Andy Parsons – Bafflingly Optimistic
2023-11-24 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
‘For those who worry that we are going to hell in a handcart, Parsons will at least make you enjoy the ride’ – The i.
As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo & Mock The Week.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations
2023-11-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, Nocturne & Scherzo
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Elgar Enigma Variations
Adam Hickox Conductor
Richard Harwood Cello
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra return to the Derngate for a performance of some of the most-loved classical music in the orchestral repertoire.
Regarded as one of the greatest orchestral works of the twentieth century, Elgar’s Enigma Variations continues to intrigue audiences, with its main theme hidden amongst a characterful set of musical dedications to the composer’s friends and loved ones.
Mendelssohn captures the wonder and wit of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream filled with fairies, mischief and, of course, love.

THE MARY WALLOPERS
2023-11-24 19:30 - 22:30 | Roadmender, 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AH, United Kingdom
NEW SINGLE WEXFORD ONLINE EVERYWHERE NOW.
“THEY’RE REVITALISING IRISH TRAD FOR A NEW GENERATION WITH ROWDY REINTERPRETATIONS OF HAND-ME-DOWN ODES TO SEX, DEVILRY AND DRINK (MAINLY DRINK). LIKE THE DUBLINERS, THE POGUES AND JINX LENNON BEFORE THEM, THEY ELEVATE THE DISPLACED AND THE DOWNTRODDEN, STICKING TWO FINGERS UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND, IN DOING SO, YANKING A THREAD THAT UNITES ALL REBEL MUSIC FROM FOLK TO PUNK AND RAP”

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS VS HARLEQUINS
2023-11-24 19:45 - 22:00 | Franklinâ€™s Gardens, Weedon Rd, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 5BG, United Kingdom

The Fraud Squad
2023-11-24 21:00 - 23:00 | The Wig And Pen, 19 St Giles' St, northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1JA, United Kingdom

Strictly Northampton: Children
2023-11-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
Join us for fabulous Ballroom and Latin dance from Dancing Schools UK Year 5 & 6 Northamptonshire!
This event is 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 evolved and seen over 3000 children braving the stage, stepping out in the spot light and trying something they thought they would never do – dance in front of hundreds of people.

An introduction to portrait painting in oils
2023-11-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
The process will cover:
Using oil paints
The typical proportions of the face
Measuring and mapping out key features from the photograph
The use of line, tone, and value to create the portrait
Cordell is an experienced painter who will also provide supporting handouts as part of the workshoto explain and demystify the technical terms and techniques involved. At the end of the workshop you will have created a portrait that you will be able to take away with you.
Tea and coffee will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch or lunch is available to purchase from the museum café. Price includes all materials. Booking essential.

Santa's Grotto
2023-11-25 10:30 - 16:00 | Santaâ€™s Grotto, 35 Princes Walk, northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2EW, United Kingdom
No Christmas is complete without a visit to Father Christmas, and the BID is delighted to be bringing Santa’s Grotto to Grosvenor Shopping Northampton this festive season.
Important Information
Pre-booking is required. All money from this event will be donated to charity.
There will be a £1 charge to secure the booking per family, using PayPal.
6 tickets per half hour will be sold to allow a provision of 5 minutes with Santa.
The last family to arrive for their half hour session will have to wait 25 minutes.
Families will be able to take their own photos with Santa.
Each child will receive a gift.
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The Nutcracker
2023-11-25 15:00 - 16:00 | The Old Savoy â€“ The home of The Deco Theatre, Abington Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 4AE
Back with another dazzling treat, the Let’s All Dance Ballet Company presents their family festive favourite! With the company’s usual fabulous dancing, gorgeous costumes, crystal clear story-telling and sumptuous music, this is the perfect Christmas show for the whole family! Let’s All Dance Ballet Company makes high-quality ballet accessible and fun for children and families, immersing them in the spectacular world of professional dance.

Cambridge United
2023-11-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Sixfields stadium, Sixfields Stadium,, Northampton, Northants, NN5 5QA, United Kingdom

Strictly Northampton
2023-11-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
Join us for the 12th year of Strictly Northampton run by Step by Step Dance School! This competition will see local dancers take to the stage in this Ballroom and Latin extravaganza. Leading up to this, contestants will be paired up with students from Step by Step Dance School for just 8 weeks to raise money for Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity. A night not to be missed!

