearance in the hope that it will compel Melva to leave the house and overcome her worrits.

With seven sell-out Burns Night ceilidhs under our belt, Streetwise Opera are branching out into the world of Irish ceilidhs for the first time. To mark St. Patrick’s Day, we'll be hosting the best craic this side of Dublin.

Leeds College of Music graduates and rising stars Abbie Finn (drums) and Harry Keeble (tenor sax) feature in this trio with veteran bassist Paul Grainger. They will be playing a mix of straight-ahead jazz by great artists such as Wayne Shorter, Art Blakey and Dexter Gordon, plus a few originals.

Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award winner Bella Gaffney (guitar, vocals) and acclaimed mandolin player Polly Bolton came together last year, fusing Celtic folk with bluegrass in an exciting new collaboration. Joined by Sarah Smout (cello) and Holly Brandon (fiddle) for 2019.

Local pianist and award-winning composer Steve Luck brings the next edition of his Great Northern Piano Sessions back to the Civic Theatre and as ever, he will be featuring a top quality line up drawn from the growing contemporary classical scene.

NewJam is a new series of workshops led by Paul Susans and Paul Edis aimed at young musicians aged 11-18.

Join us for an evening of inclusive dance and physical theatre produced by Liberdade, organisation that runs Gosforth Civic Theatre. We are presenting five pieces, offering an exciting opportunity for a public audience to engage with this vibrant cultural organisation.

In April 2020 Jeffrey Foucault will tour the United Kingdom in support of BLOOD BROTHERS (Blueblade Records, 2018) his sixth collection of original songs, with his longtime drummer and tour partner Billy Conway (Morphine) on drums. Ry Cavanaugh (Session Americana) opens the tour.

Mortal Fools are back with a new show from their trailblazing Ensemble Young Company, showing you what it means to be growing up or getting by in a chaotic new decade; fears, wants, hopes & voices laid bare accompanied by a soundtrack worthy of your most-played Spotify top spot.

Fast becoming the most exciting, innovative and in-demand live music act for children in the UK, Andy and the Odd Socks have played over 100 shows including festivals such as Glastonbury, Camp Bestival, Shambala, and BBC Summer Social and now embark on their Who's in the Odd Socks 2020 UK tour.

Come and finish off the Easter holidays with some music and silliness! After the success of her gig at GCT last September, Claire Tustin and her band Lullaboogaloo return for another gig for little ones and their grown-ups. Expect catchy songs celebrating spring, animals, insects and playing out.

Eliot Smith Dance (ESD) newest contemporary dance programme for Spring 2020 will take you on a spellbinding journey, through a powerful signature choreographic style that has established the company as one of the most exciting voices in British contemporary dance.

Vocalist and songwriter Zoë Gilby has teamed up with jazz trumpet / flugelhorn player Noel Dennis, double bassist Andy Champion, guitarist Mark Williams and drummer Russ Morgan for this exciting new project. "Aurora" Inspired by the compositions of Noel’s trumpet and flugelhorn hero, Tom Harrell.

With a voice like spider’ webbed hollows and lyrics that inspire and captivate, Martha and band have built a large worldwide following and played on some of the world’s most prestigious stages and festivals. Presented by Jumpin' Hot Club.

The Minnie Fraser Quartet return to Gosforth Civic Theatre with more songs from the Great American Song Book and this time they bring with them special guest saxophonist Steve Summers.

For nearly two decades, North Carolina’s Chatham County Line have crafted “organic, open bluegrass” (Pitchfork) that draws on a rich, southern palette of roots and country. Loved for their poignant songwriting, jaw-dropping picking and “innovative, masterclass harmonies” (Pop Matters)

Ada Lovelace. Sophia Jex-Blake. Lilian Bader. Andrea Dunbar. Heard of them? Neither had we. Unsung explores the untold stories of four inspirational women from British history, asking why they, and hundreds like them, have been relegated to the footnotes.

Award winning Jazz guitarist MARTIN TAYLOR teams up with acoustic and slide guitar virtuoso MARTIN SIMPSON to play selected dates in the UK. The pair will share the stage throughout the performance – adding to each other’s songs and instrumental pieces and taking them to new levels.

Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer who lives near Louisville, Kentucky not far from where she grew up. Like the River Loves the Sea is her fifth album. She draws inspiration from traditional and traditionally-minded performers from her native Kentucky, as well as those from Britain.

Your Toys go on an adventure like no other. Come with them! A heartwarming story about friends pulling together, you’ll go home with a huge smile on your face. Adults and children alike are invited to bring a toy and watch it join in the rumpus.

Your Toys go on an adventure like no other. Come with them! A heartwarming story about friends pulling together, you’ll go home with a huge smile on your face. Adults and children alike are invited to bring a toy and watch it join in the rumpus.

A highly original and energetic musical force just as likely to move you to tears as to move you to your feet. One of the hardest working bands on the scene, The Shackleton Trio is gaining significant UK and International exposure, becoming an in demand name on the folk circuit.

Vancouver artist Frazey Ford is revered for her soulful voice, captivating live show, and immersive lyrical storytelling. She first became known to UK audiences within her role as a founding member of the beloved Canadian alt-folk band The Be Good Tanyas.

Four seasons, four people, from four corners of the world, and a teenage girl’s message in the sky. A powerful new play by Lindsay Rodden, HERE is about finding sanctuary in the unlikeliest of places. About dancing on rooftops, blossom in winter, and re-writing the story of the city as your own.

Four seasons, four people, from four corners of the world, and a teenage girl’s message in the sky. A powerful new play by Lindsay Rodden, HERE is about finding sanctuary in the unlikeliest of places. About dancing on rooftops, blossom in winter, and re-writing the story of the city as your own.

After playing in Europe and all over the UK Darren Page and Marc Robinson have both dedicated their careers to Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly, this two-hour uplifting Rock n Roll Show is full of pure nostalgia with all their Hits and a few earlier ones too! Will Rock n Roll ever Die? That'll be the day!

Dean Stockdale brings his Manchester based trio to Gosforth for an evening of top quality mainstream jazz. The trio will feature Dean Stockdale on piano, Gavin Barras on double bass and Gaz Hughes on drums. The trio will be playing music from Dean’s debut album ‘Origin’ (featured on BBC Radio 3).

An original theatre show created from scratch by students from Collingwood School in collaboration with professional theatre company, Mortal Fools. Through a collection of inter-linked stories, Hugging Dogs delves into the theme of happiness.

Out of Doors is an original suite composed by Bruno Heinen, synthesizing varied​ ​influences from the worlds of contemporary classical and improvised​ ​music​​. The primary inspiration for this work came from Bela Bartók’s composition 8 Improvisations Op.20 written in 1920.

Part of Jumping' Hot Club's special 35th anniversary show. Otis is one of JHC's regular visitors and they had the honour of first introducing him to the UK. Otis Gibbs is a Songwriter, storyteller, painter, photographer and planter of 7,176 trees.