BENIDORM and Coronation Street actress and Loose Women panellist Sherrie Hewson will meet fans at the Metro Centre, Gateshead, on Friday (December 6) from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. She is appearing as the Fairy Godmother in Sunderland Empire’s Cinderella pantomime this year and will meet fans under the Metro Centre’s giant Tree of Light in the Town Square.

NATIONAL THEATRE: The Gala Theatre, in Durham, will present Frankenstein, recorded at the National Theatre in London, on Friday (December 6) at 7pm. Directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle, it stars Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch and Trainspotting’s Jonny Lee Miller. Tickets are £15, £13 for concessions and £10 for Friends of the Gala. To book, call 03000-266-600 or visit galadurham.co.uk