Are you a papal person?
As part of its Made in Northampton season, Royal & Derngate Northampton is staging a world premiere of The Pope, which runs on the Royal stage until Saturday 22 June, [...]
Karin Johnstone
The psychedlic road movie that started at NSB
A shimmering lake surrounded by mountains, fresh air palpable. A small red rucksack catches my eye in the corner of a field. It’s my corporate screensaver but something [...]
Would you cut the rope?
Karin Johnstone reviews Touching the Void which is at Royal & Derngate, Northampton You are 19,000 feet up a mountain in hazardous icy conditions roped to your climbing [...]
Heritage Day takes a journey into Northampton’s past
Karin Johnstone took advantage of Heritage Open Day to discover more about a church made with stones from Northampton Castle… It’s a gloomy day in Northampton town [...]
The Last Ship is a musical with a Sting in the tale
Karin Johnstone gives her reaction to Sting’s musical The Last Ship… The Last Ship, Sting’s musical, has arrived at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate. The [...]
Born to be wild – fundraising on fast wheels
Karin Johnstone describes an encounter with with our local easy riders… Northampton bikers got together on Abington Street on Saturday 7th April for their annual Harley [...]
Shrektacular family fun
Shrek the Musical has arrived from Far Far Away and is at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate from 14th March to 25th March, Karin Johnstone has sampled the fun… [...]
The future is bright: you can still see Paddington 2
Script writer Karin Johnstone looks at some upcoming cinema treats… I recently got back from a conference in Berlin about technology supported learning. The main theme [...]
My life as a reluctant activist
An upcoming LGBTQ season at the Errol Flynn Filmhouse prompts Karin Johnstone to reflect on her own part in an historic struggle for civil rights… A few months back I [...]