Royal and derngate

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

December 2, 2017 // 1 Comment

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 [...]

Win a pair of tickets to Hedda Gabler

November 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Carlsberg Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards results

November 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

After much anticipation and a great deal of excitement, the winners in the Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards 2017/18 are finally celebrating being named the [...]

How I found my Hedda Gabler

November 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

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

November 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

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 [...]

Godfather of Italian cooking Antonio Carluccio has passed away

November 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Culinary legend Antonio Carluccio OBE passed away this morning, according to an announcement on his social media accounts. He was due to perform the prize giving at the [...]

Free tickets to new boxing-based play reading at Northampton’s Underground

June 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Standing 8 Theatre Company Presents GO DOWN SWINGING A new play by Dan McGarry On Friday 23 June at 7.45pm A FREE rehearsed reading of a new play inspired by the life [...]

The best thing I’ve ever seen at the theatre

August 29, 2012 // 0 Comments

If I start out with a header like ‘The best thing I’ve ever seen at the theatre’ I know I’m being misleading straight away. It’s a woolly [...]

Festival of Chaos

June 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

I came out of Northampton’s Royal and Derngate theatre complex tonight thinking about blood and weddings and what songs are really for and what knives are really for [...]