Our Friends in the North

A Live Theatre, Eastlake Productions and Newcastle Theatre Royal production.BAFTA-winning BBC drama and cultural landmark Our Friends in the North returns to the city where it began in a new stage adaptation by original writer Peter Flannery and award‑winning director Jack McNamara.Marking 30 years since the series became a defining British drama, this adaptation revisits four Newcastle friends – Tosker, Geordie, Nicky and Mary – who come of age during the Thatcher years, a period of seismic political and social change, testing their friendships, ambitions and relationships.Focusing on a pivotal chapter of the original story, the production is funny, tender and fiercely political, capturing both intimate personal journeys and sweeping national shifts.A proudly local drama in a gripping theatrical form, Our Friends in the North speaks as urgently now as ever – exploring what it means to belong, and how the past continues to shape the present.Whether you’re rediscovering this era‑defining story or meeting these characters for the first time, don’t miss this major new production at Newcastle Theatre Royal for a strictly limited run.