Newcastle Fringe Festival 2024 announces venues and full line-up of over 50 artists

Newcastle Fringe Festival has announced a stellar line-up of acts set to play across the city this summer, with everything from theatre and music to comedy and cabaret to look forward to.

Having made its debut in 2021, organisers have promised something for everyone in this year's programme which will run for 10 days between July 16 and July 27, showcasing the very best of homegrown talent as well as artists from all over the UK. The festival will take place across five venues - Alphabetti Theatre, Prohibition Cabaret Bar and Dance City in Newcastle city centre, as well as The Old Coal Yard and The Cumberland Arms in the Ouseburn - with more than 50 acts taking part.

Tickets are on sale for all shows now on the Newcastle Fringe Festival website, with full prices standing at £10 or £15 depending on the venue and concessions available. The festival begins on Tuesday, July 16 and runs until Thursday, July 27, excluding Sunday and Monday - check out the full line-up below.

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Alphabetti Theatre

There will be shows every day at Alphabetti Theatre across all 10 festival dates. There's a huge range of acts to look forward to, from Meta4 Dance's show that combines football with contemporary dance to musical adventure The Ballad of Billie and the Tree Stump perfect for young audiences and their grown-ups - you can find full details of each show here.

• Alison Stanley: You Need To Say Sorry

• Harry Ford: This Must Be the Place

• Amy Matthews: Commute With The Foxes

• Kelly Edgar & Co.: No Worries If Not

• Alex Kealy: The Fear

• Messy Kind: Chilli Con Carne

• Brainsoup Collective: Thresholds

• Richard Pulsford: Get Rich Quick

• Cal Halbert: Calcoholic

• Daniel Nicholas' Birthday Party

• Mark Nicholas: This is Not The Autistic You Are Looking For

• Benny Shakes: Respect

• Daniel Nicholas: Art To Die For

• Tree Stump Theatre: The Ballad of Billie and the Tree Stump

• Shellshock! Improvised Comedy

• Meta4 Dance: Jumpers for Goalposts

• Donald Jenkins: Still Raving in your 40s

• Lauren Pattison: Big Girl Pants

• Sam Lake: Esméralda

• Philip Simon: School's Out Comedy Club

• Lindsay Nicholson: Byker Kintsugi

• The Duncan Brothers: Blood Sword

• Krystal Evans: Hospitality Horror Show

• Jenni Winter: Mother's Ruin

• The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

• Greenlit Productions: Karen

• Harun Musho'd Reads Bad Political Memoirs So You Don't Have To

• Dora Frankel Ensemble: Fragments of Poe

• Simon David: Dead Dad Show

The Cumberland Arms

The Cumberland Arms will play host to Newcastle Fringe Festival shows on July 16, 18 and 27. And there's plenty of variety at this venue too, from stand-up and open mics to 'Noir-thern' parody Name of the Dame and black comedy horror classic The King in Yellow - check out the full details of each show here.

• Thao Thank Cao: Confessions of a Comedian

• Diane Spencer: Sweet & Sore

• Jake Donaldson: Spectacle

• Catherine Scott: BFF

• Aaron Twitchen: Himbo

• Pure Class: The Open Mic Showcase

• Sugar Punch: Name of the Dame

• Chaff Productions: The King in Yellow

• Kathleen Hughes: Cryptid!

• Marigold Lately: Dirty Old Town 24

The Old Coal Yard

The Old Coal Yard will have Newcastle Fringe Festival shows on June 18, 19, 25 and 26, including Britain's Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy. Other highlights include a night dedicated to the women of pop, funk and soul from A Hot Minute, a unique drag cabaret show that uses film and animation from Sally, and a new comedy special from PlastiQ - you can read more about each act and book tickets here.

• PlastiQ: Hopeless RomantiQ

• Lost Voice Guy: Cerebral Lolsy

• Martin Dixon: Big Fat Gay

• A Hot Minute: Diva Night

• Marjolein Robertson: Work in Progress

• Mike Milligan: Lead Me Here

• Sally: Art Direction

• Susie McCabe: Merchant of Menace

• Bold Big Band

Dance City

A new Newcastle Fringe Festival venue for 2024, on July 25 Dance City will host two shows: a comedy from Jessie Cave on birth, motherhood, breakups and reunions, and an interactive RPG experience from Roll For Initiative that crosses the world of gaming with theatre. Read more about each show and book tickets here.

• Jessie Cave: An Ecstatic Display

• Roll For Initiative: The Wizard's Tower

Prohibition Cabaret Bar

The Prohibition Cabaret Bar will also play host to a stellar line-up of acts on July 24, 25 and 26, with everything from a 'climate crisis cabaret' to stand-up and poetry on the programme. Follow Dan Edwards as he shares the soundtrack of his life in a show that will 'tug at your heartstrings', or listen to Amy Wright's 'hilarious' take on why everyone should move to Consett - full details and tickets can be found here.

• Fossilheads: Climate Crisis Cabaret

• Las Wee Cocumbers Adventuras

• Amy Annette: Thick Skin

• Husband Material: Seriously Silly Poetry

• Philip Simon: Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way?

• Dan Driver: The Sound of Muzak

• Amy Wright: Live in Consett

• Dweebs: Jack Simmonds & Ben Lycett

• Si Beckwith: Bricks