3 Best Performing Arts Venues in The Northeast, England

This distinctive, curving, silver modern building designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened in 2004 hosts an array of concerts—jazz, world, pop, classical, folk, and rock—as well as music classes and workshops. It was previously called Sage Gateshead.

A wide range of theater, dance, and art exhibitions are on the bill at this arts center in the heart of Hexham.

The region's most established performing arts center, the Theatre Royal stages high-quality productions and is also a venue for touring musicals and dance.