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From West End wonders and magical musicals, to captivating comedy and dynamic dramas, the Forum Theatre brings you the thrill of live performance in a warm, intimate setting…it’s time to take your seat.

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Cinderella

4 December 2024 - 5 January 2025

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Poor Cinderella works night and day but dreams of a very different life, and with an invitation to the royal ball it looks as if her wish may be granted. Will her Wicked Stepsisters succeed in ruining Cinderella’s dreams of happiness or will her loyal fiend Buttons and her Fairy Godmother be able to thwart their devilish plans?

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Peter Pan

1 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

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Soar to Neverland in this high-flying, wonderful Pantomime adventure! In a flash and with a sprinkle of fairy dust, The Forum pantomime will take to the skies with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell as Neverland bursts into life again in this spectacular production that’s fun for the whole family.

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How Sweet It is – Motown’s Greatest Hits

13 - 14 December 2024

Join us for a MOTOWN CELEBRATION at this years Christmas party nights here at Forum Theatre. With a late bar and disco after the show this is a show not to be missed so round up your friends, family and work colleagues!!!

This stunning 100% live show combines first class music with the slickest choreography and an amazing band, to deliver truly outstanding performances for the best Motown experience you will ever have!

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A Tribute To Sting & The Police

18 January 2025

The Rozzers have been entertaining audiences as the No.1 tribute to Sting and The Police for over a decade. Fronted by Sting look and sound-a-like Owen James, the band perform at festivals, on cruise ships and now they embark on a new UK theatre tour.

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Peter Andre In The Best Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons

23 January 2025

Starring Peter Andre – The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is a spectacular high-pitched celebration of timeless music from one of the biggest selling groups of all time. This nostalgic musical journey pays tribute to the life and career of those four boys from Jersey, who started singing under a streetlamp but soon went on to become one of the most recognised groups in history.

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Paradise Found - Live Meat Loaf Rock Show

16 February 2025

The UKs ultimate Meat Loaf theatre rock show. Paradise Found delivers a two hour high octane tribute performance featuring an electrifying all star headline band.

Blazing through Meat Loaf’s greatest hits outa hell & legendary singalong anthems. Bat Out Of Hell, Took The Words, Bad For Good, Out Of The Frying Pan, Dead Ringer For Love and much more.

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Rita, Sue & Bob Too!

19 - 22 March 2025

TV favourite Jake Quickenden heads the stellar cast as Bob in the production. Jake will be joined by Hollyoaks’ Jessica Ellis as Michelle, Shameless and Coronation Street’s Warren Donnelly as Dad, Britain’s Got Talent’s Siobhan Phillips as Mum, Kay Nicholson as Rita and Jenna Sian O’Hara as Sue.

The play tells the story of Rita and Sue, two working class girls from a rundown council estate who are about to finish their final year at school.

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Beautiful Trauma – The Live Pink Tribute Show

4 April 2025

A Full throttle show consisting of pulse-racing costume changes, amazing production and of course Pink's awesome catalogue of hits!

Expect to hear: Just Like a Pill, What About Us, Please Don't Leave Me, So What, Just Give Me a Reason, Sober, Raise Your Glass, Perfect and many more!

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Irish Annie’s – Starring Ricky Tomlinson

17 May 2025

Come on down for a session at Irish Annie’s pub, a musical play by Asa Murphy celebrating the best of Irish culture, from the music through to the comedy. Featuring a live 5-piece band Shenanigans.

Starring TV legend Ricky Tomlinson (The Royle Family), also starring Lynn Francis, Asa Murphy, Barry Ruth, Lynne Fitzgerald and Nathan Murphy. Featuring brand new songs and characters, it has also been known for a special guest to walk through the pub doors too.

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The Best Of Queen

8 June 2025

Get ready to Break Free with the UK’s biggest Queen Tribute band – Majesty!

Join Freddie, Brian, Roger and John as they take you on a magical journey performing The Best of Queen, whilst celebrating the music and showmanship of the UK’s favourite rock band.

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Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

30th Sep - 4th Oct 2025

This sensational multi award-winning West End show first opened in 1989 and has been thrilling audiences around the world ever since.

Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his Texas rockabilly beginnings to international stardom and his legendary final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic death at the age of just 22.

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Enjoy some of the biggest names in TV, sport and comedy…

Middlesbrough Legends

16 January 2025

Starring: Paul Merson & Andy Townsend. Two Middlesbrough legends are coming to The Forum in Billingham to talk about their time at Middlesbrough FC and also their action-packed football careers. Starring Paul Merson & Andy Townsend as they discuss all things football, dressing room/training ground stories, managers, fall outs and everything you wanted to know about playing for a successful football club.

There will be a chance to pose questions to the stars during the evening as there will be an audience Q&A.

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15 Years of The Inbetweeners: In Conversation With Joe Thomas

25 January 2025

In this stripped back, relaxed and exclusive event, Joe will be in conversation about his time on The Inbetweeners and taking questions from the audience!

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Steptoe & Son – LIVE!

26 January 2025

You wouldn't think it was possible for this 'rag and boning' duo to still be at it after all this time, but here they are! Albert is still a dirty old man and Harold is as pretentious as ever! Come and join Steptoe & Son for all the hilarious conflict that our four classic episodes have to offer!

