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...
So he's back. George Furbank, Northampton's quiet but deadly full-back is starting for Saints in the European final against Bordeaux Bègles today (May 24).
As coach, car and trainloads of Saints fans will be excitedly making their way to...
A melancholy and moving adaptation of the book by Kazuo Ishiguro - well-worth catching during its Northampton run this week.
Right then, if you haven't read the book, or watched the film, beware the gentle spoilers ahead. Despite having a...
As we settled in to the first Sunday matinee we already knew that actor Joey Wilby, playing Snow White's best friend, the chirpy Buttons-a-like Muddles, had been injured in rehearsals in the week running up to opening night. But...
Stripped back history play brings Shakepeare's Globe and Headlong to Northampton stage
Like this pared back, stark adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry V, the audience was much reduced on Wednesday’s Press Night, due to heavy snowfall.
But those of us who made...
Historic campus making way for housing after the main campus moved to Waterside in 2018
It's difficult to count the number of students who must have passed through the doors of Avenue Campus in Northampton, now under demolition...
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...
The colours of the court markings went on this week as work continues on Northampton Racecourse basketball courts.
Funding for the makeover of the popular sports courts was pledged back in 2020 by the former Northampton Borough Council and Sports...
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,...
Hilary ScottReviewing theatre for 28 years, with no time off for good behaviour...
I took a secret weapon to watch An Improbable Musical at Northampton's Royal and Derngate: my 14-year-old, musicals-obsessed daughter. Not just for her company and expertise, but...
