Christmas cheese and wine masterclass

We meet fortnightly to work on the Society's Collections, Cleaning and sorting them and making databases to facilitate use of them. No previous experience needed, all are welcome. Come and have real hand-on pleasure with some fascinating objects

Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust present an amateur production, by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd, of School of Rock. Based on the Paramount movie written by Mike White, each performance will feature over 500 young people including featured soloists in lead roles. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Book by Julian Fellowes, Lyrics by Glenn Slater

A chance to meet senior shoe curator Rebecca Shawcross in this lunchtime talk series and learn more about some of the shoes in the collection. Booking recommended

Five years after they set out on their hugely acclaimed 2018 Acoustic Tour, and released its companion album We The Collective, The Levellers will embark upon a brand new Acoustic Tour in 2023 which will be accompanied by a second volume of acoustic reworkings of some of their finest compositions. The 2018 album, which was produced by John Leckie, resulted in their highest chart position in twenty years.

“The game’s afoot: follow your spirit, and upon this charge cry ‘God for Harry, England, and Saint George!’” God save the king? Civil unrest, trouble with Europe, and the death of our monarch… it’s not 2022 but the late fifteenth century, and a young, newly crowned king is eager to assert his control of the United Kingdom in Shakespeare’s (in)famous Henry V. When a humiliating message arrives from overseas, a bruised ego leads Henry to double down on a military invasion, at a devastating cost. Join us as we explore Henry V’s bombastic pursuit of power, and what it means to be English. A production by Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Shakespeare’s Globe and Headlong with Leeds Playhouse, directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director Holly Race Roughan (Corrina, Corrina, Liverpool Everyman; Metamorphoses, Shakespeare’s Globe) Content guidance: This production contains graphic violence, coercive behaviour, sexual assault and strong language; including descriptions of infanticide and sexual violence.

Ever wonder what the small bar and numbers are on some microscope images? The microscope allows us to make very precise measurements, but you need to know how to calibrate the microscope and make measurements and counting.

Tracey will give us the second half of her talk showing us her images from the Falkland island.

The tour will allow you to visit areas of the Guildhall which are not always open to the public.   We meet in the Spencer Percival foyer of the Guildhall. This is the entrance to the old part of the Guildhall by the public toilets and statue of Spencer Percival. From there. we will explore areas including council and public meeting rooms, the old Town Hall keepers living quarters and the basement cells.   The maximum group size for tours is 12.   Although all public areas of the building are accessible by lift, the basement can only be reached by stairs.   Due to uneven floors in places, please wear appropriate footwear.   This tour is not suitable for children under 8 years old.   All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.   Tours will last approximately 1 hour.

Taste, discover and explore the wines of Italy.

Sara decided she wanted to be famous at 14 years old. Since then, she has auditioned for Barrymore, scared Pete Burns and ruined Hugh Grant’s birthday – but look at her now…(please look, she needs you to look. And clap. And laugh. And then clap again). The star of her very own stand-up special Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads is back with a brand-new stand-up show! Sara Pascoe is a highly acclaimed comedian, writer, and actor. She wrote and starred in her recent sitcom Out Of Her Mind, and is the celebrated host of The Great British Sewing Bee, Last Woman On Earth, Comedians Giving Lectures and Comedy Central’s Guessable. Sara also wrote and performed the Radio series Modern Monkey and Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy, which was inspired by her first book Animal. Her second book, Sex Power Money, was a Sunday Times bestseller, and the accompanying podcast of the same name garnered millions of listens and multiple award nominations during its run. This performance will be BSL Sign Interpreted with the interpreter standing stage right.  Presented by Show And Tell in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management.

The event will focus on the artist’s enquiry around our individual and collective experiences being mediated through different spaces, how virtual and actual spaces are realised through our bodies, and in relation to our emotions, memory and identities. Erica works across text, video and performance and the event will include a presentation of audio-visual material of the artist’s work.

Nathan Carter has established himself as one of the most popular and best all-round entertainers in Ireland packing the biggest venues. Success led Nathan to follow his dream of becoming a professional entertainer in January 2010. His career took off almost immediately and he single-handedly revived the live music scene in Ireland attracting young fans in their thousands. Following the phenomenal success of the iconic hit song ‘Wagon Wheel’ in 2012, Nathan became an established star in Ireland, outselling One Direction and Drake. Nathan has recorded six number one albums in Ireland and has had a top 20 UK album release with the CD ‘Beautiful Life’. Nathan’s latest  album ‘The Best of the First Ten Years’ released  in November 2020 went straight to Number One in the Irish Album Charts – at a time when he was unable to perform live gigs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He has used the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 to re-assess his career and his talents including writing new material for a brand new show.

Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) presents an opportunity to share inspiration and aspiration with three generations of orchestras – County Junior Wind Orchestra, County Training Wind Orchestra and County Youth Concert Band.