Northampton BID

Shalamar
2022-05-27 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
R&B classic soul and disco legends Shalamar are coming to Northampton for the very first time!
As Shalamar, Howard Hewitt and Jeffrey Daniel sold over 25 million records worldwide and collected no less than 100 gold, silver and platinum awards. Now joined on vocals by Carolyn Griffey – daughter of Solar record label founder & Soul Train co. producer Dick Griffey
Be prepared to be truly entertained by an evening of classic Soul & Funk with hits such as I Can Make You Feel Good, A Night To Remember, Friends, Make That Move, The Second Time Around, There It Is, I Owe You One Take That to The Bank and many many more.

Steve Bugeja – Tried To Start His Own Nickname
2022-05-28 08:00 - 17:00
One of comedy’s most exciting rising stars, Steve Bugeja (AKA ‘The Mighty Booj’, ‘Moulin Booj’, or – for December only – ‘Ebenezer Booj’). A familiar face on TV and radio, Steve hosted the BBC Radio 4 series Economics With Subtitles, and has made numerous appearances on TV shows such as The Russell Howard Hour, Love Island: Aftersun, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central.
A prolific writer, Steve was a key member of the writing team for The Russell Howard Hour and for Iain Stirling’s Celebability, and has contributed material to Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and to BBC Radio.
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Jack Dee: Off The Telly
2022-05-28 20:00 - 22:00
Join Jack Dee for an evening of entertainment (food and beverages not included) in his new stand-up tour.
“In these difficult and uncertain times people need hope – a ray of sunshine to brighten their day. And that’s very much where I come in” says Jack.
Star of TV sitcoms Bad Move, Lead Balloon and Josh, Jack also hosts the legendary Radio 4 show I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Additional credits include presenting Jack Dee’s Helpdesk, The Jack Dee Show, Jack Dee’s Saturday Night, Jack Dee’s Happy Hour and Jack Dee Live at the Apollo. “In fact,” explains Jack, “I’ve probably appeared in every TV show with my name in the title”.
Other sidelines include motivational speaking, which Jack describes as “Basically a total waste of time, talking to losers, but the cash is decent” and then adds “Don’t print that”. It’s so hard to tell when he’s being serious.

School of Rock
2022-06-06 19:30 - 21:30
Get ready to stick it to the man, because Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End and Broadway hit musical School of Rock is coming to rock out at Royal & Derngate!
School of Rock is the global hit musical based on the iconic movie starring Jack Black. Wannabe rock star Dewey Finn is cast out by his dive-bar bandmates and finds himself in desperate need of cash. Posing as a substitute music teacher at an elite prep school, he exposes his students to the rock gods he idolises, transforming them into a mind-blowing rock band. While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock out, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful, but uptight headmistress, Miss Mullins, helping her rediscover the wild child within. But, will they all find redemption at the battle of the bands?
Featuring 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie, and a band of insanely talented kids that play live every show, School of Rock will warm your heart and blow you away in equal measure.
Don’t miss out! Book your tickets today to see the hit musical that everyone’s raving about.

Northampton Bach Choir – The Jubilee Proms
2022-06-12 19:30 - 21:30
Northampton Bach Choir present The Jubilee Proms to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This celebration will take the familiar form of a Last Night Of The Proms event which will bring together a full orchestra, and soprano Katherine Crompton alongside the Northampton Bach Choir, who will be joined by the Wellingborough Singers, to perform Royal favourites such as Zadok the Priest, Jerusalem, and much more…

What’s Love Got To Do With It?
2022-06-13 19:30 - 21:30
What’s Love Got To Do With It? is the joyous theatre show celebrating the music of Tina Turner.
Audiences can expect a night of high energy, feel-good rock-and-roll featuring Tina’s greatest hits performed by the amazing vocal talent of Elesha Paul Moses (Whitney – Queen Of The Night, The Voice, X Factor) supported by a full 10-piece live band.
You can look forward to hearing stunning musical arrangements of Tina’s most-loved classic hits including Private Dancer, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Proud Mary, River Deep, Nutbush City Limits, Simply The Best and many more. This not-to-be missed musical experience is a stunning celebration of one of the greatest female singers of our time.

NMPAT – The Festival
2022-06-14 19:00 - 21:00
An opportunity to share in and celebrate Arts performances by young people from some of the county’s primary and secondary schools, who will be showcasing their talents, skills and irrepressible energy for you. In partnership with NMPAT, this promises to be a truly memorable experience for the young people, their teachers and leaders and you, their audience.

Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic’s Mixtape
2022-06-16 20:00 - 22:00
Romesh Ranganathan is back with a brand new show The Cynic’s Mixtape, his most brutally honest show yet.
Fresh from The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan, A League Of Their Own and Judge Romesh, he’s putting showbiz aside to deliver a carefully curated selection of all the things he has found unacceptable since the last tour, including why trying to save the environment is a scam, why none of us are truly free, and his suspicion that his wife is using gluten intolerance to avoid sleeping with him.

Oti Mabuse: I Am Here
2022-06-21 19:30 - 21:30
Strictly Come Dancing 2019 & 2020 champion Oti Mabuse is creating a show like no other in 2021.
Prepare for a night of electrifying choreography as the star of The Greatest Dancer and two time reigning Strictly Come Dancing champion Oti Mabuse is joined by some of the world’s greatest dancers and the West End’s finest singers and musicians.
Oti Mabuse – I Am Here is a whirlwind celebration of the influences and inspirations that took her on a journey from growing up in South Africa to following her dream.
From mesmerising Jives and pumping Sambas to South Africa’s exhilarating Kwaito, this is an explosive night of dance and music that will set your heart racing.

Ronan Keating
2022-06-22 19:30 - 21:30
Four-times Platinum-selling singer and songwriter Ronan Keating is taking his new album, Twenty Twenty, on tour – celebrating his career in music with the fans who have been on the journey with him.
Keating’s solo career, launched during Boyzone’s hiatus, saw him achieve two back-to-back No.1 singles straight out of the gate, 30 consecutive Top 10 singles, 10 studio albums, and 20 million records sold.
The eagerly awaited Twenty Twenty features brand new music as well as reworkings of his cornerstone tracks including hits Life is a Rollercoaster, Lovin’ Each Day, and his debut solo single, When You Say Nothing At All and Love On The Rocks. The good times never seemed so good!

Anton & Giovanni – Him & Me
2022-06-23 19:30 - 21:30
Brace yourselves for the best night out when BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s newest judge and fan favourite professional Anton du Beke, and 2021 champion Giovanni Pernice team up for an unforgettable tour!
Showcasing their unrivalled rapport, they are bringing audiences a collaboration of dance, song and light-hearted fun! Joined by a world class cast of dancers and singers, ANTON and GIOVANNI are coming together to put on the show to end all shows – the ultimate entertaining night out! The Ballroom King and the Jive Master bring you HIM & ME! A true dance extravaganza for all ages.

Mark Steel – Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright
2022-06-24 20:00 - 22:00
Mark Steel brings his Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright show back to Northampton this summer!
Mark’s sell-out show Who Do I Think I Am, revealed his natural father was a world backgammon champion. Now the star of Radio 4’s Mark Steel’s In Town, and newspaper columnist of the year, is back on the road with a new show, guaranteed to make the world seem even more mental than it is.
Mark has written and presented many series of Mark Steel’s In Town on BBC Radio 4 and toured it live around the UK. Mark has presented the BAFTA nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC2, is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4’s Newsquiz. He’s also appeared on BBC2’s QI and Room 101. Mark has written several acclaimed books, including: Reasons To Be Cheerful and What’s Going On and he writes a weekly column for The Independent for which he won Columnist of the Year at the Press Awards in 2015.

Patrick Kielty – Borderline
2022-06-25 19:30 - 21:30
Bittersweet, poignant and laugh out loud funny, Borderline is a comedic love letter to the future of our islands from Patrick Kielty‘s personal past.
Borderline sees this award-winning comedian return to his satirical roots with a personal take on borders, national identity and the future of the Union in a post Brexit landscape.
As a Northern Ireland native, who grew up close to the Irish border, this new one man stand up show delves into his homeland’s recent history to try to make sense of what Brexit’s new borders and political upheaval means for our shared identities.

Dancing Schools UK
2022-06-26 10:00 - 12:00
Dancing Schools UK takes to the stage once more to welcome teams from local schools to perform in the Dancing Schools UK Grand Final 2022.
This is the ninth year of this fabulous Ballroom & Latin dance event designed to encourage school children from across the region to have a try at dancing and nurture team work. From its early days as Strictly Junior, the show has now evolved to Dancing Schools UK and seen over 3000 children having braved the stage, stepped out into the spotlight & done something they never thought they would do – dance in front of hundreds of people.

