“Meet the Artist” at 78 Derngate – Nadine Platt and Gerald Porter

CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUMThe Good Will OutWITH A 13-DATE UK TOUR IN NOVEMBER, PLAYING THEIR SEMINAL ALBUM IN FULL, ALONG WITH THEIR GREATEST HITS. THE TOUR FOLLOWS ON FROM THE BAND’S MASSIVE SOLD-OUT HOMETOWN SHOW IN FRONT OF 6,000 FANS AT HALIFAX PIECE HALL EARLIER THIS MONTH. RELEASED IN 1998, THE GOOD WILL OUT BECAME ONE OF THE FASTEST SELLING DEBUT ALBUMS BY A BRITISH ARTIST, CERTIFIED GOLD ON DAY OF RELEASE AND CHARTING AT NUMBER 1 IN THE UK ALBUM CHART. THE ALBUM ACHIEVED PLATINUM STATUS IN THE YEAR OF RELEASE AND HAS GONE ON TO SELL OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES IN THE UK ALONE.

Do you believe in ghosts? Are UFOs real? Is the impossible possible? Join Danny Robins, creator of the smash hit BBC Radio 4 paranormal podcasts Uncanny, The Battersea Poltergeist and The Witch Farm and award-winning West End play 2:22 – A Ghost Story, for the biggest investigation into the paranormal – ever. In UNCANNY: I KNOW WHAT I SAW, you’ll be immersed in the sights, sounds and scares of brand new, real-life stories of the supernatural, from ghosts and poltergeists to UFO sightings and other strange encounters. Watch as these creepy, thrilling tales are brought to life on stage by Danny and his ever-present team of experts. Is what happened genuinely supernatural or can it be explained? Are you #TeamBeliever or #TeamSceptic? You’ll even have a chance to share your own stories, if you dare. Warning: This show will make you jump, laugh, think and question the very nature of reality!

Musical master of ceremonies Jools Holland and his much loved Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are back and joined by special guests Pauline Black and Arthur ’Gaps’ Hendrickson of The Selecter. Fans will be thrilled to hear that the show will once again feature the outstanding vocals of Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall, as well as the highly talented Sumudu Jayatilaka, who joined Jools for the first time in 2022. Together with the inimitable musicianship of the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which features drums from original Squeeze member Gilson Lavis, Jools Holland will be performing tracks spanning his entire solo career. With a catalogue that reaches through decades, prepare to enjoy the greatest boogie-woogie party in town! The support act will be Mark Flanagan. Maximum four tickets per household. Tickets will be posted up to a week before the event.

Swing into the Christmas season with The Rat Pack and their famous Christmas Concert. The Official UK No: 1 Tribute show as voted by The Agents Association of Great Britain for three successive years, arrives direct From London’s Leicester Square Theatre, The 02 and a Royal Command Performance. The star-studded cast of the UK’s original and longest running Rat Pack show …  have achieved many accolades and awards after appearances worldwide, including seasons in The West End, A Royal Command…

After his TV appearance on The Russell Howard Hour Andrew supported Russell Howard on his massive national tour including six straight shows at The London Palladium. Andrew grew up in Towcester, Northants the first comedy night he ever went to, two days before turning 18 was Screaming Blue Murder right here at Royal & Derngate. He has since regularly appeared at the night himself and supported Rhod Gilbert and Rob Brydon in the main theatre. Everything is taken so seriously now. If it’s going to be up to Andrew to point out how ridiculous it all is then he’s willing to take that job on. From race and religion to deodorant adverts, being diagnosed with sleep apnoea, and people that have a flag on their house. Having previously supporting Russell at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Football stadium he’s also supported Rhod Gilbert, Rob Brydon, America’s Brian Regan and Michelle Wolfe on their only London shows and Michael McIntyre on an entire arena tour including Wembley and the O2. He’s written on the TV shows Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

The critically acclaimed Northants Sings Out (NSO) are returning with their annual, much anticipated, sell out show. Join NSO for a night of spine tingling, show stopping live music that must be experienced to be believed! 200 voices from the Counties finest, musically energetic and vocally unstoppable combined choirs, dazzle you with their charismatic, unforgettable performance. Featuring uplifting, popular songs from soul to pop, reggae to gospel, prepare to dance all night! With musical accompaniment by a full live band, The Collective (who have worked with the some of the world’s best selling pop artists/bands) and led by nationally esteemed Choir Director, Gareth Fuller (whose credits include leading voices for Liam Gallagher’s recent sell out Knebworth Park shows and performing for HM The Queen), enjoy an energetic performance that will make you smile and move for the entire evening! You won’t want to miss a night with NSO’s vibrant, inspirational sounds that will touch the hearts of people from all walks of life. You will be lifted and inspired!

Celebrating 60 magical years of Motown, immerse yourself in the sound of a generation as The Magic of Motown returns to the stage! Get ready to Reach Out for a brand new show in 2020 with all your favourite Motown songs. You will be going Loco down in Acapulco, as we take you along memory lane with all the Motown classics from artists such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and many, many more.