JULY LISTINGS

Well, this is it folks, our last ever monthly listings. As these events (as well as private hires) were already booked into our diary we are obviously honoring everything up to our last day of trading, which is the 31st July. This means there isn’t a special, one off, ticketed ‘End of an Era’ party as such, more that we’re encourage folks to come along to the events listed here, show your support and make this last month one to remember! We’re here for the Good Stock, Good Company and Good Times!

Wed 2nd: It’s our Weekly Pub Quiz! Join our quizmaster, Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of brain exercise. Come top of the pile and win actual cash money! Fall just short and come in second to win a boozy treat, or failing all that, come rock bottom to earn delicious biscuits for the whole team. £1 entry per person, teams of up to 6 people, quiz starts at 8:30pm

Wed 2nd: (Venue) It’s our weekly blues dance class, hosted by the fantastic Hoodoo Blues. Come alone or with a partner and learn from expert tutor Melissa Davy all about the art of blues dancing. Like the music itself, blues dancing is all about expression and takin’ it easy. All experience levels welcome and the class is drop in, drop out, so don’t ever worry if you’ve not been to one before, you will be well looked after. The 45 minute class will begin at 7:30pm, then you are welcome to stay for the social dancing which goes on till 9:30. If you’ve not blues danced before then it’s free to take part and then thereafter it’s £7.50 per class (£5 for students/concessions)

Thu 3rd: This Thursday evening we’ve got a debut performance from Siberian guitarist Maxim Yarushkin. Perfecting a finger picking, acoustic guitar style, Maxim has moved to the UK and is making waves in the music scene. His style blends melody, harmony and rhythm into one, creating an emotional, story driven body of music. Maxim will be performing solo this Thursday and you can come down and enjoy the set for free – plus we’ll have the Jar on the Bar for cash donations for the artist. Doors open at 6pm with the live music from 8pm

Thu 3rd: (Venue) Tonight at Prohibition Cabaret Bar! Our upstairs venue is playing host to the monthly networking event Together I’m Possible. Each month the team at Together arrange for two guest speakers to come along and share their stories, past experiences and unique outlooks on life allowing audience members to see things from a new perspective and learn something – be it a new positive attitude, an answer to something specific they’ve been looking for or simply how to be a better human. Tickets are sold on a “pay as you feel” donation basis, suggested donation £5, and can be found following their Facebook page, linked above. The doors to the bar open at 6pm and upstairs is open from 6.30pm. The first speaker is on from 7pm

Fri 4th: Performing live this Friday night we’ve got a line-up of local and out of town jazz music legends. Led by phenomenal local classic jazz guitarist Laurence Harrison and London based jazz guitarist Tom Remon and accompanied by Paul Grainger on double bass and Mark Robertson on drums, this top shelf quartet will serve up some classic smooth jazz and fresh riffs. This highly accomplished performance will be completely free to enter and enjoy and we’ll have the Jar on the Bar out for cash donations. Doors open at 6pm with the live music from 8pm

Sat 5th: This Saturday night we’ve got a great bit of up tempo, lively world music in store for you all as we welcome back to the stage Storytellers Streetband. Having performed here in August we’re delighted to have them back with their background in festival and street performances, this multi-instrumental outfit provide the perfect backdrop to kick off the weekend in. Expect to hear sax, trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, drums and more – it’ll be great fun. This gig will be completely free to enter and enjoy and we’ll have the famous Jar on the Bar out for cash donations. Doors open at 6pm with the live music starting at 8pm

Sat 5th: (Venue) Get yerself dressed up and come on down as local Cabaret Diva Reese Wetherspoon brings us their latest hit show; Great Mxspectations. It’s time to play the Snatch Game! Join us for an unforgettable full live comedy improv celebrity impersonation extravaganza! Hosted by Reese, with North East icons Mea T Cleaver, The Delta Quadrant, Dylan D Dixon, Leviathanne, Pebble Dash, Dixon Stones, Vick The Prick, Bipty P and Gladys Duffy. Tickets for this special event cost just £10+bf and can be purchased here, with all proceeds are going to the Charlie and Carter Foundation, providing support to families of children with life-limiting illnesses, and Pride Action North, supporting LGBT+ people across the North East and beyond. Doors on the night open at 7pm.

