Join us for the 12th year of Strictly Northampton run by Step by Step Dance School! This competition will see local dancers take to the stage in this Ballroom and Latin extravaganza. Leading up to this, contestants will be paired up with students from Step by Step Dance School for just 8 weeks to raise money for Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity. A night not to be missed!
Show And Tell in association with United Agents presents Following a sold out nationwide tour, Rhys James is right back where he belongs: on tour around the country, with a markedly different schedule to Chelsea’s fixture list to prove he is not the footballer. One of the final Mock The Week regulars and star of Live At The Apollo, Rhys’s previous tour sold out over 70 dates nationwide. Since then he’s released a third, ARIA nominated, Radio 4 series; starred in ‘The Great American Joke Off’ for US network The CW; and been hurled through the air on a bungee cord by Micah Richards on ‘A League Of Their Own’. Also seen on Richard Osman’s House Of Games (dressing gown, luggage, decanter), Celebrity Mastermind (The US Office, 3rd place) and Pointless Celebrities (wore a tuxedo, out in round 2).
(A comedy show for mums and dads.) You’re a good parent, right? You love your kids. They’re everything to you. You make them eat vegetables and avoid petty crime. You read bedtime stories and don’t let them play with chainsaws. So why the nagging feeling that you could do better? In a world filled with bad advice, empty mantras and online ‘experts’, how do we celebrate the small victories of parenthood and stop ourselves from feeling truly terrible? How Not To Be a Terrible Parent is the hilarious new stand-up show from award-winning comedian and best-selling author Sam Avery. A show for anyone who’s ever: Stolen chocolate from a minor Wished their kid had a mute button Treated a trip to the toilet as a mini spa weekend
Infamously and eternally connected with the Sex Pistols and the DIY ethic of punk, Jamie Reid’s image-making has equally, over the decades, been at the centre of activist movements. Taking Liberties! features posters, banners, drawings and collages designed by Jamie Reid with the express purpose of viscerally grabbing the public’s attention, increasing awareness of campaigns for social justice and change.
Found in the Fields is an exhibition of sixteen images by artist Carry Akroyd incorporating words form the poet John Clare, for Akroyd this is a reoccurring theme. Throughout her enjoyment of colour and sense of composition combine productively with her eye for bird life and botany.
Alison Jiear Vocalist Lance Ellington Vocalist Stephen Bell Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra promises to take you to double-0-heaven with this sensational concert! Fresh from a sell-out Film Music Gala in February 2023, conductor Stephen Bell will take to the podium to lead you through a night of iconic theme songs and thrilling Bond anthems from almost six decades of box office blockbusters. Highlights to include: Goldfinger, Licence To Kill, You Only Live Twice, Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, From Russia With Love, Casino Royale, GoldenEye, Spectre and many more. Featuring star of Britain’s Got Talent and the West End Alison Jiear and legendary singer-songwriter Lance Ellington, this is a night you will want to re-live at least twice!
Punk took the world by storm, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to inspire and provoke people today. The young people of Northamptonshire were as inspired by punk as the rest of the country - they formed bands, set up music and clothing stores and managed punk nights. This major exhibition follows the Punk: Rage & Revolution exhibition at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery and explores fashion, music, the local gig scene and much more.