Review of Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist, Royal and Derngate, Northampton
As latecomers were still taking their seats, two young male actors appear in front of the curtain to beatbox a message – this show has no instruments other than voice....
Fun show runs at Northampton theatre until the New Year.
It's a mark of dedication to sign up for those early bird theatre tickets when you don't know who is likely to be in the cast or what the show...
The artistic director of Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton is to leave at the end of next summer.
A statement released by the Northampton Theatres Trust said:
James Dacre has announced he will step down after a decade as Artistic...
You could tell that the story of Celie, the brutalised heroine of The Colour Purple, was hitting its mark by the way a middle-aged white guy a row in front of me was squirming in his seat throughout. To...
I arrived at Royal and Derngate for the latest Made In Northampton touring production knowing little about what was in store for me with the first ever theatrical version of Jacques Tati's Playtime.
The French master of visual comedy's tale...
Innovative 'gig theatre' at Northampton's Picturedrome mixes live music and an unfolding story as young people make choices about their future
Here's the set up - it's 2006, and teenagers Alex, Max and Owen have a band, but they're not...
Judith Kerr's forgetful cat brought to life by brilliant Wardrobe Ensemble in show for families which runs until June 19th
Watching hundreds of kids engage with live theatre again was pretty sweet, as were my companions for the show.
Alfred,...
Review: Hairspray. Royal and Derngate, Northampton (opening night January 31)
I had never seen Hairspray before. Yes, I know, I know. It’s one of the most popular musicals in the world, an award-winning tour de force combining fantastic music and...
As part of an arts scene audience starved of live interaction for just short of two years, it was almost pleasant to be in a chilly queue waiting for Covid protocols to be observed at Northampton's Derngate Theatre.
I'd...
