Two Trains Running: a grand achievement
Before Two Trains Running, my only experience of August Wilson was Fences, the Oscar-winning film starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, depicting Black working-class [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
The original Tricky Dicky
When it comes to character studies, one of the finest ever written is Shakespeare’s Richard III. Following Benedict Cumberbatch (The Hollow Crown) and Aneurin Barnard (The [...]
Why you can now believe in Ghosts
What a night of degenerate filth. It was quite superb. The new Made in Northampton production at the Royal Theatre in Northampton is Ibsen’s Ghosts. It’s first [...]
Avenue Q will shock you with what used to be shocking
If you fancy a quick situation report on how far we’ve come lately you could do worse than spending the evening on Avenue Q. If you are not aware of this 16-year-old [...]
Avenue Q is back in town
The hilarious puppet musical that brought you songs such as The Internet is for Porn and Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist returns to Royal & Derngate on February 18. [...]
Magic consultant called in for Our Lady of Kibeho
Royal & Derngate’s latest Made in Northampton production has been taking advice from a magic consultant to tell a haunting story of visions and visitations. Our [...]