Pictures of shows at The Queen's Hall, Hexham over the years

We looked back at some of the shows that have been held through the years.

Oddsocks' production brought the adventures of Toad, Ratty and Mole to life in its rendition of The Wind in the Willows (Image: Newsquest)

The Simon and Garfunkel Story was travelling up to Hexham from London's West End and was just one of the dishes on offer during a seasonal feast of music, drama and children's entertainment, according to the artistic director at the time, Geof Keys.

"We've recently been successful in our application to Arts Council England to continue as a National Portfolio Organisation," he told the Hexham Courant in 2014.

The Paper Birds Theatre Company brought its production of the show Thirsty to Hexham a decade ago, exploring why as a nation we are driven to drink (Image: Newsquest)

"This award - and the funding that comes with it - recognises our commitment to bringing our audiences high quality work and to supporting the emergence of the best and brightest talent in the region."

Théâtre Sans Frontières presented Heaven Eyes, based on novel by Humshaugh resident David Almond (Image: Newsquest)

The Simon and Garfunkel Story starred award-winning actor Dean Elliott, who previously played Buddy Holly in Buddy: The Musical.

Drawn from Norway, Sweden and Shetland, the talented Nordic Fiddlers were to be supported by Down in the Attic in 2014 in Hexham (Image: Newsquest)

The show featured original film footage of the duo and performing their greatest hits.

Bouncers, and its vision of 1980s urban nightlife, was to be brought to town by the Reform Theatre Company.

Children from Ovingham, Prudhoe and Stocksfield taking part in an event showcasing various forms of dance at the Queen’s Hall, Hexham in 2014 (Image: Energise Dance)

The Queen's Hall Arts team had produced another play on the programme - a supernatural thriller called Haunting Julia. 

Queen’s Hall Theatre Club's production of Blackadder in 2016 (Image: Supplied)

Written by national icon Alan Ayckbourn, the central character was a father who searched for answers 12 years after the death of his daughter.

Jemms Theatre Group put on a production of The Wedding Singer at the Queen's Hall in 2014 (Image: Jemms Theatre Group)

The Red Ladder Theatre Company and the industrial union Unite joined forces to produce a hard-hitting drama titled Not Going Back.

The show followed the fortunes of three sisters determined to set up a branch of Women Against Pit Closures.

The show by Energise Dance in 2014 (Image: Energise Dance)

Four schools from across the region were to join the action with the Shakespeare Schools Festival to take place on October 17 2014.

Between them, they were to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew and King Lear, in celebrating the 450th anniversary of the author's birth.

Home-grown theatre company Théâtre Sans Frontières was to roll out its production of Heaven Eyes, based on the novel by children's author and Humshaugh resident, David Almond.

The story is the tale of three orphaned teenagers who run away from their children's home and sail down the River Tyne on a raft, meeting a series of mysterious characters along the way.