Events Calendar
Oliver!
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireLionel Bartt's OLIVER! Book, Music and Lyrics by LIONEL BART Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart’s classic musical based on Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist. Oliver! is a musical theatre masterpiece, featuring many well-known songs, such as I’d Do Anything, Consider Yourself and Food Glorious Food. Book now to see the streets of Victorian England brought to life by the ... Read More
Oliver!
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireConsider yourself at home with Lionel Bart’s classic musical based on Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist. Oliver! is a musical theatre masterpiece, featuring many well-known songs, such as I’d Do Anything, Consider Yourself and Food Glorious Food. Book now to see the streets of Victorian England brought to life by the students of Top Hat Theatre School.
Lipstick On Your Collar
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireLipstick On Your Collar - back with its brand new show! Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn't touch the floor. Get your dancing shoes at the ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax - you are in for an evening of back to back hits from the 1950s and 60s!
Basil Brush’s Family Fun Show
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireFresh from appearances on CBBC's Crackerjack, Britain's most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in show for all the family specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excitement. Come and join in the mayhem! 'Basil Brush is back with a boom - the children loved it' **** Kids Days Out Reviews ... Read More
Magical Bones: Black Magic
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireMAGICAL BONES: BLACK MAGIC The Britain’s Got Talent finalist is hitting the road as his much-anticipated debut UK tour continues in Spring 2021. Join one of the most explosive names in street magic today as he effortlessly combines intricate sleight of hand with jaw dropping break-dance moves in one of the most awe-inspiring shows you’ll see this year.
Dracula
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireThe most famous Gothic horror story of all time. Few stories capture the imagination more powerfully than Dracula. But when James Gaddas (Bad Girls, Coronation Street, Medics etc) comes across Bram Stoker’s original handwritten copy while working on a satellite channel TV show, what he reads chills him to the bone. From strange encounters in the Count’s castle in Transylvania, to his ... Read More
Doris Day Story
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireThis beautiful production from the producer and director of the award-winning Eva Cassidy Story is an expose of the life Doris Day.
Don’t Panic
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireThe nation's only tribute to the long running hit comedy television series, Dad's Army. Ideal for all audiences regardless of whether you are familiar with the iconic TV show or not, this light-hearted, laugh-along, sing-along comedy show is a sure fire hit with audiences young and old. Set during the Second World War, the gang are on patrol to keep ... Read More
The Scummy Mummies Show
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireFollowing their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn are bringing their golden catsuits to Castle Theatre. This show celebrates the scummier side of parenting, from drinking wine at teatime to hiding from the PTA. Expect stand-up, sketches, songs, and some very scummy stories. Guaranteed to make parents laugh and non-parents happy about their life ... Read More
Passport to Freedom Opera
The Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle 7 West Street, Oundle, NorthamptonshireAudiences are welcome to attend the premiere of this contemporary opera with music by Jonathan Graham and libretto by Nigel Gibbons. The opera is set in current times, sung in English and classical in style. It will be performed with an orchestra under the experienced direction of Kate Wishart who regularly directs The Peterborough Opera and Oundle Gilbert and Sullivan ... Read More
Mansfield Park
Boughton HouseMansfield Park tells the story of Fanny Price, who is sent at age 10 to live with her rich uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, at his family estate. Jonathan Dove’s operatic treatment of the superb comic novel by Austen, with a libretto by Alasdair Middleton, returns to Boughton where it was premiered in 2011. Since then it has become a contemporary operatic ... Read More
Lace Wars Rebellion Event at the Chester House Estate
Chester House Estate Irchester,, WellingboroughLace Wars re-enactment group portrays life during the Eighteenth-Century. They specialise in the period 1740-1760, in particular the Jacobite Rebellion, but they have also been known to dabble with events based on smugglers, highwaymen and other ne’er-do-wells! They stage events throughout the year at historic sites in the UK and will be visiting The Chester House Estate on 23rd and 24th ... Read More
Lace Wars Rebellion Event at the Chester House Estate
