Gala Theatre, Durham

Based on Dermot O'Leary's best-selling book, the purr-fectly thrilling family musical Toto the Ninja Cat and The Great Snake Escape takes to our stage this August.

The Pitmen Poets ride again on Saturday 11 July with a night of songs and stories laced with North East humour and humanity.

Presented as part of Durham Brass Festival, ELVANA rip through Nirvana's catalogue and the finest moments of Elvis' legacy with a brass section on Sunday 12 July in Viva Brass Vegas.

Join us on Wednesday 15 July for a special opening for the 10th anniversary of the Durham City Run Festival, featuring one of the greatest athletes in British sporting history, Paula Radcliffe.