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Award-winning theatres in the heart of Northampton's Cultural Quarter. Home of #MadeInNorthampton For all ticket enquires - [email protected]
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FREE KIDS MEALS We can’t do a lot but we can do something! .If you'll struggle without school meals this half term please come & collect a lunch bag from us. With kind support from @tomhewercaterer avail Mon-Fri 11.30-12.30 from John Franklins, Guildhall Rd #endchildfoodpoverty.
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Given the situation in Ukraine, Royal & Derngate have taken the decision to cancel today’s performances of The Russian State Ballet.
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Today, we are heartbroken to share the news that in light of the ongoing devastating effects of Covid-19 we have been forced to start consulting with our teams on a restructure, to try and protect the long term future of Royal & Derngate. 1/2.
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We are pleased to announce that we will receive lifeline financial support via #CultureRecoveryFund to continue to face the challenges of the pandemic. The future is a lot brighter this morning. Thanks to @DCMS @ace_national & all who have helped get us this far #HereForCulture
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Today, we are thrilled to announce that Jesse Jones will become Royal & Derngate's next Artistic Director. He will be joined by Holly Gladwell in the new role of Deputy CEO (Producing & Programming). Both join us this Summer. Read more here:
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We’ve only gone and done it!!! Yessss witches. Olivier Award winners. So so proud. Such a special show with special collaborators. #TheWorstWitch.
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★★★★★ “THIS SHOW IS FOR EVERYONE, KIDS, PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS” WHATSGOODTODO. There is still time to book tickets for Peter Pan, which runs until Sun 30 December. BOOK NOW! -
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We are delighted to welcome Jesse Jones today who starts as our new Artistic Director. As Artistic Director, Jesse will be deciding what Made in Northampton shows are produced, and guides what's included in our programme of events. Photo: Kelly Cooper
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Each bag will have a sandwich, fruit, drink + treat. Just drop by or message us at meals@royalandderngate.co.uk to let us know you’ll be coming. If any local businesses want to support us by donating anything for the lunches please get in touch. Thank you!.#endchildfoodpoverty.
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#WorstWitchThePlay opens in two weeks - don't miss our magical family show this Christmas!. Performing Tue 27 November - Sun 30 December.
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Today we had the privilege of naming a seat in our Derngate auditorium after @JasonManford . The plaque reads ‘Jason Manford. Comedian, Actor and Derngate favourite 2020’ - it’s true! . Jason has delighted Northampton audiences for over 20 years and we couldn’t be more grateful
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We stand in solidarity with venues across the country lighting up in red tonight. Here’s a throwback to #LightitInRed by @RobeAroundTheUK in July. We miss our venues and everyone who should be in them. #MissingLiveTheatre #WeMakeEvents
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We are delighted to announce that Ralph Fiennes will create a brand-new stage adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets to launch our Made In Northampton summer season. This world premiere production will welcome audiences back to live theatre when it opens this June.
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We are thrilled to announce that the Arts Council England has granted Royal & Derngate £220,000 to continue a programme of upgrading and improving our Royal Theatre.
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Our @priscillabus audience last night were treated to some special guests appearing for @MrDuncanJames' birthday
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What a fantastic day at #Northamptoncarnival with the fabulous Angels from @KinkyBootsUK #kinkycomeshome #Everybodysayyeah
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We are happy to announce today, one year since we closed our doors, that we will be welcoming audiences back to live performances from Mon 17 May, subject to Govt guidelines. In-person Box Office opens in @jfranklinsbar from Tue 13 April. Read more:
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This morning we are pleased to announce that further essential grant funding from @DCMS #CultureRecoveryFund will support us as we take our next steps towards reopening. Full statement from @jorgordon and @james_dacre here . #HereForCulture.@ace_national
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Thank you to everyone for your kind questions after today’s Recovery Fund announcements. We are in another round of funding so don’t find out our news for a few weeks yet. A huge congratulations to all those who have been successful today. So great to have some positive news.
