There was robust debate over a glass of pop following press night of Royal & Derngate's latest Made in Northampton play, on whether you had to have had kids to truly 'get' it.
Two of my fellow audience members,...
What I love most about Top Gs Like Me - a new piece of theatre created at Royal & Derngate and set in Northampton – is that there is nothing timid or apologetic about it.
It is a big brash...
My reference point for 2.22 a Ghost Story, currently running at Northampton's Royal and Derngate, came purely from Lily Allen's title track on her brilliantly brutal album West End Girl.
I'd read about how she'd been cast in the...
A small antidote to a rainy Sunday afternoon in the run up to Christmas was spent in the warm and cosy, phone-free stalls of the Royal Theatre, surrounded by pre-school and primary children.
OK, so add in a repetitively...
Panto has come a long way since I started reviewing back in the 1990s. No more shonky sets and wonky donkeys, it's all rather stylish on stage at the Royal and Derngate this Christmas. Just remember to take your...
We're very lucky here in Northampton - with autumn nearly upon us there's so much good stuff going on we shouldn't just settle in on the sofa every night.
Case in point - go and see some live theatre....
If you’ve been paying attention at Northampton’s outdoor festivals over the past couple of years then you have probably heard the sound of the Canyons.
It’s a noise that real things make: actual strings and drums shaking the air right...
Happy Oak Apple Day fellow Northamptonians, the Mayor has been on top of All Saints Church hanging an oak wreath round the statue of Charles II.
Just like Punxsutawney, USA, is famous for Groundhog Day - immortalised in the film...
Northampton is gearing up for a summer of commemorative events to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of Northampton. Community groups and organisations are being encouraged to get involved to deliver a series of unforgettable experiences for...
It was St Valentine's night, 32 years and four children after our relationship's first St Valentine's night, and we were at Northampton's Royal & Derngate for a preview performance of (the) Woman by Jane Upton.
I know there are people...
