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Free theatre and drama training events for Northampton residents – apply now

Warts and All Theatre is offering bursaries for anyone wishing to get involved with theatre. Including: Physical Theatre with Frantic Assembly, Monologues Masterclass and Audition Preparation workshops for Drama School or University, writes Christopher Elmer-Gorry. Accelerate is Warts and...

A Passage to India is a timely tale with bite

Tre Ventour reviews A Passage To India, the latest from the Made In Northampton brand at Royal & Derngate... Based on the novel by E. M. Forster, A Passage to India revolves around the changing dynamics between the British colonials...

The time is right for A Passage to India

Review: A Passage to India, Royal Theatre, Northampton  I love it when you get a life-affirming whoosh from a visit to the theatre. At the end of A Passage To India (by the simple8 ensemble as a Made In Northampton co-production) at...

Almost 250 children in cast of The Nutcracker at Derngate

Keredy Andrews describes a seasonal treat coming up at Derngate... The enchanting tale of The Nutcracker is being performed by East Haddon School of Dance at Derngate in Northampton on Sunday, 14 January 2018, with a cast of 242 girls...

What do young people’s stories tell us about who they are?

Organisers were shocked by the scale of the response when they asked for thoughts about young adult narratives

Aladdin reviewed: like the lamp – magical after a polish

Richard Beeby reviews Aladdin, the Derngate panto at Royal & Derngate, our review of the Royal Christmas show Jungle Book is here... The tag line on the front page to this year's festive panto offering at the Royal & Derngate...

The Jungle Book reviewed: the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack

The only person who arrives to the Jungle Book with no baggage is Mowgli. Settling down in the Royal Theatre for the Made in Northampton version I found myself admiring the bold set design (ladders and ropes hanging down invitingly)...

Win a pair of tickets to Hedda Gabler

The NeneQuirer is teaming up with Royal & Derngate to give readers a chance to win a pair of free tickets to the sizzling new production of Hedda Gabler. Lizzy Watts stars in the role widely regarded as the...

How I found my Hedda Gabler

Al Senter talks to Lizzy Watts before Hedda Gabler comes to Royal & Derngate on November 28... If Lizzy Watts, who has succeeded Ruth Wilson in the title role of Hedda Gabler, is feeling the pressure, this engaging performer seems...

Acclaimed National Theatre production of Hedda Gabler comes to Royal & Derngate

Following a sold-out run in London earlier this year, the National Theatre’s acclaimed production of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler takes to the Derngate stage from Tuesday 28 November to Saturday 2 December. Hailed as the female Hamlet, Hedda Gabler is considered one...
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Made in Northampton Party Season’s parenting stereotypes broke me with a single line – theatre review, Royal& Derngate

There was robust debate over a glass of pop following press night of Royal & Derngate's latest Made in...
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