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Tonight we're illuminated in red in a message of hope for our sector and solidarity with all freelancers, artists, event staff and businesses who work across it. We’re standing by to reopen. #MissingLiveTheatre #LightItInRed
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Tonight we’re proud, once again, to stand in solidarity with everyone who helps make theatre. Here are our favourite photos from when we turned red with a little help from @Robelighting and some brilliant freelancers just a few weeks ago. #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #LightItInRed
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Congratulations to Strictly's @keviclifton on winning the show at the weekend! . You can catch Kevin at Royal & Derngate on Tue 4 June. Book now -
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From all of us rugby union fans here at Royal & Derngate - good luck at Twickenham tomorrow @saintsrugby ⬛🟩🟨 #COYS
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Watch @CarrieHFletcher perform a song from the upcoming @AddamsFamilyUK #musical, here in May. #WednesdayWednesday.
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Thank you to everyone who has sent well wishes & messages of support over the last few days - it means a great deal to us! . We're working very hard behind the scenes to get you further updates on the building & affected shows as soon as we can - we appreciate your understanding.
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We are pleased to announce our reopening plans for both our main theatre spaces. Please find a full update here:
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ANNOUNCEMENT: We are thrilled to announce that @jorgordon has been appointed Chief Executive for Royal & Derngate and The Core at Corby Cube, effective immediately.
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We have some VERY exciting news…. Today we announce a season of four musical theatre world premieres as part of our upcoming Made in Northampton 2021 season. Read more here
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A very positive evening for our sector as we hear news of this significant investment from @CommonsDCMS. Thanks from @RoyalDerngate to all those who have worked tirelessly to secure this outcome and to our R&D audiences too who have been so vocal with their support.
ARTS NEWS . 🎭A £1.57 BILLION emergency support package. 🩰 Weeks in the making to make this world leading fund to help the arts weather the storm of Covid. 🎶 I said I wouldn’t let the arts down. Culture and the arts matter, and this Govt backs you. @RishiSunak @ace_national.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our beautiful Royal auditorium! Opening on this day in 1884, the Royal Theatre has seen so many shows in her 137 years, and there's so many more different and exciting things yet to come. What are you most looking forward to seeing in the Royal once we re-open?
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NOMINATED! We are thrilled to have been selected alongside such prestigious theatres for this award. It’s been a challenging year but with your brilliant support we are proud of all that we have achieved. Thanks to you, thanks to our funders and thanks @TheStage #TheStageAwards
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We've sold a WHOPPING 18,000 tickets for @KinkyBootsUK! Congratulations to Thomas and Ana-Maria, our unsuspecting customers, who received a bottle of champagne to mark this milestone. We hope you have a fabulous time! 👠 #kinkycomeshome
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It’s the Royal Theatre’s 136th birthday this week, but it’s not the same without you in it! . We are looking forward to better times, but we need your support. Help Bring Us Back Together by supporting Royal & Derngate if you able.
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We are also sad to announce that this year’s Qdos pantomime in the Derngate will not be going ahead as planned. Instead, Dick Whittington will take place in 21/22. Read the full update here @qdospantomimes 2/2.
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Join @rustyrockets as he takes some life lessons from The Bard in a brand new theatre show My Life By William Shakespeare. Performing Tue 4 - Thu 6 December NEXT WEEK. Book now -
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A huge thanks to @MrDuncanJames and the cast and crew for a fantastic week of @PriscillaBus .Have a great tour!
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Well, what a night we had for the opening of Everybody's Talking About Jamie! . The writer Tom Macrae, originally from Northamptonshire, gave an incredibly inspirational speech at the end, encouraging young people to follow their dreams. A night to remember! 👏
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Come give us a wave at #Northamptoncarnival today! @KinkyBootsUK #kinkycomeshome #justbewhoyouwanttobe
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We're thrilled to have been named as "Outstanding Regional Theatre" of the year by Michael Billington. "Royal & Derngate. under the direction of James Dacre, has been consistently enterprising"
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Who wants a round of Toast?. @Nigella_Lawson saw this wonderful production of @ToastPlay (Nigel Slater's memoirs) in London - "So full of life and joy. flawless" . Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment:
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "SENSATIONAL" The Sun. It's just a few more days until @takethat's @TheBandMusical comes to the Derngate stage - running until Sat 9 June. Ticket availability:
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We've seen all the beautiful rainbows in Northampton and wanted to join in with our own. This rainbow is dedicated to all of our keyworkers who are working tirelessly to look after our community. Thank you for all that you are doing!