Chester House Estate Irchester,, WellingboroughLace Wars re-enactment group portrays life during the Eighteenth-Century. They specialise in the period 1740-1760, in particular the Jacobite Rebellion, but they have also been known to dabble with events based on smugglers, highwaymen and other ne’er-do-wells! They stage events throughout the year at historic sites in the UK and will be visiting The Chester House Estate on 23rd and 24th ... Read More
Alice in Wonderland
Peterborough CathedralJoin Alice down the rabbit hole in her magical adventures through Wonderland in this brand-new open-air adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s family favourite ‘Alice In Wonderland.’ Discover the madness of the tea party and meet the Mad Hatter, The White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts plus many larger-than-life characters along Alice’s journey. KD Theatre's exciting and playful take ... Read More
Pygmalion
Peterborough CathedralDOT Productions present George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion' in the Cloisters. Could a Cockney Flower girl really be transformed into a Fair Lady? DOT Productions return in their 12th year of touring with their own adaptation of a well-loved classic, George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Will professor of phonetics Henry Higgins transform Eliza Doolittle enough to convince upper-class society that she is ... Read More
Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireWe all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Terrible Tudors live on stage! From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the ... Read More
Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireWe all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Terrible Tudors live on stage! From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the ... Read More
Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireWe all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Terrible Tudors live on stage! From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the ... Read More
Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireWe all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Terrible Tudors live on stage! From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the ... Read More
Room 46 – The Musical
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, Northamptonshire"Dear Diary...Dare We Be Brave" Room 46 is a heartwarming, exhilarating, funny musical telling the stories of six teenagers, 15 going on 16-years, one year away from GCSE Exams, as they endure Lock-down through the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Told via a ‘Dear Diary’ setting, the story follows the government structure, rules, regulations and procedures from the 1st to the 3rd ... Read More
Broadway and Beyond
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireNow in its 14th very successful year and featuring a brand-new selection of songs spanning a century of Broadway's finest musicals Clearer Productions return with an all-new version of their hit show. The production includes old favourites such as Camelot, South Pacific and West Side Story through to more recent hits like Cabaret, Chicago and Phantom of the Opera. Designed to dazzle and delight, audiences will be ... Read More
Ireland the Show
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireNow seen by a live audience of over 250,00 to nightly standing ovations and rave reviews join an all-star cast of the Emerald Isles most talented singers and performers accompanied by the fabulous Keltic Storm band and world champion Gael Force Irish dancers from Kerry, Mayo and Clare for an unmissable Ireland the Show that will take you on a journey ... Read More
Jesus Christ Superstar
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughKindred Drama are delighted to present the Key Youth Theatre (KYT) in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. This mega hit show has seen productions in all corners of the world and has several reinventions in recent years and Kindred & KYT will bring their exciting talents to the Key Theatre stage in what promises to be the must-see show of the Summer. KYT’s recent award-winning productions such as CHICAGO, LEGALLY BLONDE, GUYS ... Read More
Jesus Christ Superstar
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughKindred Drama are delighted to present the Key Youth Theatre (KYT) in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. This mega hit show has seen productions in all corners of the world and has several reinventions in recent years and Kindred & KYT will bring their exciting talents to the Key Theatre stage in what promises to be the must-see show of the Summer. KYT’s recent award-winning productions such as CHICAGO, LEGALLY BLONDE, GUYS ... Read More
Jesus Christ Superstar
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughKindred Drama are delighted to present the Key Youth Theatre (KYT) in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. This mega hit show has seen productions in all corners of the world and has several reinventions in recent years and Kindred & KYT will bring their exciting talents to the Key Theatre stage in what promises to be the must-see show of the Summer. KYT’s recent award-winning productions such as CHICAGO, LEGALLY BLONDE, GUYS ... Read More
Jesus Christ Superstar
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughKindred Drama are delighted to present the Key Youth Theatre (KYT) in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. This mega hit show has seen productions in all corners of the world and has several reinventions in recent years and Kindred & KYT will bring their exciting talents to the Key Theatre stage in what promises to be the must-see show of the Summer. KYT’s recent award-winning productions such as CHICAGO, LEGALLY BLONDE, GUYS ... Read More
