With a nod to the fascinating nature of penguin parenting, Well Done, Mummy Penguin is a brand new stage adaptation of the latest picture book from award-winning writer and illustrator Chris Haughton, and an irresistible ode to family bonds and incredible parents everywhere.

Let the comedy chaos commence as twelve hot, hilarious, new acts try to beat the dreaded gong and win over the ARC audience!

Tish Murtha’s photography of people on the margins of society in Thatcher’s Britain challenged inequality. Yet, she was unable to escape the poverty she documented and died aged 56, her work relatively unknown. TISH follows her daughter revisiting key images and moments in her mother’s life to establish her legacy.

Now something of a magical festive tradition on Teesside, Middlesbrough’s Amelia Coburn brings her full band show back to ARC for a wondrous evening of breathtaking songwriting and performance.

Catch 22 Comedy Club, last Friday of every month. A mix of familiar telly faces and the best comics up and down the land. A proper good night out.