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Really excited to welcome VIPs, guests and press to the official opening night of the @KinkyBootsUK tour @RoyalDerngate tonight! #kinkycomeshome #KinkyBootsTour
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And now for THE GREATEST NEWS! Tony-award nominated, Broadway, West End, and The Greatest Showman superstar KEALA SETTLE is coming to Northampton this Christmas as The Good Fairy in Jack and the Beanstalk. YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT! . Book now! . @pantomimes
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Just wishing a successful reopening to all those #Northampton shops, pubs and bars that are able to dip their toe into this next phase this weekend. Stay safe. And to those who have chosen not to, or are not able to quite yet, we wish you all the best too. 👊.
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Something new seems to have appeared in our foyer. huge thank you to @Festive_Road who created these fabulous boots and @NorthamptonBC for providing funding. Can't wait for all our audiences catch a glimpse of these beauties!. Tickets still available:
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We're absolutely thrilled to be joined by Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains Of The Day, for the final performance in Northampton this evening!
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Opening tonight - our Prince Charming @mustbejp returns to paint the town in @ChicagoOnStage . #allthatjazz
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We've had such a brilliant two and a half weeks celebrating @KinkyBootsUK coming home to #Northampton and we hope you have too. Goodbye and good luck for the rest of the tour to all of the wonderful cast and crew 💋❤️👠. #Kinkyboots #KinkyBootsTour #kinkycamehome
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It’s reopening day and the bubbled cast of @NYTofGB Animal Farm are outside for a press call. First of these we’ve done for a while and great to welcome @BBCLookEast, @ChronandEcho and others as we build towards this evening.
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📢Due to the discovery of RAA Concrete in our buildings, we are temporarily closing our doors. Full update here:
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We are grateful to @ace_national for supporting us through their Emergency Response Fund. helping theatres to cover some of their COVID-19 related losses until September. We still face a challenging horizon beyond then but with today’s news, the forecast is certainly brighter.
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Excitement is building for tonight’s opening performance of @TheBandMusical. Looking forward to all the fun our Northampton audiences are going to have over the next two weeks!
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On #LoveTheatreDay we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. We miss our audiences, and the amazing artists, creatives, staff, freelancers, young people and communities who bring our stages to life. We will be back, and we can't wait!
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Our teams are working hard behind the scenes to get everything ready for your safe return! . @StephScenic has been busy working in our paint shop, and snapped this beautiful picture of our Royal auditorium from the stage. We really can't wait to welcome you all back!
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Hanging baskets looking glorious on the shady side this morning.
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We are delighted to be partnering with Wise Children on their amazing production of Romantics Anonymous in a fully staged live stream coming direct from Bristol Old Vic to audiences at home, in all its glory! .To find out more or to book tickets visit
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It's the #OlivierAwards tonight and we're thrilled to have two shows nominated. Very best of luck to all the nominees this evening and especially to the cast, creative team and partners on #OurLadyofKibeho and #TheWorstWitch - wish us luck!.
Tune into #OlivierAwards 2020 with @MastercardUK on Sun 25 Oct on @itv at 10.20pm for winners, special performances & interviews after the 9.30pm YouTube show on @london_theatre. (Viewers outside of the UK can watch the main programme on @london_theatre's YouTube.)
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Just a few of the gorgeous #PeterAndTheStarcatcher production images - see more at #RDStarcatcher
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"I have never heard Northampton so happy with laughter and such smiles as tonight.". With thanks to one of our @KinkyBootsUK audience members this weekend - we couldn't agree more! And it's broken all our Box Office records to boot - 21,000 people! #pun #sorrynotsorry.
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We were thrilled to read this news today. For all those that saw @KinkyBootsUK with us last month, our brilliant Lola (the sensational @Calmania) is only off to play the role on Broadway!.
