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There Will Be Tinsel

John Osborne presents

Wednesday 10th December 2025

Doors:                        7pm

Performance:         7.30pm

Running Time:        70 mins

Tickets:                      General Admission (£15)

Concession (£7.50)

Suitable for Over 65s, Students, Artists, Unemployment Benefit, Disability Benefit. Please note proof of concession eligibility may be asked for upon arrival at the Box Office.  Complimentary tickets are available for Pas supporting those with access requirements.

No Questions (£3)

If you can’t afford any of the other ticket categories but still want to see the show, then please purchase this one – no questions will be asked. (Limited to 7, in advance and online only)

 

Age recommendation:           14+ 

Christmas poems and stories: the perfect night out in December

Step into the magic of the season at our Christmas Spectacular! Join us for an evening filled with poems and stories that capture the true spirit of Christmas. Bring your family, work colleagues and friends to experience a cheerful atmosphere that embraces the magic of Christmas.

 

With a record player on stage playing Christmas records, a stage covered in Christmas lights and tinsel, this is the perfect show for nights out in December with audiences treated to relaxed, seasonal festive poems and stories that have already proved popular at Christmas shows across the UK, from writer, theatre-maker and Radio 4 regular John Osborne. From the creator of hit theatre show John Peel’s Shed and Sky 1 sitcom After Hours, directed by Craig Cash. Stewart Lee is a big fan of John’s wonderful storytelling, and you will be too.

 

'John's story left me and my children spellbound and in tears,'

Stewart Lee in The Observer, on Don't Need the Sunshine on Radio 4

 

‘His work has a winning gentleness, a seductive voice that draws you in, ensnares you and captivates you.'

Ian McMillan      

‘Beautifully-written, funny and poignant’ *****  – The Scotsman on John Peel’s Shed

 

About

John Osborne has been making theatre shows since 2011 and touring them across the UK, from village halls to Glastonbury Festival. His first show John Peel’s Shed was a complete sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival and was adapted for BBC Radio 4.    

 

Johnosbornewriter.co.uk     

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Opening Hours 
We are open 11am - 10pm Wednesday - Friday and 6pm-10pm on Saturdays
 

Address
Alphabetti Theatre, St James Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom NE1 4HP

 

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0191 261 9125. Our phone lines are open Monday-Tuesday: 10 - 6
Wednesday - Friday: 10 - 10
Saturday: 6 - 10

 

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Good Boy Rex the Theatre Dog
Arts Council England
Community Foundation, Newcastle Culture Investment Fund Supported by Newcastle City Council
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The Barbour Foundation
Esmee Fairburn Foundation

With thanks to the
Fagus Anstruther Memorial Trust

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