From Our Community It’s murder putting on a new musical – literally! Join Royal & Derngate’s Youth Theatre and Young Company Musicals at The Big Top this July in a double bill of musical murder mysteries set in the wonderful world of the circus. Brace yourself for twists and turns and toe-tapping tunes as intriguing plots of love, deceit and shattered dreams unfold. Immerse yourself in the action as you meet suspects and examine clues. Can you identify the culprit? Or will the case remain unsolved? The. Choice. Is. Yours! Directed by Jonathan Stewart with scripts co-created with Trudy A Bell and Youth Theatre and Young Company Musicals members, this double bill of family-fun murder mystery musicals is sure to test your powers of detection through cunning characters, devious dealings and puzzling plots.
This workshop is for parents and carers of children aged 5 - 19 years, living in Northamptonshire.
For the last ten years, whenever Caitlin has been doing an event, or an interview – talking about women, and girls – at some point, someone will have asked, “But, Caitlin – what about men?” And at first, like an idiot, she was like, “Whevs. They’re fine. Dude, I’m all about Team Tits.” But now – after decades of rising male unhappiness, mental illness, loneliness, academic failure, and the online radicalisation of young men – plus modern mens’ trousers becoming so tight, they look like leggings – Caitlin has realised: yes. There is a problem here. No, this isn’t “a feminist trick.” We’re genuinely really worried about you. After all, the cause of unhappy girls, wives and mothers is, all too often, unhappy boys, and men. And there’s some things that womankind has learned along the way – being gloriously honest about your fears and problems, making jokes about them, and then having a jolly good go at changing the world – that feels kind of useful right now. 2023 is when we really do need to ask the question, “What about men?” Come and join the start of a new, urgent, but also often amusing conversation – and bring...
We'll be welcoming back the wonderful ladies from the pudding hole Northampton for their next pudding pop up upstairs. This event is fully booked, but have a look on their socials to grab tickets to the next one we're really hoping there will be some leftovers...
The BFG by Roald Dahl, the story of orphan Sophie and her giant friend was first published in 1982. It has remained in print ever since, selling more than 50 million copies. The BFG in Pictures is the first exhibition of work by Quentin Blake for Roald Dahl’s enduring tale showing iconic prints from this well-loved children’s classic.
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of when HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury on 22 June 1948 bringing one of the first large groups of West Indian immigrants. A significant number of West Indians made their way from London to live and work in Northampton. This digital exhibition tells the story of those who arrived in the 1950s and later.
Brick Wonders features recreations in LEGO® bricks of amazing sights from around the world, curated by artist Warren Elsmore. Beginning with the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the exhibition also takes in modern, natural, and historic wonders from all seven continents.
There were lots of you last month, and it was great to do Le French Club on the terrace in the sun. A perfect opportunity to sit and chat all things French/France with a nice verre de vin. A la Prochaine!
The BFG by Roald Dahl, the story of orphan Sophie and her giant friend was first published in 1982. It has remained in print ever since, selling more than 50 million copies. The BFG in Pictures is the first exhibition of work by Quentin Blake for Roald Dahl’s enduring tale showing iconic prints from this well-loved children’s classic.