Strictly Presents -Keeeep Dancing!
2022-06-27 20:00 - 22:00
Strictly Presents: Keeeep Dancing! Is a brand new spectacular show featuring Strictly 2020 finalist and EastEnders star Maisie Smith, together with Strictly 2021 semi-finalist and CBBC Presenter Rhys Stephenson. They will be joined by the incredible Strictly professional dancers Neil Jones, Gorka Marquez, Jowita Przystal and Nancy Xu. And, as an extra special treat for Strictly fans, live music will be performed by The Wanted’s Max George, who competed in the 2020 series of the smash hit BBC One show.
Strictly Presents: Keeeep Dancing! is a spectacular new show from the Strictly family, featuring a host of your TV favourites, sharing with audiences what it is to be a dancer via stunning choreography and beautiful storytelling.

Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever
2022-06-29 13:00 - 15:00
Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig – it’s going to be her best day ever!
Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures. From castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and ice-creams to muddy puddles – there is something for all of the family and their friends to enjoy, including Miss Rabbit, Mr Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and more!
Prepare for the brand new Peppa Pig live show packed full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for Peppa Pig fans!

Here Come The Boys
2022-07-01 19:30 - 21:30
Here Come The Boys returns with a brand-new cast and a brand-new dazzling production! Join Graziano, Nadiya, Pasha, Karim and Nikita, alongside a cutting-edge soundtrack of dance-floor anthems, club classics and guilty pleasures, in this show-stopping dance extravaganza, which promises to be the biggest party of the year!
This cast have dance credentials oozing from every pore. And lovers of dance will enjoy a show featuring some of the world’s greatest dancers, a huge LED screen and a lavish production.

Rose Royce With Gwen Dickey
2022-07-02 19:30 - 21:30
Don’t miss the opportunity to see the Grammy Award-winning, nine-piece Los Angeles band Rose Royce when they reform with Gwen Dickey for one night only.
Gwen was the voice that shined brightly on the international Rose Royce hits Car Wash, Wishing On A Star, Love Don’t Live Here Anymore, I Wanna Get Next To You, Is It Love You’re After and many more.
Experience Rose Royce as they were always meant to be – with the original vocalist – at this very rare appearance from the ’80s superstar.

Limelight Theatre School – Thank You For The Music
2022-07-03 13:00 - 15:00
Limelight Theatre School are thrilled to be back once again with another sensational show. These talented pupils are taking you on a journey back to the 1970s and bringing you the best numbers and songs from an amazing decade of music.
A great show for all the family!

The Rocky Horror Show
2022-07-04 20:00 - 22:00
Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show returns to Northampton as part of a sell-out worldwide tour, having been seen by over 30 million theatregoers.
Starring Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba as Brad, the Rocky Horror Show is a guaranteed party and features timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting, show-stopping Time Warp.
Directed by Christopher Luscombe, The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids – Brad and his fiancée Janet. When by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a creepy mansion whilst on their way to visit their former college professor, they meet the charismatic Dr Frank’n’Furter. It is an adventure they’ll never forget, filled with fun, frolics, frocks, and frivolity.

Seussical Jr.
2022-07-08 20:00 - 22:00
Dr Seuss’ best-loved characters collide, cavort and spring to life on stage in an unforgettable musical caper performed by Royal & Derngate’s Youth Theatre and Young Company Musicals and directed by Trudy A Bell (The Masks We Wear, Macbeth). Seussical Jr. is a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony Award-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat leads the story of Horton the Elephant, who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos. A magical musical production suitable for all ages.

NMPAT – Generations
2022-07-10 12:00 - 14:00
NMPAT Summer Festival of Music: New Generation Concert – 12pm
Performances by the County Junior Orchestra, Junior Wind Orchestra, Junior Brass Band, Junior String Orchestra and Jazz 3.
Interval estimated 1pm and approximate end time 2.15pm.
NMPAT Summer Festival of Music: Second Generation Concert – 6pm
Performances by the County Training Orchestra, Training Wind Orchestra, Training String Orchestra, Guitarlactica, NMPAT Singers and Jazz 2.
Interval estimated 7pm and approximate end time 8.15pm.

Jimmy Carr – Terribly Funny
2022-07-12 20:00 - 22:00
Jimmy’s latest show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things. Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love. But they’re just jokes – they are not the terrible things.
Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo.
Now you’ve been warned, buy a ticket.