Sun 6th: 4pm-6pm By ‘eck, you’d better all be on your best behaviour because this Sunday afternoon we’re being graced by The Queen of Pink Lane herself – it’s Funny Girl with Miss Bunty Del Mar! Join Bunty for a bit of good old fashioned traditional drag comedy and afternoon camp nonsense. Put some words into her big mouth and really give her something to talk about! Admission is completely free and everyone will be encouraged to get involved, so come along for a bit of cheeky Sunday afternoon fun. Doors open at 4pm with the merriment starting at 4:30pm

Wed 9th: It’s our Weekly Pub Quiz! Join our quizmaster, Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of brain exercise. Come top of the pile and win actual cash money! Fall just short and come in second to win a boozy treat, or failing all that, come rock bottom to earn delicious biscuits for the whole team. £1 entry per person, teams of up to 6 people, quiz starts at 8:30pm

Wed 9th: (Venue) It’s our weekly blues dance class, hosted by the fantastic Hoodoo Blues. Come alone or with a partner and learn from expert tutor Melissa Davy all about the art of blues dancing. Like the music itself, blues dancing is all about expression and takin’ it easy. All experience levels welcome and the class is drop in, drop out, so don’t ever worry if you’ve not been to one before, you will be well looked after. The 45 minute class will begin at 7:30pm, then you are welcome to stay for the social dancing which goes on till 9:30. If you’ve not blues danced before then it’s free to take part and then thereafter it’s £7.50 per class (£5 for students/concessions)

Thu 10th: Come on down this Thursday evening to enjoy Newcastle-Upon-Tyne based jazz ensemble Side Café Orkestar. Playing Klezmer, Hot Club, Balkan and other eclectic melodies and songs on accordion, clarinet, flute, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, cello, trombone, bass and percussion (so pretty much everything). This tight outfit provide the perfect live music to sit back and enjoy or get up and dance to. Entry for this gig is free and we’ll have our Jar on the Bar out for cash donations. Doors on the night open at 6pm with the live music from 8pm

Thu 10th: (Venue) This Thursday evening we’re delighted to host the debut performance of a new show written by and starring local Singer/Songwriter and Theatre Maker Ellerose the Unicorn. Sex, Drugs and Conscious Souls is a fast paced two person show exploring the fabric of our social, spiritual and sexual nature. Breaking sexual stereotypes, the production is about carving a neurodiverse, polyamorous relationship whilst spiritually awakening from religious trauma and ill mental health. Adult themes run through the show so it is an 18+ event. Places for the show are being offered for free, plus there’ll be the opportunity to give donations to Ellerose for the future of the play. If you’re planning on attending you can confirm your place by messaging @ellerosetheunicorn or @jt_21234

Fri 11th: We’ve got a great deal of Prohibition style fun and entertainment in store for you this Friday night as we excitedly play host to Jenni Winter’s Sing Along Pian-Oke! Cabaret pianist Jenni Winter returns to the piano to tinkle the ivories while you, the people, will take to the stage and sing. In this monthly event, you’re invited to take your pick from our selection of songs (and even suggest a few for the next edition) grab a glass of Dutch courage and have fun on the Sapphire Stage with the mic in hand.  Entry is free and we’ll have our Jar on the Bar out for tips for our fantastic pianist. Doors open at 6pm with the fun kicking off at 8pm

Sat 12th: Live Rock and Roll and Swing music with phenomenal local guitarist Anth Purdy. An old friend of Prohibition Cabaret Bar, Anth always provides a top shelf performance of finger picking guitar music in the genres of Swing, Western Swing, Gypsy Jazz and Hawaiian/50s Surf Music, Rock and Roll and Rockin’ 50s Instrumentals. Anth’s roots lie in the golden era of the American music scene, and audiences are treated not just to the performance, but to musical history as well. Entry will be completely free with a Jar on the Bar for donations. Doors open at 6pm, sets from 8pm

Wed 16th: It’s our Weekly Pub Quiz! Join our quizmaster, Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of brain exercise. Come top of the pile and win actual cash money! Fall just short and come in second to win a boozy treat, or failing all that, come rock bottom to earn delicious biscuits for the whole team. £1 entry per person, teams of up to 6 people, quiz starts at 8:30pm

Fri 18th: Roll up, roll up! It’s time for our monthly Burlesque night… in fact, it’s time for our FINAL monthly Burlesque night! Get your hankies at the ready because it’s going to be an emotional evening – the primary emotions being fun and delight, of course, but with a bittersweet undercurrent of sorrow. Burlesque has been such a huge part of what we’ve done here at Prohibition, in fact it’s probably what put us on the map so we really owe so much to this phenomenal art form and, of course, to our multi award winning, consistently brilliant year after year host, producer and star Trixie Blue!!! With it being the last one here at Prohibition, Trixie and her Sapphire Whiskers are putting on a special edition of (The) Vaudeville Vault so expect the usual mealy serving of class, glamour and enticement with an added splash of the unknown… seriously, Trixie has presumably got something planned, I just don’t know what it is. So if you want to be here to witness the magic you can purchase tickets for just £3 each – they will go on sale at exactly 10:30am on Saturday 21st June and you can find them by heading over to The House of Trixie Blue website. Doors on the night open at 7pm with the show starting at 8pm

