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Drinkers, thinkers and divas ripping it up for your entertainment

A bit of stardust, a bit of glitter and a lot of gin - it's difficult to argue that there won't be something worth watching out of a recipe like that. This is the current flavour of entertainment on offer...

Can you handle an Othello for the world we live in now?

Following Laurence Olivier, Adrian Lester, and the first Black British actor to play Othello, David Harewood – Francesca Amewudah-Rivers joins the number of actors that have played the character since his conception in the early 17th century. Directed by Miranda...

Our leaders telling porkies? This must be Animal Farm…

The boar Old Major gathers Manor Farm’s animals for a meeting, speaking of a dream he had where animals live together in unison and harmony free from the oppression of humanity. Telling them of song named ‘Beasts of England’,...

Your theatre is back with two new Made In Northampton productions

The first plays to take to the stage at Royal & Derngate this spring will be two co-productions with the National Youth Theatre (NYT). Animal Farm runs from Monday 17 to Saturday 22 May, followed by Othello from Tuesday...

New musicals to premiere at Royal & Derngate

Royal & Derngate Northampton today (Thursday December 7) announces that it will premiere a season of original musical theatre as part of its upcoming Made in Northampton 2021 season.  As the culmination of a three-year project which has seen Royal...

How you can help Royal & Derngate recover from Covid-19

It would be a bitter pill to swallow if once we are allowed to go places there is nowhere to go. The Royal & Derngate this week launched an appeal for donations to help it get back on its feet...

Pippi is a ray of much-needed sunshine at Christmas

Review: Pippi Longstocking at Royal and Derngate, Northampton Let's not beat around the Christmas tree - you should go and see Pippi Longstocking at Northampton's Royal & Derngate as a panacea to the bleak midwinter - my face ached from...

Cinderella is a shoe in for your big panto fun

There are some clear stand out moments in the big Derngate panto in Northampton this Christmas. You've got Anita Dobson leading the cast in a rendition of Queen's Don't Stop Me Now, even miming the guitar solo her real...

Anita Dobson and Bernie Clifton head up Derngate pantomime

Two household names from the entertainment world are bringing Cinderella to Northampton this Christmas.Anita Dobson and Bernie Clifton are showbusiness legends.The cast gathered for the launch of the panto at Delapre Abbey and Dave Ikin took pictures.Royal and Derngate...

Get inside the lives of the Last of the Pelican Daughters

The very brilliant young company Wardrobe Ensemble bring their latest production for pre-Edinburgh previews at Northampton this week, and I implore you to go if you can get tickets tonight (July 26). If not, they're back in March. The Last...
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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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