OCTOBER LISTINGS

Fri 1st: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm Your friendly neighbourhood, battle waistcoat wearing folk punk guitar rattler TGB:The Gentleman Busker is performing a solo show in the hallowed halls of Prohibition Caberet Bar! Sets from 8pm. FREE / Jar on the Bar

Fri 1st: (Venue) One of our most popular evenings: The Blind Pig Blues Club! Michael Littlefield brings us his monthly showcase of LIVE blues. This month we are delighted to bring you a real up and coming blues talent; Elsie Franklin! Natural blues guitar and vocals, she’s the whole package. Tickets £5 on the door. First come / first served. Doors open 8pm. Sets from 8:30pm.

Sat 2nd: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm Live performance from David Gray and Mark Williams. Expect some top quality brass and guitar jazz music from two local titans of the live entertainment scene. Sets from 8pm. FREE / Jar on the Bar

Sun 3rd: (Bar) 2pm – 6pm. Oh lawdy, here they come! It’s the ever exciting Hound Club! The Hound Club is a monthly afternoon social for dogs of all ages, shapes and sizes and for their human pals to meet like minded owners. NEW start time of 2pm (when our doors open) gives our four legged pals longer to stay and play. Water bowls, toys and treats provided. No dog required, bar still open to the public, though liking dogs would be helpful! FREE

Wed 4th: Weekly Pub Quiz. Join our quizmaster Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of quizzical quandary, including General Knowledge, Film & TV, Wild Card and Music. Pit your wits against other teams to win the cash prize, or aim for last place to take home the coveted loser’s biscuit! £1 entry per player. Teams of up to 6. Doors 6pm. Quiz starts 8.30pm

Fri 8th: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm. LIVE original music from local acoustic guitarist Simon Taylor. Simon’s music combines elements from latin, funk and rock, with musical influences that range from Serge Gainsbourgh to Lou Reed. Sets from 8pm. FREE / Jar on the Bar

Fri 8th: (Venue) The return of Jenni Winter and the Calico Cats Cabaret! After a wonderful, successful show last month, we’re bringing the Cabaret Cats back to Prohibition. Join Jenni Winter at the piano, with singers Jamie Douglass and Caroline Sabiston for an evening of showstoppers and heartbreakers so sit back and enjoy musical theatre hits, performed in an intimate cabaret setting. Tickets £15 +bf, available here. Show starts at 8pm

Sat 9th: Open 2pm – 6pm then CLOSED for a private event. Apologies for any inconvenience, it is one of the very rare occasions when we host a private party in our main bar.

Sun 10th: (Venue) The exceptional drag talent Frida Sapphic presents the haunted Hallowe’en live and in person spooktacular Dragged from the Dead!! Dragged From The Dead will bring you a mixture of camp and scary and will leave you gagged for more! With this show being the first we will bring you this season, it’s not to be missed! So come on down and join Baron Lavey, Cara Bonara, Frida Sapphic, Ivy, Lucy Phurr, Pebble Dash and Sally TM as they haunt the joint! Strictly 18+ Tickets £10 +bf, available here. Starts at 7pm

Wed 13th: Weekly Pub Quiz. Join our quizmaster Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of quizzical quandary, including General Knowledge, Film & TV, Wild Card and Music. Pit your wits against other teams to win the cash prize, or aim for last place to take home the coveted loser’s biscuit! £1 entry per player. Teams of up to 6. Doors 6pm. Quiz starts 8.30pm

Thu 14th: (Bar) We are thrilled to welcome back the Giggle Water Comedy Club. Giggle Water Comedy aims to give people the chance to enjoy stand up comedy and escape the troubles and dramas that the 21st century brings. A portal back to the roaring 20s, a simple time where pleasures were simple and times were easy. Entry is FREE with a Jar on the Bar; all donations are gratefully accepted and go towards future performances.

Fri 15th: (Bar) * SOLD OUT! * LIVE Burlesque! The House of Trixie Blue & Prohibition Cabaret Bar proudly present Vaudeville Vault! Starring The Sapphire Whiskers & very special guests! It’s the SCARY month of October which means it’s time for the Hallowe’en Burlesque special, adding a little bit of extra edge to an already unforgettable show. Ooh and there is a Fancy Dress competition! So Don your beautiful Halloween bin bag and join in the fun. Doors 7pm. Showtime 8pm. Tickets are just £3 * SOLD OUT! *

Fri 15th: (Venue)  Hoodoo Blues  A monthly Friday night blues and fusion dance event with a taught class, followed by a whole evening of dancing. The night will begin with a 1 hour blues dancing class followed by social dancing with a fun, friendly atmosphere. Doors 7pm and the class starts at 7:30pm. Great blues tunes until midnight. Class & Social £10 / Just Social £5

Sat 16th: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm. LIVE performance by local independent singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Norris; a well known performer who has a presence across the whole North East. Sets from 8pm. FREE / Jar on the Bar

Sat 16th: (Venue) The return of one of our most popular evenings, Club 30-80s is back with a BANG! As usual we’ll be spinning tunes aplenty, spanning ages and genres all evening, and with most of the songs picked by you, you really do get to “dance to the music YOU want to hear”! Tickets £7 +bf, available here. Doors at 7pm, event starts at 7:30pm.

