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Errol Flynn – the extended version

The Errol Flynn Filmhouse - with reclining leather armchairs and beer at the bar - opens its second screen on April 7. Built next to Royal & Derngate and named after one of the Royal's famous alumni, it has had 170,000...

Our great American tales

For a good part of its history, Northamptonshire was at the centre of events that shaped our country, however in recent years, for the most part, the county has forgotten or lost its historical soul. Whilst towns and cities...

Is this Uni any good? Don’t ask the students…

In December, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) released a document aimed at students to explain what the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is, writes PHD student Arte Artemiou. In it we see statements claiming that the TEF will...

Putting the ! in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is Britain's Best Surprise - it's official - the tourism campaign declaring it to be so has been launched with some fizz and a bang. The fizz was Sparkling Blush from New Lodge Vineyard at a Boughton House reception and the bang was...

Hilarious, mind boggling, frightening

Computer Aficionado James Sheppard explores the world of virtual reality via an Occulus Rift headset... A wondrous new computer technology that will open your mind to the digital advances of our age, generating images, sounds and other sensations that duplicate a...

Rehearsing for summer

It's been a busy couple of weeks for us at Warts and All Theatre here at Delapre Abbey, writes Chris Elmer-Gorry. The March Sunday Artist Shindig at Foodies.rocks with Brigitte Aphrodite, proved extremely popular! We've been darting around Northampton...

The jewel in the Crown Room

Before I met the real Tim Pigott-Smith OBE in the Crown Room of the Royal Theatre at Northampton's Royal and Derngate, I whiled away a few minutes meeting the famous Tim Pigott-Smith in my imagination. This is the TPS who...

Bri is turning tears into glitter

Brigitte Aphrodite kicks a glittery platformed heel through the cosy convention of generic job titles by needing at least half a dozen words to describe what she does. Punk feminist showgirl poet singer comedian... maybe... ish. I think I know what...

All artists in the same Abbey

We started Warts and All Theatre back in September 2016. For those of you who haven't heard of us yet we are the resident theatre company at Delapre Abbey in Northampton. We've been trading for 6 months and it's got...

Loving, honouring and obeying a genius

The first thing you notice about Jane Hawking  is that she talks dead posh, writes Ted Sullivan. The first wife of the famous Stephen and author of Travelling to Infinity which inspired the smash hit movie about their lives 'The Theory...
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They say Saints are revolutionaries but in this town it is just common sense: Northampton and the identity of English rugby

Following England Rugby's recent defeat by South Africa, discussions around the 'English identity' in rugby have intensified. Critiques suggest England's current style is overly focused on brute strength rather than creativity. In contrast, Northampton Saints exemplify a successful approach grounded in basic skills and inclusivity, potentially signalling a need for a shift in England's rugby philosophy.
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