The Mayhew School Of Dance & Performing Arts: Once Upon A Time
2022-07-13 19:00 - 21:00
The Mayhew School Of Dance & Performing Arts, Northampton’s oldest established dance school, presents Once Upon A Time, a journey into the realm of faerie. Join us to celebrate with these young dancers and performers as they return to the stage.
The performance will also include works created for the Mayhew Youth Dance Company, and the inaugural performance of the school’s newly formed inclusive dance group, Envision.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
2022-07-15 19:30 - 21:30
Our very own The Actors Company takes on one of the giants of modern classic theatre, directed by Scott Bradley. Bertolt Brecht’s epic play is vast in its scope, yet human at its heart, setting the grotesque against the hilarious, with a backdrop of war and revolution.
Featuring live and looped soundscapes using the incredible skills of spoken word poet and musician David Bowden (Word Guerrilla) this exciting and dynamic production explores themes of justice, motherhood and social corruption through the medium of a distant fairy tale, the ‘play within the play’.

Open Stage – Reimagination
2022-07-17 14:30 - 16:30
Open Stage are so pleased to return to the Derngate stage with the entire performing arts school of children and adults, plus special guests, performing their own re-imagined works of well-known stories retold through a combination of Ballet, Tap, Modern, Classical Greek, Jazz, Acrobatic Arts and Musical Theatre.
It is the highlight of their year! Open Stage Performing Arts is a professional theatre school for ages 2+. They also deliver community arts sessions across a wide variety of genres including the Open Stage Adult Choir.

And In The End – A Celebration Of 50 Years Of Abbey Road And Let It Be
2022-07-26 19:30 - 21:30
Following on from their hugely successful tour in 2017/18, the award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the nation’s premier Beatles group, The Bootleg Beatles, join forces once again to deliver a Beatles experience like no other.
Experience two of the Beatles’ most iconic albums performed afresh in this special musical collaboration, adding a classical twist and performing beautifully arranged symphonic versions of these timeless classics, including masterpieces such as Here Comes The Sun, Come Together and The Long And Winding Road.
The tour marks 50 years since the release of these final two albums – Abbey Road (released 26 September 1969) and Let It Be (released 8 May 1970), and will explore the journey to the end of The Beatles – celebrating the music of this era and the legacy that endures to this day. This unique live staging will be an unmissable event for Beatles fans of all ages!
We were deeply saddened and shocked to hear of the death of Neil Innes who was due to present this show – he will be greatly missed. This concert will go ahead as planned, and further updates will be confirmed in due course.

Glenn Moore – Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I’m Sixty Moore
2022-09-10 20:00 - 22:00
Edinburgh Comedy Award “Best Show” nominee Glenn Moore is one of the best joke writers of his generation and is back on tour in Autumn 2022. Expect a “comedy masterclass” (The Times) and a high-energy barrage of the most jokes you’ve ever heard humanely fit into one stand-up show.
As seen/heard on Mock The Week (BBC2), The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2),The Dave Berry Breakfast Show (Absolute Radio) and The Now Show (BBC Radio 4).

Russell Kane – The Essex Variant
2022-09-10 20:00 - 22:00
Russell Kane‘s bringing to town his gut-punch funny, searing, award-winning take on the two years we’ve just gone through.
Hailed as The Guardian’s “Number 1 comedy performance to come out of 2020”, this high-octane show brings nuclear-energy belly laughs and pant-wetting observations which prove laughter really is the best medicine* (*actually, it’s probably hospital medicine).
Russell Kane currently has two chart-topping, award-bagging podcasts in Man Baggage and Evil Genius and is a regular on Channel 4, BBC, and ITV and all the usual shows you see funny people on. He’s also a writer, actor, and presenter. He drinks lots of coffee and is “like that in real life”.
He was the first ever comedian to bag the two most prestigious comedy awards on earth in the same year, for the same show: The Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly The Perrier), and The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award, (formerly known as the Barry Award). He’s also a raving bighead that likes listing his achievements.

Friendsical
2022-09-14 19:30 - 21:30
The 2019 Edinburgh Festival smash-hit Friendsical is an original and unique new parody musical inspired by the gang in Friends, the iconic TV show.
When Ross’s wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs back into his life…will he end up with his one true love?
With original new songs such as (He’s her) Lobster!, Richard’s Moustache and You’re Over Me, When Were You Under Me?, the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut, and a dinosaur convention! What could possibly go wrong?
This is a loving parody not to be confused with the Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. series Friends
