Back to the future with 1984
60 years after 1984’s publication, a brand new production of the futuristic novel will be premiered at Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 November, with physical theatre, puppetry and music combined to create a cutting-edge and thought-provoking piece of theatre.
With its predictions of globalisation, surveillance paranoia and control through language, George Orwell’s classic futuristic tale is acutely relevant for our time. Blind Summit Theatre and BAC bring this visionary dystopian novel to the stage in a new low-tech adaptation.
Drawing on agit-prop techniques, the company returns to a simple form of theatre-making free from modern digital technology, using just cardboard props, live actors and puppetry. The ensemble manipulates objects, people, puppets and the set to tell the story of Winston and Julia’s dissident love affair in a futuristic totalitarian state.
The sensational Blind Summit Theatre is now established as a world leader in high quality puppetry for adult audiences, and over recent years has gained major international profile through their revolutionary work on Anthony Minghella’s Olivier Award-winning Madama Butterfly for English National Opera and their exquisite puppetry in His Dark Materials for Birmingham Rep.
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Get in the festive mood with Christmas
Music Hall
Derngate stage on Monday 16 November at 2pm.
Audiences can enjoy an afternoon of real nostalgia when Christmas Music Hall
The superb cast for this festive treat includes Soprano Marilyn Hill Smith (from BBC's Friday Night is Music Night), comedy impressionist Adam Daye, musical guest star Andy Eastwood, comedian Ronnie 'The Squire' Hayward
A wonderful afternoon of yule-tide favourites, including the evergreen melodies of Judy Garland
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Enjoy the feelgood factor with top comic
The star of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Stephen K Amos is back on the road for his third, solo UK
Steven K Amos
Stephen has charmed and entertained audiences all over the world with his easy, relaxed style, intelligent wit and honest, warm-hearted joie de vivre. Bursting with more fun, warmth, bonhomie and love than ever before, The Feelgood Factor is designed to lift our spirits and look for the positive – just what we need in these gloomy times.
The previous 12 months have been a phenomenal success for Stephen. His hit show Find The Funny played to sell out audiences on the UK tour and to an audience of 30,000 in Australia
Only last week on Channel 5 TV, Steven was guest panellist with Matthew Wright for the whole week,on the "Wright Stuff", reading the news papers and giving his view on things, then busy Steven has been on the highways to each venue up and down the British Isle.
A talented actor, Amos has proved not only a gift for comedy but also for more serious roles. He was Sir Benjamin Backbite in Sheridan ’s farce The School For Scandal at this year’s Edinburgh Festival – alongside Lionel Blair, Marcus Brigstocke and Phil Nichol and he appeared in the West End and Edinburgh
Stephen will be supported by rapidly rising star Seann Walsh, winner Chortle Best Newcomer Award 2009 and one of the most exciting new acts on the comedy circuit, admired for his assured delivery and self-deprecating silliness.
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Enjoy a melodic touch of Ireland
The beautiful melodies of Foster and Allen will fill the Derngate auditorium when the duo return to Northampton
Foster and Allen
Both Mick Foster and Tony Allen began their careers in Country Music bands in Ireland
An evening with this well loved duo will involve fun, laughter and the ever-popular Irish ballads and gentle, country-style songs with which they have entertained audiences across the globe with for over 30 years.
Alongside their UK
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Half toff, half pikey...all comic!
Irish comic and star of TV's Mock the Week Ed Byrne takes to the Derngate stage for a night of blistering comedy with his new show Different Class on Wednesday 18 November.
Ed Byrne
Different Class examines Ed’s inability to fit in, whether it be with the youth of today, the old, the middle class or the working class. Steadily turning into a grumpy middle-aged man Ed touches on all things that exasperate him including his recent marriage, class and all its divisions, the young and their ways and anything else that strikes him as humorous.
Ed has been busy over recent years. He has toured the UK with his sell out show Standing Up and Falling Down and has taken the show around Australia and New Zealand
Ed is famed for his quick-fire wit and acute insight into a world that's clearly mad from his sane vantage point, with his observational stand up instinctively sensing the ridiculous in everything.
Fresh from success at the Edinburgh
80s Mania hits Northampton
Celebrating the musical heroes of the 1980s, 80s Mania takes to the Derngate stage on Friday 20 November, for a fantastic evening that will take audiences back to a time of sensational songs and far out fashion.
80s Mania takes to the
Derngate stage on Friday 20 November
Derngate stage on Friday 20 November
80s Mania is a feel-good, fantasy concert featuring smash hits from the top acts of the 1980s including Duran Duran, The Human League, Kim Wilde, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Culture Club, Wham, Nena, Toni Basil, Dead or Alive, Madness, Madonna and many, many more!
The show will recreate the decade that fashion forgot with New Romantic guys and Cyndi Lauper-esque girls, power dressers, shoulder pads, stilettos and big hair – the age of ghetto blasters, roller boots and the Rubiks cube!
A multi-talented cast of highly acclaimed singers, dancers and musicians will take audiences back in time for Europe’s only authentic 80s experience, when 80s Mania takes over Royal & Derngate for one night only, on Friday 20 November at 8pm! Tickets are just £19.50 and can be booked by calling the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk, so dust off your outrageous 80s gear and prepare to party!
Fresh from success at the
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Bring back the good old days in a Christmas rock 'n' roll spectacular!
Prepare to pull out those party poppers and celebrate as the legendary , That’ll Be The Day returns to Royal & Derngate with a brand new Christmas production on Saturday 21 November, following a packed out performance last year.
That’ll Be The Day returns to Royal & Derngate
with a brand new Christmas production on Saturday 21 November,
following a packed out performance last year.
This hugely entertaining rock 'n' roll spectacular features a new line up of knockout Christmas hits. Give yourself an early Christmas present and celebrate the festive season with all your favourite Christmas songs mixed with feel-good comedy.
With an amazing group of experienced performers this phenomenal show really brings back the good old days!
So get into the Christmas spirit when the nation's favourite rock 'n' roll variety show takes to the Derngate stage on Saturday 21 November at 8pm. Tickets for the That'll Be The Day Christmas Show cost just £22 and £20 and are available from the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate.co.uk. Don’t miss the party!
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