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
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.
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.
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.
The rhythm, the passion and the chemistry reignites for 2023! Strictly stars Karen Hauer, Gorka Marquez and their scintillating cast return with Firedance, featuring fresh flavours and super-charged choreography. Join the stars in a captivating dance off inspired by Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge, Carmen, and West Side Story featuring an eclectic mix of Latin, Rock and Pop music from artists such as Camilla Cabello, Jason Derulo, Gregory Porter, Gypsy Kings, J.Lo, Marc Anthony and many more. With sizzling dancers, mesmerising fire specialists and a sensational live band, Firedance will ignite passion as we turn up the heat for 2023.
Get ready to get Lost In Music! The show that everyone is talking about, now even BIGGER! Join us as we recreate the magical 70s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of disco! Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge and Chic. Boasting a sensational live band, incredibly talented cast and stunning vocals and is sure to have you dancing in the aisles! It’s the feel-good show of the year! Lose yourself with us and leave your troubles at home!
The Classic Rock Show is back in the UK in 2023, bigger and even better, and celebrating, once again, the very best of Classic Rock. Paying tribute to its favourite rock heroes CRS thunders through legendary performances from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, The Who, Eric Clapton, AC/DC, Queen, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and many more. Performed with note-for-note precision, bringing the original iconic and era defining recordings back to life on stage, with an amazing sound and light show to match. Anthem after anthem, riff after riff and solo after solo, culminating in a show-stopping guitar duel that is definitely not to be missed.
Following his 2022 sell-out tour the highly acclaimed and No.1 recording artist, Steve Steinman, brings you his brand-new production featuring over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits. With an incredible stage set, ten-piece live band combined with Steve’s well known sense of humour and stage presence, the show can only be described as awesome! The show will have you up on your feet dancing and singing out loud to some of Meat Loaf’s greatest hits including – Anything For Love – Bat Out Of Hell – Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth – Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad – Dead Ringer For Love – Total Eclipse Of The Heart and many, many more.
Internationally acclaimed musician Brian Cummins brings this stunning show celebrating the music of Jeff Lynne and E.L.O. with a band of amazing musicians including a female string section this will be a fabulous night of hit after hit from such a vast back catalogue. Jeff Lynne and ELO famously carried on the legacy of The Beatles where in the band’s own words wanted to “Carry on from where ‘I am the Walrus’ left off’ and combined Classical music with motifs of the greats with Rock and Roll like no other musician before. The album ‘Out of the Blue’ released in 1977 catapulted them into Rock history and truly made them one of the biggest bands in the world at the time. After many years of touring Jeff parted ways with the band to focus on producing some of the greatest musicians of the time namely, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney and The Beatles. Jeff resurrected the ELO legacy in 2014 with a new line-up and a mammoth stage show and has been touring the World Arenas and stadiums to this day. The ELO SHOW has an amazing light and laser show and 3D video screens very similar to Jeff’s current backdrop....
From Love Me Do to Let It Be, from the Cavern to the Apple rooftop, from black and white to psychedelic technicolour, the world’s Premier Beatle band returns to take you on a whistle-stop journey through the most vibrant revolutionary and divisive decade of all – the Swinging Sixties. It’s all here…the iconic mop tops and the Chelsea boots, the Sgt Pepper tunics and the Chesterfield suits. Each tiny vocal inflection and each witty Beatle quip, all meticulously studied on this Magical Mystery trip. With a little help from their orchestral ensemble and featuring a special set to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Please Please Me LP, this multi-media show is an absolute must-see for Beatle fans of all ages.