Fri 18th: (Venue) Hoodoo Blues presents their monthly open-to-all-experience-levels blues dance class and social. Hosted by some highly experienced dancing tutors, the Hoodoo Blues dance class aims to open up the world of blues dancing to any and all while sticking to the core themes of blues dancing – laid back, enjoyable, social and emotive. The class itself runs from 7:30pm – 8:30pm and is £10 to be a part of. From the end of the class at half past 8 the evening transitions smoothly into a dance social to put what you’ve learned into practice and to enjoy some Friday night blues music and dancing in a comfortable space, PLUS there will be a live performance from local blues band The Front Porch Three. If you’re just in for the dancing social and not the class then it’s only £5 to enter. Runs until midnight

Sat 19th: Live this evening at Prohibition Cabaret Bar our resident jazz pianist Merlin Roxby will be taking his place at the keys and treating our guests to a jazzy, saloon style performance. Playing vintage piano versions of well known songs, Merlin will provide the perfect backdrop to anyone enjoying a drink in our establishment this evening. This live entertainment is completely free to enjoy and we’ll have the jar on the bar out for any cash donations, all of which go straight to Merlin. Doors open at 6pm, live performance from 8pm

Sun 20th: Attention, ladies and gentlemen! It’s the return of the phenomenal Showtunes and Wine! Produced by local Burlesque star Trixie Blue and hosted by the endlessly charismatic and musically gifted Carmen Silk, who will, as always, delight us with her belting vocals and wonderful stage presence. So come on down, grab yourself a glass of vino (or something else if wine isn’t your thing) and get ready to be entertained. Tickets are £5+bf and can be bought right here. Doors on the day will open at 5pm. Please Note this event requires a ticket to enter so for the duration of the show the main bar will not be open to the public, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

Wed 23rd: It’s our Weekly Pub Quiz! Join our quizmaster, Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of brain exercise. Come top of the pile and win actual cash money! Fall just short and come in second to win a boozy treat, or failing all that, come rock bottom to earn delicious biscuits for the whole team. £1 entry per person, teams of up to 6 people, quiz starts at 8:30pm

Thu 24th: Calling all theatre lovers (and lovers of all things live entertainment, really) we are absolutely thrilled to be, for the third year running, on of the host venues for The Newcastle Fringe Festival! 110 shows across 8 venues (including us), the Fringe Festival is ten jam packed days showcasing the very best of performing arts, featuring artists from the North East of England to Australia and everything in between. Here at Prohibition this Thursday evening we’re hosting three shows of cabaret and comedy: Bella Debois a one-woman cabaret show from Ella Gumbs, St. Julian’s Social Club a comedy show from Pat Cahill and Primed a stand-up show from Jacob Nussey. For full information, links and ticket sales, check out the Fringe Festival website linked above (plus there’s info on the whole festival and the shows across the other 7 venues).

Fri 25th: This Friday evening we’ve got some fantastic live solo acoustic fingerpicking ragtime bottleneck and blues guitar with local guitarist Michael Woods. A regular performer here at Prohibition, always treating our guests to a fantastic night of live music, Michael will be back doing his thing, playing some classic tunes on guitar and vocals and generally entertaining the room. This gig will be completely free to enjoy and there’ll be a Jar on the Bar out for cash donations. Doors open at 6pm with the live music starting at 8pm

Fri 25th: (Venue) Presenting this Friday night: Spook Show: Séance and Occult Magic. A night of strange, bizarre and frighteningly fun magic about ghosts and the paranormal. Step into the Ghostmaster’s parlour for an experience with the supernatural, the paranormal, and things that go BUMP in the night as you take part in a series of mind-twisting demonstrations of magic, illusion, and mind reading inspired by the world of séance, the occult, and ghosts! By Edinburgh Horror Festival Sell-Out magician Ash Pryce, with over 20 full run Edinburgh Fringe shows under his belt, this show is for anyone that loves a good ghost! Tickets for the show cost £10, £12 or £15, completely your choice which of those options you want to go for, and they can be purchased here. Doors on the night open at 7pm with the show starting at 7:30pm