Rhys James Spilt Milk
2023-11-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
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Following a sold out nationwide tour, Rhys James is right back where he belongs: on tour around the country, with a markedly different schedule to Chelsea’s fixture list to prove he is not the footballer.
One of the final Mock The Week regulars and star of Live At The Apollo, Rhys’s previous tour sold out over 70 dates nationwide. Since then he’s released a third, ARIA nominated, Radio 4 series; starred in ‘The Great American Joke Off’ for US network The CW; and been hurled through the air on a bungee cord by Micah Richards on ‘A League Of Their Own’.
Also seen on Richard Osman’s House Of Games (dressing gown, luggage, decanter), Celebrity Mastermind (The US Office, 3rd place) and Pointless Celebrities (wore a tuxedo, out in round 2).

Sam Avery – How Not To Be A Terrible Parent
2023-11-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
(A comedy show for mums and dads.)
You’re a good parent, right?
You love your kids. They’re everything to you.
You make them eat vegetables and avoid petty crime. You read bedtime stories and don’t let them play with chainsaws.
So why the nagging feeling that you could do better?
In a world filled with bad advice, empty mantras and online ‘experts’, how do we celebrate the small victories of parenthood and stop ourselves from feeling truly terrible?
How Not To Be a Terrible Parent is the hilarious new stand-up show from award-winning comedian and best-selling author Sam Avery. A show for anyone who’s ever:

Stolen chocolate from a minor
Wished their kid had a mute button
Treated a trip to the toilet as a mini spa weekend

The Mike Gibbons Band
2023-11-25 21:00 - 23:00 | The Wig And Pen, 19 St Giles' St, northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1JA, United Kingdom

WILKINSON
2023-11-25 22:00 - 23:59 | Roadmender, 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AH, United Kingdom

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Music of Bond
2023-11-26 15:30 - 16:30 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
Alison Jiear Vocalist
Lance Ellington Vocalist
Stephen Bell Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra promises to take you to double-0-heaven with this sensational concert!
Fresh from a sell-out Film Music Gala in February 2023, conductor Stephen Bell will take to the podium to lead you through a night of iconic theme songs and thrilling Bond anthems from almost six decades of box office blockbusters.
Highlights to include: Goldfinger, Licence To Kill, You Only Live Twice, Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, From Russia With Love, Casino Royale, GoldenEye, Spectre and many more.
Featuring star of Britain’s Got Talent and the West End Alison Jiear and legendary singer-songwriter Lance Ellington, this is a night you will want to re-live at least twice!

Reelin n rockin
2023-11-26 16:00 - 18:00 | The Wig And Pen, 19 St Giles' St, northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1JA, United Kingdom

SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
2023-11-27 19:30 - 22:30 | Roadmender, 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AH, United Kingdom

SIX
2023-11-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
The crowning glory of Broadway, the West End and beyond, the international smash hit musical SIX makes its royal return to Royal & Derngate, following its previous sell-out success!
Winner of the Tony Award for ‘Best Original Score’ and ‘Best Costume Design’, double winner of the Whatsonstage Award for ‘Best West End Show’ and a Gold-Disk winning album, this sell-out Tudor take-off has ‘an incredibly strong and powerful message’ (The Australian) and is ‘pure entertainment’ (New York Times).
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.
Think you know the rhyme, think again…
Divorced. Beheaded. LIVE!

Quincey May Album Launch
2023-11-30 | VnB, 10 St Giles' Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DA, United Kingdom
We are very proud to be hosting this sold out event by the incredibly talented @quinceymaybrown

Masterclass: Christmas Beer
2023-11-30 19:00 - 21:00 | VnB, 10 St Giles' Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DA, United Kingdom
Taste a range of special Christmas brews and learn what makes them Christmassy. tickets are £15pp. Available in store or on Eventbrite

It’s a Wonderful Life : A Live Radio Play
2023-11-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
One of the most most beloved Christmas stories of all time is coming to The Royal Theatre stage this year.
It’s a Wonderful Life has entertained generations with its heartwarming story of a young man whose life is saved by Clarence, the mysterious Christmas angel.
In this version of the story, the actors of WBFR radio station gather in their Manhattan studio, Christmas Eve 1946, in front of a live audience to bring the story to life.
A true classic story bringing the Christmas spirit to everyone.

Rhymetime at Northamptonshire Central Library
2023-12-01 10:30 - 11:00 | Northampton Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BA, United Kingdom
Bring your under 5â€™s to clap, sing and wave our way through our favourite nursery rhymes and songs. Singing nursery rhymes and doing the actions are great for interaction, communication skills and motor skills â€“ and most of all, itâ€™s fun!
Please note that the Rhymetime sessions will be run on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day and it will not be possible to book in advance. Parents and Carers can collect a ticket from the front desk on the Friday morning at 10am.