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Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown

31 January - 1 February 2025

50 plus years In Entertainment/ comedy, Roy Chubby Brown is still going strong, entertaining thousands and thousands of fans annually up and down the country, Roy is the undoubted King of Comedy.

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Posh Teas & Artisan Cheese Starring Rosemary Shrager & Sean Wilson

4 February 2025

Two culinary champions, ROSEMARY SHRAGER and SEAN WILSON.

The first half of their show will consist of chat and an audience Q&A, taking questions from the audience, while the second half will be a cook-off, in which the two chalk-and-cheese experts will showcase their succulent skills, with mouth-watering recipes and hot tips that the audience can try at home.

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An Evening with Jimmy White!

5 February 2025

Join us for An Evening With ‘’The Whirlwind’’ Jimmy White! Hosted by none other than the voice of world snooker Mr John Virgo and includes a trick shot masterclass from the man himself and special guest snooker commentator and 1997 world champion Ken Doherty!
On the night Jimmy & Ken will play a few frames and talk us through their illustrious career both on and off the table with John Virgo being his usual referee and commentator and also giving us an insight into everything from Jimmy’s 6 world championship runner up finishes, to his world seniors championship win!

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A Special Evening With Nadiya Bychkova

18 February 2025

Get your score paddles at the ready because Strictly Come Dancing favourite, and world champion Ballroom dancer, Nadiya Bychkova is coming to Billingham with a brand-new, intimate evening of entertainment.

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Phil Walker – Happy Bunny

Sunday 6 April 2025

He's a husband, a dad, a man in the middle of life frantically striving to stay relevant in the rapidly changing world around him. He's performed in war zones like Afghanistan and Bosnia, at 20,000 feet on an EasyJet flight full of non-speaking Italian tourists without a parachute, and he's even endured a Megabus! Basically, he will go anywhere for a laugh. So, come experience award-winning comedian Phil Walker in his brand new show for an unforgetable night of laughter guaranteed.

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An Evening With Phil ‘THE POWER’ Taylor

Sunday 4 May 2025

Come and join 16 x world darts champion Phil Taylor Nicknamed "The Power” for an unforgettable evening of darts and chat. Phil takes on his special guest in an exhibition match of darts in the first half, the second half he will chat about his journey and rise to fame in the sporting world and what it takes to dominate darts for so long.

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Cinderella

4 December 2024 - 5 January 2025

Poor Cinderella works night and day but dreams of a very different life, and with an invitation to the royal ball it looks as if her wish may be granted. Will her Wicked Stepsisters succeed in ruining Cinderella’s dreams of happiness or will her loyal fiend Buttons and her Fairy Godmother be able to thwart their devilish plans?

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The Wizard Of Oz

26 February - 2 March 2025

Take a stroll down the yellow brick road this February half term as Tom Rolfe Productions proudly present everyone’s favourite pantomime story The Wizard of Oz live on stage!

Expect dazzling scenery, beautiful costumes, hilarious comedy and much more!

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Stockton Stage Presents: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

5 - 9 March 2025

Join Stockton Stage Society as The world-famous Willy Wonka opens the gates to his mysterious factory… but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregard, Augustus Gloop and Mike Teavee have all won golden tickets and will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagi-nation including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels and the great glass elevator, all to be revealed by Wonka’s army of curious Oompa-Loompas.

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Room On The Broom

26 - 27 March 2025

Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

The witch and her cat are travelling on their broomstick when they pick up some hitch-hikers – a friendly dog, a beautiful green bird and a frantic frog. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK – it snaps in two… just as the hungry dragon appears!

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Fireman Sam – The Great Camping Adventure

6 April 2025

Norman wants to go on an adventure to impress his friends, so when two famous animal explorers arrive in Pontypandy, he decides to follow them into the mountains.

But when Norman discovers a rare red squirrel, one of the explorers decides to take the glory for themselves, leaving Norman stranded in a cave. Now it's up to Fireman Sam to save the day and ensure everyone is safe on their camping adventure!

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The Worst Princess

29 - 30 April 2025

Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she’s The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she’s ready to start her happy end. But first she’ll have to make friends with a dragon, escape from a tower and set the Prince’s pants on fire with her new fire-breathing bestie. Will Sue find her happily ever after?

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There’s A Monster In Your Show

21 - 22 May 2025

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.

A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but quickly discover they are not alone on stage. Little Monster wants to be part of the fun too! With an invitation to his friends, Dragon, Alien and Unicorn to join him, you can expect comedy and chaos as they help to create a magical show, learning about the joy of books and friendship along the way.

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Pop Princesses - World Tour

1 June 2025

A Magical show where beautiful Princesses become Pop Stars. This is the children’s pop concert with a big difference. The four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses are back. Come and join them on this epic adventure.

Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Taylor Swift. Meghan Trainor and Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Lizzo, plus a few of the best songs from all your favourite Films and Musicals. Join the fun!

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Milkshake Live On Holiday!

8 June 2025

Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Dora, Pip and Posey, Blue from Blues Clues and You!, Milo, Milkshake! Monkey plus two of your Milkshake! presenters for an all-new adventure!

Pack your bags and jump aboard the Milkshake! train as we go on an all singing, all dancing holiday together! It’s a family show not to be missed!

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Horrible Histories

14 - 15 Jul 2025

We all want to meet people from history! The trouble is everyone is dead!

So it’s time to prepare for Horrible Histories live on stage with the acclaimed production of Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians!

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