LIVE REVIEW: Geet Northern Show @ Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle (3.12.25)

I walked into Alphabetti Theatre with absolutely no idea what I was about to see, and left not quite fully certain what I had seen, but the full knowledge that I had really, extremely enjoyed it. The Geet Northern Show is a celebration of northernness, queerness, and fun. It started with a very important talk on fire safety from our Scout Leader (played by Your Aunt Fanny legend Jackie Edwards) that ended up becoming a showcase of the dangers of apathy, both around fires and in marriages. Soon afterwards, we had a special advertisement from Bant and Dick (not to be mistaken for Ant and Dec or Dick and Dom) for their new (and very seriously real, completely genuine) board game, a board game that I was desperate to buy, even though I hadn’t made any sense of what the rules were as I was too busy laughing my head off. Next, we had Rhian Jade as The Weatherman, giving us an insightful presentation on the genre of individuals that often gets ignored. This, obviously, is mascs with mullets. As a masc who has acquired mullets in my past, all of the stages mentioned hit close to home.

Next, we entered into a burlesque number celebrating masc joy. As the interval arrived, I went out in search of a board game in the foyer, and was pleasantly surprised to find not a board game, but Curious Arts’ newest merchandise inspired by the famous Protect The Dolls t-shirt, but with a north-east twist. Once the second half started, we were introduced to the male feminist poet Max (played by Linda Kavanagh, another mainstay of Your Aunt Fanny) who brought us an exclusive reading of his new (and not at all performative) work.

The Geet Northern Show is one of the single best shows I have seen over the last few years, and I will be sat ready for the next one.