Santa's Grotto
2023-12-01 10:30 - 16:00 | Santaâ€™s Grotto, 35 Princes Walk, northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2EW, United Kingdom
Come and see Santa for only £1 in the Grosvenor Centre

Cinderella Christmas Family Panto 2023
2023-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | The Old Savoy â€“ The home of The Deco Theatre, Abington Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 4AE
Join us for the Most Magical Panto of all – Cinderella Christmas 2023
Next Christmas you’re invited to a Royal Ball at The Old Savoy the home of the Deco Theatre . This wonderful rags-to-riches tale is guaranteed to delight all the family and bring a touch of magic and make-believe to your festive celebrations.
Join Cinderella on her quest to win the heart of the dashing Prince Charming, with a little help from her best friend Buttons and the enchanting Fairy Godmother. But with her evil Ugly Sisters determined to ruin her chances and the clock about to strike midnight, will Cinders manage to win the Prince’s love before the spell runs out?

Nightshift
2023-12-01 21:00 - 23:00 | The Wig And Pen, 19 St Giles' St, northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1JA, United Kingdom

Festive Celebration in Northampton’s Cultural Quarter
2023-12-02 11:00 - 16:30 | town centre
Jazz bands and street entertainers will provide the festive cheer as shoppers enjoy Christmas shopping in St Giles Street on Saturday, 2nd December.

Acts will include Musical Ruth, Elton Wrong, the Bad Santas, a juggling unicyclist and stilt-walking ice queens. Montague Jeffery and Vintage Guruwill also be staging live music performances.

The BID has successfully applied for a road closure order on this date so shoppers will be able to walk freely down the street and cafes and restaurants will be able to trade outside on the pavements, creating a welcoming community feel to the day.

Come along between 11am and 4.30pm and get all the Christmas feels as we kickstart the festive season in style.

Gaming Club at Northamptonshire Central Library
2023-12-02 12:00 - 16:00 | Northampton Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BA, United Kingdom
Fancy a game of D&D? Or maybe you would to try something a little different? Try our Gaming Club hosted at Northampton Central Library in our Young Adults Area.
This event is suitable for people aged 14+

Time To Share at Northamptonshire Central Library
2023-12-02 14:30 - 15:30 | Northampton Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BA, United Kingdom
Time To Share is the perfect activity for children of all ages and their grown ups!
Each month we will focus on a new theme and each week we will focus on a new book.
There will be a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books with matching crafts or activities!
This is a free drop in event.

BAD MANNERS
2023-12-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Roadmender, 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AH, United Kingdom
BAD MANNERS ARE THE BEST IN BRITISH SKA KNOWN FOR THEIR CRAZY ANTICS AND 2 TONE TRACKS. OUTRAGEOUS AND ENIGMATIC, THEY REMAIN AS ONE OF THE COUNTRIES BEST LOVED LIVE ACTS. AFTER A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER PLAYING FESTIVALS ALL OVER THE WORLD THEY RETURN TO THE CLUB SCENE FOR THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST PUNK LEGEND MAX SPLODGE. TICKETS WILL CERTAINLY FLY OUT FOR THIS SHOW!! DON’T MISS OUT !
“DEFINITELY A “MUST SEE” GIG FOR ANYONE’S TO DO LIST. SEE YOU DOWN THE FRONT!” – LOUDER THAN WAR!
FRONTED BY BUSTER BLOODVESSEL (AKA DOUGLAS TRENDLE) THE BAND FORMED IN LONDON DURING 1976 WHILST ALL MEMBERS WERE STILL IN SCHOOL TOGETHER. BY 1980 THE BAND WERE SIGNED TO MAGNET RECORDS AND WERE REGULAR GUESTS ON THE SATURDAY MORNING KIDS TELLY PROGRAMME TISWAS.
THEIR HIT SINGLES INCLUDE LIP UP FATTY, SPECIAL BREW, NE NE NA NA NA NA NU NU, CAN CAN, WALKING IN THE SUNSHINE, JUST A FEELING AND THEIR COVER OF MY GIRL LOLLIPOP.
BETWEEN 1980 AND 1983 THEY SPENT 111 WEEKS IN THE UK SINGLES CHART, THEY HAVE PRODUCED NINE STUDIO ALBUMS AND SKANKED THEIR WAY INTO THE WORLD’S HEARTS. THEY INITIALLY DISBANDED IN 1987 BUT RETURNED ONLY THREE YEARS LATER DUE TO MASSIVE PUBLIC DEMAND.
