The Tyne Theatre & Opera House presents a catalogue of every performance during its time as the Stoll Picture Theatre – from 1919 to 1972.
Entries for every film include the dates of every performance of that film, along with information on the genre, writers, composers, cast, and things that we found interesting.
If you have any historic images from the period, we would be very grateful if you shared them with us. You can get in touch by emailing info@ttoh.uk
To search the database, scroll to the bottom of the page and use the buttons. A description of the search possibilities is below.
Please note: Outdated terminology exists in our database. Original descriptions such as titles or programme descriptions are an essential part of the archival record and represents the time and context in which material was created.
For more information on our research findings, visit: https://www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk/performance-calendar/
‘Browse by type’ lets you filter results according to the format and/or genre of the performance. Was it a film, a variety act, or a talk?
‘Search performances’ lets you look for specific films, directors and cast. The ‘Search’ box will search across all the information that we have for every production – not just titles – and is not case-sensitive.
‘Calendar view’ lets you browse by month. Select the month and year from the drop-down menu. Every coloured circle represents a performance. Repeat performances of one production are shown by the use of the same colour.
These thousands of performances were catalogued by a team of local volunteers from 2023-2025. We used advertisements and reviews in Newcastle newspapers, along with surviving programmes and flyers, and information gathered from the British Newspaper Archive.
Our volunteers were amazing but probably not perfect, so if you spot any errors, please contact info@ttoh.uk
Thanks to all those who helped bring this database to life: Andrew Shail, Abby Boylin, Andrew De’Ath, Andy Aldridge, Christine Potter, David Reynolds, Deborah Collins, Dimitar Genov, Geoffrey Bishop, Hazel Simpson, Ian Hutchinson, June Wright, Kate O’Neill, Lucy Swanston, Olawunmi Abiodun, Oliver Noble, Sam H-C, Sandra Davison and Val Wood.
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Click on a coloured circle to view the performance
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