Tickets are selling fast for Sedgefield’s Choirs’ Christmas Concert: A Rhapsody of Christmas.

Sedgefield Lyric Singers, SLYC and Lirica will perform a stunning selection of seasonal delights on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December in St. Edmund’s Church, starting at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available from Tickety Boo or from members of the choirs, priced £7 & £5 (U16s.) Buy yours now, to avoid disappointment.

The Players and SPYS are well into their rehearsals for this years Pantomime, Dick Whittington, written by Tom Guest and directed by Sarah Atkinson. With music from movies, this years panto will give audiences the usual singing, dancing, hissing, booing and slapstick they have come to expect.

It is those factors that have seen every performance sell out by November! We cannot thank everyone enough for their continued support. We also want to take this opportunity of thanking Tickety Boo who continue to act as our Box Office. They have been selling our tickets from the shop for many years and their support is invaluable.

We would like to remind customers that if purchasing tickets this can only be done with cash. We would also like to ask patrons that if there are any issues with ticket purchases or availability, this needs to be done directly through the Sedgefield Players. Tickety Boo are not able to resolve any disputes and have no say in when tickets are given to them.

We will be announcing our shows for 2025 soon.

Hardwick Hall truly has something for everyone this December and into the new year.

Make this party season one to remember with pantomime in the form of Aladdin, a swing band, a Bavarian Oompah Band, an evening dedicated to ABBA, another dedicated to the golden age of boy bands (5ive, Take That, Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Blue and more).

There is a bingo night featuring a 3- course meal, karaoke and air guitar competitions, as well as a Soul & Motown night courtesy of the band Storm.

There is a Murder Mystery night on Saturday 2 December, and where better to welcome the New Year than at one of the two parties both hosted at Hardwick on 31 December (a 3 course meal New Year’s Eve party and a New Year’s Eve Gala Ball).

In short, with literally dozens of events in December alone there is far too much to summarise here. Visit hardwickhallhotel.co.uk/upcomingevents and find the night out for you. Some of these events are selling out already, so don’t delay and book your special night out now.

Don’t be too down-in-the-dumps if you missed out on a ticket to see Sedgefield Players’ sold-out run of Dick Whittington this year—there are more pantos around the region with all the traditional thrills and spills, songs and silliness.

Bishop Auckland Town Hall is staging Cinderella from 4 to 11 December bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk/bishoppost/cinderella/.

Billingham Forum’s show - also Cinderella - runs from 4 December to 5 January forumtheatrebillingham.co.uk/pantomime.

There is also Gala Durham’s production of Beauty and the Beast in a reimagined Mediaeval France with a distinct local flavour.
Runs until 31 December. galadurham.co.uk/galapost/beautyand-the-beast/. So don’t sit at home in a huff, don your posh frock & head out for traditional festive fun & frolics.

Winter Market at The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
Festive spirit in abundance and unique gift opportunities in the grounds of the Bowes Museum. Price includes museum admission, workshops, and festive activities. 13 to 15 December, £6.50.
thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/winter-market/.