Sat 26th: This Saturday night we’re thrilled to host an eccentric jazz, funk and soul collaboration between some of the region’s best jazz talents, tentatively named Papa G’s Troves. Featuring Papa G and some of the region’s best jazz musicians performing on saxophone, trumpet, double bass, keys, drums and of course some soulful vocals. Expect some authentic jazz classics with a gospelly twinge. This gig will be completely free to enjoy and we’ll have the Jar on the Bar out for cash donations. Doors on the night open at 6pm with the live music from 8pm

Sat 26th: (Venue) Prohibition Cabaret Bar presents The Last Dance: a DJ led, 1920s/30s themed disco night celebrating, not just the final Saturday night of our bar’s lifetime, but also the music, dancing and general atmosphere of the Prohibition era we owe such a debt of style to. Taking place in our turn of the century themed upper venue, we invite our good friends, loyal customers and well wishers alike to come on down and have a night to remember. Spaces are limited so to reserve your place please send an email over to prohibitionbookings@gmail.com, or talk to me (Danny) or Mitch the next time you’re in the bar. This will be a “Pay on the Door” affair, with the suggested entry price £10 (or whatever you have to hand). Doors open at 7pm.

Sun 27th: Are ya’ ready for this! This Sunday come on down for the latest edition of The Jazz Jam Sandwich! Hosted by Rivkala, Mollie Nature and Liam Oliver, the jam sandwich will hit your ears and your souls on the last Sunday of every month here at Prohibition. It’s all about the freedom music brings us, whether you’re playing it or embracing it. Musicians are welcome, audience members are encouraged and all are loved so come along, grab a drink and take it in. There’s no charge for this baby and no reserved spots. Doors open at 6pm and the jam spreads from 7pm

Wed 30th: It’s our Weekly Pub Quiz! Join our quizmaster, Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of brain exercise. Come top of the pile and win actual cash money! Fall just short and come in second to win a boozy treat, or failing all that, come rock bottom to earn delicious biscuits for the whole team. £1 entry per person, teams of up to 6 people, quiz starts at 8:30pm

Thu 31st: This Thursday evening, our final night of trading, we are hosting a private farewell party and are therefore CLOSED to the public. We want to make sure we celebrate the ten years of Prohibition’s life with our closest friends and the dedicated musicians who have graced our stage all these years and, due to our limited capacity, we couldn’t possibly simply open our doors to all on this occasion, much as we’d love to. For anyone wishing to spend a final night with us, come along to one of the many live performances we have scheduled over the course of July, in particular check out the Last Dance 20s/30s themed night we have planned for Saturday 26th (see above) as a good opportunity for a final hurrah!

Thu 31st: (Venue) This event is in our Upper Venue, hosting a second night of shows as part of The Newcastle Fringe Festival (check the listing for Thu 24th). This evening we’ve got two theatrical productions: Snakes & Ladders an impactful one-act play from Burlison Entertainment and A Lion’s Heart a poignant drama from Sarah Jane Rees. For full information, links and ticket sales, check out the Fringe Festival website linked above (plus there’s info on the whole festival and the shows across the other 7 venues).

…and that’s a wrap!

Thank you everyone for all your love and support over this last decade. Thanks to all the incredible performers and artists who have graced our stage and provided a whole host of wonderful entertainment for ALL. You’re amazing and I’m so proud to call many of you my friends. Similarly with a good few customers who became regulars over the years. It’s been such a journey, one which could not have happened without the trust and belief of those who helped me make my vision a reality in the first place and create such a diverse and inclusive space. A decade is a long time and what’s been packed into that is quite the accomplishment! Two unique locations, thousands of incredible shows and acts, weekly quizzes, countless weddings, blessings, send offs, anniversaries, parties, shindigs, knee’s ups, photo shoots, music videos and even a movie location (!) and thousands of Signature Serves and bottles of Prohibition 33 Pale Ale have been enjoyed by a decade’s worth of happy customers. It’s been a wild ride of serious highs and occasional lows. Thanks to my amazing team of staff, all of them over the years, who’ve helped build up the success and a great reputation, winning the bar multiple awards as one of the best bars in the city, especially my ‘right hand’ guys Doug (from 2018 to 2022) and our Danny, instrumental to keeping all the wheels turning and all the plates spinning, I’m forever grateful to you. This may be the end of an incredible chapter in my life, but it is, of course, not the end of my story. With over 30 years involvement in the North East live scene under my belt I will never not be a part of it in one way or another. So, until we meet again, I thank you, all of you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything ~ Mitch “The Boss” Mitchell