What’s On
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
16-19 July 2026
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are stuck inside Hamlet... No, not the man! The play! Imagine, if you will, the tale of Hamlet as seen from two minor characters, who have no idea where they are, what is going on or what their fate is. This is Tom Stoppard's classic absurdist play as you've never seen it.
Bringing together a formidable ensemble of local talent, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead mixes absurd comedy, wordplay, and existential dread to explore fate, free will, identity, language, and death.
"Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else."
A One for the Road Production.
Please note that this production is using an external booking site.
Laneway Flicks: Mrs Warren’s Profession
22 July 2026 - 1:00pm
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?
Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.
JD’s World of Magic
3 October 2026 - 6:00pm
Back by popular demand, International Award-Winning Magician Joel Howlett from JD's World Of Magic will be appearing at the Laneway Theatre. His 1 hour Magic Spectacular is a treat for both the young and the young at heart! The production includes a live rabbit, audience participation, world class sleight of hand, live doves and a stunning illusion where Joel will walk through an examined sheet of steel! Joel is a well known Newcastle local who has appeared on TV (Under Cover Boss, Today Show, Hey Hey Its Saturday, Mornings With Kerri Anne, NBN Telethon, The Disney Channel), performed Internationally (USA and NZ), given 'Magic Lectures' for his peers and in 2018 he won the CONDA (City Of Newcastle Drama Association) Award for "BEST THEATRICAL EVENT"!