Cinderella LIVE (Outdoor Theatre)
Chester House Estate Irchester,, WellingboroughIn an enchanted kingdom in a faraway land magical creatures and fairy godmothers come together to tell the best loved of all fairytales. Full of song, mirth, and joy for the summer ahead, join us on Cinderella’s journey of a lifetime to a magical ball where nearly anything is possible especially if it is before midnight. Children old and young ... Read More
Superhero’s Day
Wansford Railway StationJoin us and our Team of Superhero's on Wed 31st Aug Each party will last for approx 1 hour. Come and meet our Superhero Party Hosts, whilst they take a break from saving the world, listen to their origin in our interactive story time, learn some of their hero moves and recite the official hero oath. After your Superhero Party your ... Read More
Little Shop of Horrors
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughBoy, this plant takes some feeding!!! The demand of the plant needing human flesh is a gruesome backdrop to a hit musical show. Revellers Musical Society are back, after a long absence, to the Key Theatre due to the rotten antisocial virus that shan’t be named. We’re back with a bang! This highly energetic, colourful and musical show is a joy and will keep ... Read More
Romeo & Juliet LIVE (Outdoor Theatre)
Chester House Estate Irchester,, WellingboroughThis best loved story of star crossed lovers and feuding families shall be performed at the Chester House Estate and promises to be one of the most sought after events of the open air season. Dressed in beautiful Elizabethan costume and performed by a fine troupe of Shakespearean players join Chapterhouse for the greatest love story ever told as we ... Read More
Little Shop of Horrors
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughBoy, this plant takes some feeding!!! The demand of the plant needing human flesh is a gruesome backdrop to a hit musical show. Revellers Musical Society are back, after a long absence, to the Key Theatre due to the rotten antisocial virus that shan’t be named. We’re back with a bang! This highly energetic, colourful and musical show is a joy and will keep ... Read More
Little Shop of Horrors
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughBoy, this plant takes some feeding!!! The demand of the plant needing human flesh is a gruesome backdrop to a hit musical show. Revellers Musical Society are back, after a long absence, to the Key Theatre due to the rotten antisocial virus that shan’t be named. We’re back with a bang! This highly energetic, colourful and musical show is a joy and will keep ... Read More
National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, Northamptonshireby William Shakespeare directed by Simon Godwin Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity. The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in ... Read More
The Country Superstars Experience
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireThis truly unique show is hosted by Sarah Jayne “The Dolly Parton Experience” who has been performing as Dolly Parton for over 27 years and is the world’s most recognised Tribute to the Queen of Country - Dolly Parton who endorsed Sarah’s Tribute show live on BBC TV. Sarah Jayne and Award Winning Vocal Impersonator Andy Crust take us on a journey back through time meeting some ... Read More
The Lesson
Key Theatre Embankment Road, Peterborough‘In this world of ours, Mademoiselle, one can never be sure of anything.’ A mild-mannered professor takes on a new pupil, and swiftly descends into tyranny, becoming bent on her destruction; a comically surreal exposé about power, knowledge and those who hoard both. All performances are enhanced by a bold projection design that features an exciting new Creative Captioning technology, ... Read More
Friendsical
Royal and Derngate 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NorthamptonshireThe 2019 Edinburgh Festival smash-hit Friendsical is an original and unique new parody musical inspired by the gang in Friends, the iconic TV show. When Ross’s wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs back into his life…will he end up with his one true love? With original new songs such as (He’s ... Read More
Friendsical
Royal and Derngate 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NorthamptonshireThe 2019 Edinburgh Festival smash-hit Friendsical is an original and unique new parody musical inspired by the gang in Friends, the iconic TV show. When Ross’s wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs back into his life…will he end up with his one true love? With original new songs such as (He’s ... Read More
Terry Deary’s True Ghost Stories
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughDo you believe in ghosts? The man behind Horrible Histories is back! A brand new adaptation of Terry Deary’s True Ghost Stories is hitting the stage, full of spine-chilling characters and ghastly ghosts from the past. Head back in time to a 1920s theatre, meet some cut-throats, unravel an ancient Roman curse, investigate the vanishing Victorian, and expose the Blonde ... Read More
Madama Butterfly (Royal Opera House – Broadcast)