Wed 20th: Weekly Pub Quiz. Join our quizmaster Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of quizzical quandary, including General Knowledge, Film & TV, Wild Card and Music. Pit your wits against other teams to win the cash prize, or aim for last place to take home the coveted loser’s biscuit! £1 entry per player. Teams of up to 6. Doors 6pm. Quiz starts 8.30pm

Thu 21st: Ohhh lordy! She’s back! We are delighted to announce that our very own Bunty Del Mar (the ‘gal with the little bit extra’!) exclusively returns to her rightful home on our Prohibition stage bringing her BRAND NEW monthly show, ‘Bunty’s On The Game‘! celebrating the good old-fashioned British gameshow with the campest of twists! Expect fun, frolics, audience participation and naff prizes galore! Doors 6pm. Show starts 7pm. FREE / Jar on the Bar

Fri 22nd: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm. A terrific performance of live jazz from the Pater Morgan Trio. Bringing a fresh individualistic interpretation to some of the better known standards, the trio consists of Peter Morgan (piano), Vilda Kuby (bass) and Paul Campbell (drums). FREE / Jar on the Bar

Sat 23rd: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm. Prohibition Cabaret Bar is proud to welcome back Stuart Turner to our stage for an evening of blues guitar. Stuart’s endless talent and charisma takes you right back to the Rockabilly days of string pickin’ and foot stompin’. FREE / Jar on the Bar

Sun 24th: (Bar) Roll up, roll up for an afternoon of Showtunes and Wine with the sensational voice of CARMEN. The popular lockdown Facebook live event is now coming to Prohibition Cabaret Bar. The bodacious Carmen will belt out all of your favourite Showtunes, enchanting you into the twilight hours. This is a ticketed event, tickets are £5 +bf, available here. Doors at 5pm, show at 6pm.

Sun 24th: (Venue) Savannah Lily and The Unstoppable UK Tour. Showcasing local talent from across the region including, Phoebe Wouldhave, Katie Atkinson, Natalia Hunt, Jessica Frost, Olivia Vause, Madison Vause & Unstoppable UK champion Savannah Lily. Tickets £10 +bf, available here. 6pm – 9pm

Wed 27th: Weekly Pub Quiz. Join our quizmaster Danny ‘Eyeballs’ for four rounds of quizzical quandary, including General Knowledge, Film & TV, Wild Card and Music. Pit your wits against other teams to win the cash prize, or aim for last place to take home the coveted loser’s biscuit! £1 entry per player. Teams of up to 6. Doors 6pm. Quiz starts 8.30pm

Thu 28th: Another great night with Giggle Water Comedy Club. Giggle Water Comedy aims to give people the chance to enjoy stand up comedy and escape the troubles and dramas that the 21st century brings. A portal back to the roaring 20s, a simple time where pleasures were simple and times were easy. Entry is FREE with a Jar on the Bar; all donations are gratefully accepted and go towards future performances.

Fri 29th: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm. Canadian chanteuse Robyn Taylor and pianist Nick Butters present a cabaret featuring selections from the Great American Songbook as well as classic tunes from the golden era of musical theatre. Admission is free and space is first come first served. The ‘Jar on the Bar’ will be available, with contributions sincerely appreciated. Starts at 8pm.

Fri 29th: (Venue) *SOLD OUT* DuVall events are super excited to present this year’s Hallowe’en party: “WHAT THE F**K WAS THAT?”. Celebrating ALL the creatures, freaks, weirdos, monsters, aliens and beasties we all love to death in one big party! You know the routine… Fancy Dress encouraged! (but not obligatory). Competitions – Best Dressed, Dance Off, Raffle! Cocktail Specials! Live DJ (as opposed to a dead one…) Dancing! Late Bar! (last orders Midnight / music off 12:45am) Super Friendly Crowd! Doors at 7:30pm *SOLD OUT*

Sat 30th: (Bar) 8pm – 10pm Prohibition Cabaret Bar welcomes Soever to our stage. A Newcastle based indie/alt. rock band. Influences range from Dylan, The Smiths, Nick Cave and Sonic Youth. FREE / Jar on the Bar

Sat 30th/Sun 31st: (Venue) “You’ve read Dracula, the book, you’ve seen Dracula, the movie but now NTC presents Dracula…The Travesty!” Join us this Halloween as we follow the adventures of Mina and the hapless Jonathan Harker who are joined by Dr Van Hesling (yes you read that right!) as they face a race against time to stop Count Dracula! Silly, spooky and very cheeky storytelling with a touch of gothic glee! Get your tickets now before it’s too late….there’s a lot at “stake”. Tickets are £12.50, get them here. Both shows from 7:30pm