Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome Book Tour – Royal & Derngate

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

An evening of TerrorTome with Garth Marenghi.

Garth Marenghi, horror literature’s greatest living author, returns from the darkness (figurative darkness -he’s not a spelunker) with a rare public appearance to mark the release of his long-lost multi-volume horror epic TerrorTome. Hardback copies of TerrorTome will be available for purchase on the day.

Sounds of the ’60s

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

An evening of 60s classics performed by the Sounds Of The ’60s All Star Band & Singers, hosted by Radio 2’s legendary DJ, Tony Blackburn. The show features stories and songs from the most loved decade. Every week, more than a million people tune in to BBC Radio 2 to hear Tony Blackburn wax lyrical about the biggest stars of the ’60s.

The Burlesque Show

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

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Welcome to a stunning night of sophisticated tease with wonderful comedy and music featuring the UK’s finest artistes of the genre. Beautiful choreography, hilarious routines and classic humour combine to deliver the most highly regarded production of its kind in the UK.  The award winning performances will delight and excite and guarantee to refresh parts you never knew you had! For a truly delicious night of tassels, tease and titillating laughter, join us for our fun-filled evening of Burlesque and Cabaret.

David O’Doherty – whoa is me

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

Here he comes again, trotting on to the stage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. There’ll be lots of talking, some apologising and some songs on a glued together plastic keyboard from 1986. As seen on Along For The Ride With David O’Doherty, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Live At the Apollo.

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Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club

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

Don’t miss our comedy club in the Underground Studio with compere Dan Evans. This season features many of comedy’s rising stars.

Alfie Moore – Fair Cop Unleashed

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

Join BBC Radio 4’s cop-turned-comedian Alfie Moore for his latest stand-up tour show. Fair Cop Unleashed is based on a dramatic real-life incident from Alfie’s police casebook. Relive with him the thrilling ups and downs of the night a mysterious clown came to town and more than one life ended up in the balance. It was no laughing matter – but this show certainly is! Enjoy Alfie’s unique brand of humour hilariously woven together with his personal insights into his life on the front-line of the police force. It’d be a crime to miss it!

Sarah Keyworth

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

If comedy equals tragedy plus time, then boy, this is going to be good. As seen and heard on Live At The Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Dark Horse (Comedy Special), Mock The Week, The Guilty Feminist Podcast and Are You A Boy Or A Girl?

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Henry V

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

“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.

The Greatest Hits of Motown – How Sweet It Is

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

This stunning 100% live show combines first class music with the slickest choreography and an amazing band, to deliver truly outstanding performances for the best Motown experience you will ever have! This show will have you Dancing On The Ceiling, with songs from legendary artistes such as Lionel Richie, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson Five, The Isley Brothers, Edwin Starr and many, many more. “outstanding, with some thrilling dance routines, amusing patter and a brilliant backing band which would not have shamed the original Motown session guys’’ Lancashire Telegraph, Alan Simpson “They had the moves, the looks, the voices and every Motown Classic you could ask for” Jersey Evening News, Sarah Harding The ULTIMATE celebration of the sweet sound of Motown Let’s Get Ready… to Go Loco, Down in Acapulco

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NMPAT: Big Sing

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

Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust presents a celebration of our singing heroes, featuring a massed primary school choir formed from schools across Northamptonshire.

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