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireThe Royal Opera (12A) Sung in Italian with English subtitles Recorded screening. ‘Love cannot kill: it brings new life.’ On a starlit night in Nagasaki, these are the words spoken by American soldier Pinkerton to young geisha Cio-Cio-San. But as they both learn, words and promises carelessly spoken can have indelible consequences. With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un ... Read More
War of the Worlds (On a Budget)
Key Theatre Embankment Road, PeterboroughStep aside HG Wells, take a break Jeff Wayne, go back to your trailer Tom Cruise, Lamphouse is tackling War of the Worlds and they’re doing it… on a budget! War of Worlds (on a budget) features one man, a loop pedal, a ukulele, lots of cardboard, many many hats and several absolutely terrifying (definitely not made out of paper) ... Read More
La Bohéme (Royal Opera House – Broadcast)
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireSung in Italian with English Subtitles Recorded screening. Paris, 1900. Penniless writer Rodolfo believes that art is all he needs – until he meets Mimì, the lonely seamstress who lives upstairs. So begins a timeless love story that blooms, fades, and rekindles with the passing seasons. But while the couple’s friends Marcello and Musetta passionately row and make up, a ... Read More
Legally Blonde Jr
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireStudents of Lucie Downer Performing Arts, also known as LDPA perform the award-winning Broadway musical and the smash hit motion picture, Legally Blonde JR! The show is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show's instantly recognizable songs are filled with humour, wit and sass – leaving cast members and audiences alike seeing pink and feeling instantly uplifted! Tickets £15
The Mirror Crack’d
Royal and Derngate 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NorthamptonshireMiss Marple returns to the stage… 1960s England and a wind of change is blowing through the land. It has even reached the sleepy village of St. Mary Mead. There’s a new housing estate to make the villagers curious and fearful. And even stranger, a rich American film star has bought the Manor House. Jane Marple, confined to a chair ... Read More
The Mirror Crack’d
Royal and Derngate 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NorthamptonshireMiss Marple returns to the stage… 1960s England and a wind of change is blowing through the land. It has even reached the sleepy village of St. Mary Mead. There’s a new housing estate to make the villagers curious and fearful. And even stranger, a rich American film star has bought the Manor House. Jane Marple, confined to a chair ... Read More
The Mirror Crack’d
Royal and Derngate 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NorthamptonshireMiss Marple returns to the stage… 1960s England and a wind of change is blowing through the land. It has even reached the sleepy village of St. Mary Mead. There’s a new housing estate to make the villagers curious and fearful. And even stranger, a rich American film star has bought the Manor House. Jane Marple, confined to a chair ... Read More
Crimes on Centre Court
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireMulti-award-winning New Old Friends are touring another dose of mirth, murder and mayhem, this time with a side of tennis. Lord Knows the chair of The Wombledon International tennis tournament has died and his son, Hugh, is suspicious. The police won’t take the case so Hugh calls in Perry & Penny Pink, private investigators. What transpires has all the hallmarks ... Read More
Sherlock Holms: The Valley of Fear
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireBlackeyed Theatre, in association with South Hill Park, presents Sherlock Holmes: The Valley Of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted for the stage by Nick Lane “It is the Valley of Fear, the Valley of Death. The terror is in the hearts of the people from the dusk to the dawn” Crammed full of adventure, mystery and of course one or ... Read More
Sherlock Holms: The Valley of Fear
The Castle Theatre Wellingborough, NorthamptonshireBlackeyed Theatre, in association with South Hill Park, presents Sherlock Holmes: The Valley Of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted for the stage by Nick Lane “It is the Valley of Fear, the Valley of Death. The terror is in the hearts of the people from the dusk to the dawn” Crammed full of adventure, mystery and of course one or ... Read More
The Night Before Christmas
Royal and Derngate 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NorthamptonshireTwas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… Having enchanted children at Christmas time for more than 200 years this popular festive poem bursts into life in a magical and immersive production for under 7s and their grown-ups. Watch in amazement as Father Christmas and his reindeer fly through ... Read More
Honey Honey: ABBA Tribute Party
The Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle 7 West Street, Oundle, NorthamptonshireLets get those dancing shoes, flares and tie-die shirts out of the wardrobe ready as we welcome Honey Honey to The Queen Victoria Hall in Oundle to pay tribute to the wonderful music of ABBA! Honey Honey is an all female ABBA tribute act who have a vast amount of performing experience between them, Louisa & Claire are excited to ... Read More