STREET ENTERTAINMENT

Timeless: Joli Vyann

Timeless is performed inside and around a spectacular 7-metrehigh rotating hourglass! The four performers use daring acrobatics to explore the fragile relationship between civilisation and nature, climate change and the precarious balance that could at any point tip us into chaos.

The Battling Butlers: Bash Street Company

Life on the road is never straight forward for single dad Joe Butler in this celebration of the everchanging relationship between a father and son who work together in a double-act. The show uses a unique blend of circus skills, original songs, live music and magical illusions and features a real-life father and son!

Zig Zag: Cie Alexandra N' Possee

This French hip hop dance company is directed by choreographer Abdennour Belalit. A bench is the temporary resting place of a homeless father. Another man tries to lift his spirits, using no words but movements that range from tender gestures to explosive virtuosity.

The Owl & The Pussycat: Murmuration Arts

The Owl and The Pussycat are sailing into Tynemouth this summer in their beautiful pea-green boat. Edward Lear's well-loved characters are brought to life in a family show featuring original songs played live on the guitar.

Jumpers For Goalposts: Meta4 Dance Company

Meta4 is a community based contemporary dance company working in rural Northumberland that aims to give opportunities to young people with learning disabilities. The show is a funny, light-hearted look at a dysfunctional football team trying to work together after an injury to their top player.

Free Workshops: Meta4Dance Company

Experience the ultimate fusion of football skills and dance techniques with the Meta4 Dance squad. Discover the fun of warm-up games, technical exercises, and creative tasks, culminating in a chance to showcase your new-found abilities.

Parade - The Giant Wheel: Autin Dance Theatre

ADT returns to Tynemouth with a large-scale travelling performance featuring a 15-foot tall Giant Wheel driven by performers travelling high above the street. Parade is a moving performance inspired by the beauty, power and impact of people coming together from different walks of life.

Victorian Time Travellers: Bell and Bullock

Meet Professor Weft and Miss Warp, two intrepid Victorian time travellers in their amazing H. G. Wells-style Time Machine. They'll stop to entertain you with time travel and science themed magic and mind reading tricks.

Garaghty and Thom

Richard Garaghty and Goronwy

Thom last hosted our Cabaret Stage back in 2017 and were so good that their return is long overdue. Look forward to circus trickery, hilarious comedy routines and quick-witted improvisation.

Les Oiseaux: Neighbourhood Watch

The North East's most famous stilt-walking exports return to Tynemouth after travelling from South America to China and many points in between. And they are as cheeky as ever, so watch out!

Dovetail: Vanhulle Dance Theatre

Two agile performers go to the limits of physicality to show what it is to bend but not break!

Choreographer Mickaël 'Marso' Rivière has an international reputation for his unique blend of hip hop dance, martial arts and contemporary movement.

Gibbon: Gandini Juggling

This poetic and comedic show by Chris Patfield and Jose Triguero uses hypnotic patterns of juggling and movement to explore affection, violence, co-operation and the need for personal spaceand what happens when it is taken away!

Stories In The City: Les Dudes

All the way from Canada, Les Dudes return with their new show. Stories In The City brings circus, live music and physical comedy together in a delicious mix that is surprising, funny and touching.