What's on in Northumberland in May 2027

Saturday 1 May 2027

• The Lindisfarne Story

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £30

  Founder member Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell tell the Lindisfarne story with songs, film and anecdotes. Organiser

Wednesday 5 May 2027

• The Royal Opera: Tosca

  19:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  Puccini's Tosca broadcast live from the Royal Opera House. Organiser

Friday 7 May 2027

• Sofia Sacco (piano): Alnwick Music Society

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £20, ages 19 to 30 £8, under 18s free

  A piano recital pairing baroque and contemporary music, closing the Alnwick Music Society season. Organiser

Saturday 8 May 2027

• My Celebration to Whitney Houston

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £30.50

  A tribute concert to Whitney Houston's songs. Organiser

• The Makings of a Murderer: Fatal Mistake

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £29

  Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre looks at true cases where killers came close to escaping justice, and the mistakes that caught them out. Organiser

Sunday 9 May 2027

• Feast of Fiddles

  19:00 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £25

  Six fiddlers and a rock rhythm section play folk tunes with plenty of humour. Organiser

Tuesday 11 May 2027

• Exhibition on Screen: Monet

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  A documentary on Tate Britain's Monet and Time exhibition and his paintings of light and his garden. Also showing on Sunday 16 May. Organiser

Wednesday 12 May 2027

• Spiers and Boden

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £13.50

  The English folk duo bring fiddle, melodeon and plenty of energy to traditional songs and tunes. Organiser

• That Knave, Raleigh

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £20

  A one-man play about the highs and lows of Sir Walter Raleigh. Organiser

Sunday 16 May 2027

• Exhibition on Screen: Monet

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  A second screening of the Exhibition on Screen documentary about Monet and Tate Britain's exhibition. Organiser

Friday 21 May 2027

• Desperados: the Eagles tribute

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £26

  An Eagles tribute show with Hotel California, Lyin' Eyes and solo songs. Organiser

Saturday 22 May 2027

• Blyth Battery Goes to War

  Blyth Battery, Blyth

  The battery's annual wartime weekend on South Beach returns. Check the website nearer the time for the programme. Organiser

• Adam Johnson: Piano Spectacular

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £25

  Pianist Adam Johnson plays classical favourites, pop, musicals and film music. Organiser

• Cristina Mateo and Ian Buckle

  19:30 St Mary's Church, Wooler · £18, students and unwaged £6, under 18s free

  Clarinettist Cristina Mateo and pianist Ian Buckle open the Wooler Arts summer series with Falla, Bernstein, Sibelius, MacMillan, Brahms and more. Organiser

• The Marty Craggs Band

  19:30 Seaton Delaval Arts Centre, Seaton Delaval · £16

  Marty Craggs of Lindisfarne and The Happy Cats leads a sing-along night of songs from both bands, covers and Irish tunes, with accordion and fiddle. Organiser

Sunday 23 May 2027

• Emma Rawicz and Gwilym Simcock

  15:00 St Mary's Church, Wooler · £18, students and unwaged £6, under 18s free

  A Sunday afternoon jazz duo from saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Gwilym Simcock. Organiser

Tuesday 25 May 2027

• The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

  19:15 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet with Prokofiev's score, screened from the Royal Opera House. Organiser

Wednesday 26 May 2027

• Luke Wright: Yes.

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £15

  Fringe First winner Luke Wright mixes poetry and stand-up in a show about how our convictions change over time. Organiser

Friday 28 May 2027

• Morpeth Antiquarian Society talk: Necromancy in the North: Tales of Wizardry

  19:15 St James' Centre, Morpeth · £4 visitors, £1 members

  David Silk shares northern tales of wizards, magic and necromancy. Visitors welcome; doors open at 7pm. Organiser

Saturday 29 May 2027

• Northumberland County Show

  09:00 Bywell Hall showground, Bywell

  The county's biggest agricultural show, with livestock and horse classes, country crafts, food and shopping on the Bywell Hall estate beside the Tyne. Parking is free and well-behaved dogs on short leads are welcome; tickets go on sale through the show website. Organiser

• Express Yourself: the Madonna show

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £29

  A Madonna tribute show with her music, looks and dance routines. Organiser

Sunday 30 May 2027

• Coquet Crossing with Anne Lamb and Graham Bell

  19:00 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £8

  Traditional and original folk songs about the industrial and rural North East. Organiser