Storytime with Santa
Weekends from Saturday 7 December, between 10am - 5.15pm
Full session schedule detailed below.
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£12 per child, price includes admission for a maximum of two adults and maybe a little gift from Santa.​
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Ideal for up to 10 years but it's great for any young people who believe in Santa!
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A booking fee of 6.5% + £0.49 per sold ticket is included when booking a ticket online through our Eventbrite platform.
You're invited to gather around and meet Santa in our very first Storytime with Santa sessions.
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Our studio will be transformed into a magical winter wonderland where starry-eyed children and their grown-ups will be welcomed in to share in a tale told by St. Nick himself and talk about what Christmas means to you.
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We have sessions for schools, families, and young people with complex needs. No naughty list here! Just lovely times to enjoy together.
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The ticket includes admission of one child plus up to two parents/guardians and a gift from Santa.
Please note this event takes place in our studio at the front of the building. Please turn up as close as possible to the start of your selected session. Our Cafe Bar will be open for food and drink before and after each session.
The sessions.
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Friday 6 December
School's sessions at 10am, 11.15am, 1pm, 2pm
Saturday 7 December
10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 4pm,
Sunday 8 December
10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm
Thursday 12 & Friday 13 December
School's sessions at 10am, 11.15am, 1pm, 2pm
Saturday 14 December
10am, 10.45am, 11.30am (session for children with complex needs), 1pm,, 2.30pm, 4pm, 4.45pm
Thursday 19 December
School's sessions at 10am, 11.15am, 1pm, 2pm
Friday 20 December
10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1pm (session for children with complex needs), 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 4.45pm
Saturday 21 December
10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 4.45pm
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Sunday 22 & Monday 23 December
10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm
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Each session lasts for approximately 30 minutes, and spaces are limited to 20 children per session. Our sessions for young people with complex needs are a little longer at 40 minutes and space is limited to 10 places for these.
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School sessions available (dates and times listed below), please contact helenkumar@gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk if you'd like more in formation on these.
Book for our regular sessions
Book for our complex needs sessions
Visiting us.
​​​Accessibility
We are a fully accessible venue; all entrances are wheelchair accessible and automatic, there is an accessible toilet on the premises and each area of the building is on one level. Please let us know if you have any questions about access and find out how we can assist.
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Carer’s go free, limited to one carer’s ticket per booking – order directly from the venue.
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Ticket buyers can inform Gosforth Civic Theatre of any access requirements in the checkout for tickets or by emailing info@gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk.
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​Your journey and parking
Gosforth Civic Theatre is right next to (literally 2 minutes walk from) Regent Centre Metro Station and Bus Interchange, which means we're on a host of major transport links including Tyne & Wear Metro, Arriva, Stagecoach and Go North East bus services and via car from Great North Road. Please visit our YOUR VISIT section of our website to find directions and the best way to arrive at GCT.
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We have a small, free car park but this will be very busy and part reserved for artists and staff, so it's best to avoid planning on parking directly at the venue. Please keep this in mind if you're driving over; we detail alternative parking on our YOUR VISIT page so check it out!
Ticketing.
Buying tickets
You can buy tickets for advertised shows, events or activities by visiting our website. While all GCT promoted events and some selected third party promoted events will be available to purchase in person at the Theatre, some third party promoted events will only be available to buy online.
Fees
A booking fee applies per ticket when booking online through our ticketing platform; booking fees may vary when booking through other third party sites.
Concessions and carers
Concession tickets are available to people with disabilities, OAPs, under 18s and Asylum Seekers. We will endeavour to provide free tickets to carers where possible. Please contact us directly if you require carer's ticket.
Child and family tickets
A child is classed as anyone under the age of 14, and Family Tickets, where advertised, apply to a family of four where there is at least one adult and one child in the group. Babes in Arms, up to the age of 12 months, go free at all of our family shows.
Refunds
Refunds are only available up to 7 days before the date of GCT promoted events, otherwise refunds are at the discretion of the promoter. If an event must be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled, tickets purchased for the event will be valid for any new date agreed with the artist/promoter, and the ticket buyer entitled to a full refund if they are unable to attend the new date.
Receiving your tickets
We do not print physical tickets in house and instead email you a copy of your tickets. You can show us your tickets on a mobile device or simply give us the name of the lead booker when you arrive at the Theatre for the event. If receiving tickets from third party sites ran by external promoters (Seetickets/Wegottickets/ Ticket Source/ DICE etc you may need to provide your ticket for scanning.