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  • Theatretrain presents Best Day of My Life

    Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

    A cavalcade of hits from 1960 to 2019. The 350 performers are split into two groups, with half making up a big choir and the other half telling their story through dance and acting. In the interval, they swap over so all the performers sing, dance and act. Each decade has its own stories, objects, pictures, films, fashion and of course music. As the evening continues, each decade fits into the next. It’s like seeing your life flash before you as you make connections with the past, greet songs as old friends and relive memories. What was the best day of your life? Theatretrain specialises in creating large-scale productions with young people. For over 30 years, they have performed in theatres throughout the country and particularly the West End, including: The London Palladium, The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The O2 Arena and 14 times at the Royal Albert Hall. In all, they have given over 100 large-scale performances and introduced thousands of young people to the magic of live theatre.

  • Producer Bootcamp by In Good Company

    Recurring
    Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

    In Good Company are inviting you to grow your skills and knowledge of producing with our brand-new Producer Bootcamp. Rafia Hussain (Strategic Producer for In Good Company and Founder of Rafia Hussain Productions) will guide you through five days of intensive skills development, teaching you as someone who is starting out as a producer, or a self-producing artist. Producer Bootcamp will be a deep dive into the role of a producer, and what skills & knowledge you will need to produce your own work and the work of others. Some of the topics we will introduce are: Project Management, Budgets, Fundraising, Audience Development, Marketing, Tour Booking and Tour Management, and more. You can find out more about In Good Company and the work we do on their website. What can I expect? During this week you will have an intensive ran by leading theatre professionals. The bootcamp will explore a wide range of skills and industry knowledge. Each day is broken down into a morning and afternoon session, with breaks throughout. Who is this for? This course is aimed at early career producers, or self-producing artists who wish to learn more about producing as a skill. This course is suited for those wanting to...

  • CURATION

    Northamptonshire Natural History Society The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

    EXPLORING THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS. The society has important collections including butterflies, shells, sands, microscope slides, rocks, minerals and Northamptonshire fossils. This is a great opportunity to look at, draw, study or just appreciate their beauty. Also, if you wish to assist us conserving or documenting you would be welcome.

  • Producer Bootcamp by In Good Company

    Recurring
    Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

    In Good Company are inviting you to grow your skills and knowledge of producing with our brand-new Producer Bootcamp. Rafia Hussain (Strategic Producer for In Good Company and Founder of Rafia Hussain Productions) will guide you through five days of intensive skills development, teaching you as someone who is starting out as a producer, or a self-producing artist. Producer Bootcamp will be a deep dive into the role of a producer, and what skills & knowledge you will need to produce your own work and the work of others. Some of the topics we will introduce are: Project Management, Budgets, Fundraising, Audience Development, Marketing, Tour Booking and Tour Management, and more. You can find out more about In Good Company and the work we do on their website. What can I expect? During this week you will have an intensive ran by leading theatre professionals. The bootcamp will explore a wide range of skills and industry knowledge. Each day is broken down into a morning and afternoon session, with breaks throughout. Who is this for? This course is aimed at early career producers, or self-producing artists who wish to learn more about producing as a skill. This course is suited for those wanting to...

  • From the Collection: Drawings

    Recurring
    Northampton Museum And Art Gallery 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

    An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. This exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt, amongst others, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line, tone, and observation to experiment, problem solve, and refine their vision. Together, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration, invention, and creative thinking.

  • Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules

    Recurring
    NN Contemporary Vulcan Works, northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

    Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. Featuring photographic, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture, language, ritual and atmosphere. Exhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. The exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990), God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented, including documentation of Power for the People (1972), in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. Throughout the exhibition, architecture, movement and attention shape...

  • Jukebox Idols

    Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

    The UK’s leading platinum-selling vocal harmony group The Overtones and Strictly Come Dancing’s world–champion professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova have announced they will star together in a brand new show for 2026 called Jukebox Idols. Brought to you by the producers of the West End smash hit Rip It Up 60s, Jukebox Idols is a non-stop whirlwind of the greatest hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s’ biggest music icons that celebrates the era-defining music that poured from jukeboxes around the globe to create the unforgettable soundtrack of a generation. Joining The Overtones and Nadiya will be a stellar supporting cast of dancers as they swing, bop, jive and rock ‘n’ roll their way throughout the ultimate jukebox show, bringing to life the show-stopping hits from legends such as Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown and many more – a song and dance spectacle for music lovers everywhere.

  • An Evening With Ben Cohen

    Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

    Member priority booking period begins at 10am on Thu 23 April If you are a member, please make sure you are logged into your account before clicking the Times & Book button to select your seats. To learn more about becoming a member, please click here or speak to our Box Office in person or at 01604 624811. This show will be on general sale from Fri 24 April at 10am Ben Cohen MBE – Rugby World Cup Winner, Entrepreneur, Advocate, Ally  and Mental Health Champion Rugby World Cup Winner Ben Cohen MBE is a truly unique and inspiring personality: a prolific try scorer on the pitch, an in-demand corporate speaker, a pioneering anti-bullying campaigner, a celebrated LGBTQIA+ ally, and someone who transformed personal challenges—including hearing loss and persistent tinnitus—into strengths that have shaped his life and work. I came to prominence with Northampton Saints, helping the club lift the Heineken Cup in 2000. A powerful, quick, and instinctive wing, I earned my international debut for England against Ireland in the 2000 Six Nations, going on to win 57 caps, score 31 international tries, and tour with the legendary British & Irish Lions in 2001. I also proudly represented top clubs including Northampton Saints, Brive, and...

  • Producer Bootcamp by In Good Company

    Recurring
    Royal and Derngate Theatre 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP

    In Good Company are inviting you to grow your skills and knowledge of producing with our brand-new Producer Bootcamp. Rafia Hussain (Strategic Producer for In Good Company and Founder of Rafia Hussain Productions) will guide you through five days of intensive skills development, teaching you as someone who is starting out as a producer, or a self-producing artist. Producer Bootcamp will be a deep dive into the role of a producer, and what skills & knowledge you will need to produce your own work and the work of others. Some of the topics we will introduce are: Project Management, Budgets, Fundraising, Audience Development, Marketing, Tour Booking and Tour Management, and more. You can find out more about In Good Company and the work we do on their website. What can I expect? During this week you will have an intensive ran by leading theatre professionals. The bootcamp will explore a wide range of skills and industry knowledge. Each day is broken down into a morning and afternoon session, with breaks throughout. Who is this for? This course is aimed at early career producers, or self-producing artists who wish to learn more about producing as a skill. This course is suited for those wanting to...

  • From the Collection: Drawings

    Recurring
    Northampton Museum And Art Gallery 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

    An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. This exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt, amongst others, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line, tone, and observation to experiment, problem solve, and refine their vision. Together, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration, invention, and creative thinking.