Our boy is off to Broadway! Couldn’t be happier. An absolute star & destined for huge things. Although we’ve only known each other a couple of months it truly feels like years. Our time together may have been brief but it certainly was beautiful. Love you mate ‘We’re the same’
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All of us at Royal & Derngate stand with you. #BlackLivesMatter . 📷 Our Lady Of Kibeho - Manuel Harlan
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We're thrilled to announce not one, but two fantastic nominations for our productions at the @OlivierAwards! We're so proud of the amazing work we create right here in Northampton. #MadeInNorthampton #ourladyofkibeho #worstwitch #olivierawards
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Glorious to have Ralph Fiennes in conversation with our Artistic Director @James_Dacre after today’s matinee. A special Q & A. What a week it’s been. #FourQuartets
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The wait is almost over! The sensational smash-hit @TheBandMusical arrives in #Northampton next Tuesday. Featuring the music of @takethat, this is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband. Ticket availability:
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Absolutely thrilled to see Jim Barne and Kit Buchan win at The Stage Debut awards for The Season, we were so proud to be a part of this amazing show last year.
Congratulations to Jim Barne and Kit Buchan! Winner of Best Composer or Lyricist at The Stage Debut Awards 2020, in association with Access Entertainment for The Season. #DebutAwards
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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve commissioned a brand new digital musical #ZoologicalSociety by @vikkistone @katiemulg with a concept album being released on 27 March and a live concert performance with @LMTOrch as part of BEAM2020!. Learn more:
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It's finally here! @KinkyBootsUK is home! 👠. Wishing all the luck to cast, crew and creatives tonight. 💋. Be amongst the first to see the show this week and come join the party! #kinkycomeshome . Tickets:
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🆙 NORTHAMPTON TOWN ARE PROMOTED! 🆙 . A promotion made together by the club, the Shoe Army and the community. ❤️. A promotion made with resilience and determination. ❤️. A special club, special people, special supporters. ❤️ . WE DID IT! 🍾. #ProudToBe | #Together | #ShoeArmy 👞
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Roll on November. and thanks for giving Northampton audiences a real treat this evening. We’ve been a bit emotional all week and tonight was no exception! Great to have you with us.
Just had a bloody lovely time at my Work in Progress show in Northampton. My excellent support was @Hayles_Ellis. Thanks for coming if you did. I’m back with my proper show in the big room in November
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Absolutely brilliant news to wake up to today. So well deserved!.
We are delighted to announce Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, Jherek Bischoff and Robbie Williams as the nominees for Best Composer or Lyricist at The Stage #DebutAwards. Read the full shortlist at
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Tonight we say goodbye to Mame. 😢. We've received excellent reviews and audience feedback from this production and we wish all the cast and crew luck on their continued tour!. 🍾
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We’ve got some *very* exciting announcements coming this week, but before that we wanted to mark a year since our doors closed by showing you what we've been up to. Activity made possible by generous donations and a grant from @DCMS Culture Recovery Fund #hereforculture
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Happy #WorldTheatreDay! Let’s take you backstage at Royal & Derngate to show you our brilliant signed wall! How many of these shows have you seen here in Northampton?
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We have been absolutely blown away by the kind and thoughtful comments we’ve been receiving – thank you all for your support and loyalty in these challenging days, your words mean an incredible amount to everyone here. #seeyouaftertheinterval
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Our Aladdin star, Union J's Jaymi Hensley, makes an appeal for our Unforgettable Gift Christmas campaign. Read more about it:
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We're so excited to be able to announce the line-up for BEAM 2020!. #BEAM2020 is the UK’s leading showcase for new British musical theatre writing from @MTheatreNetwork and @MercuryMusicals. We're proud to be hosting such an event that supports new musicals and emerging talent.
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This time last year was the opening night of the fantastic @KinkyBootsUK! . Who came to see it?. We're so excited about the musicals we've got coming. next up is Calendar Girls, followed by The Season and Pippi Longstocking the Musical!
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The first videos from @HostileOn – a compelling new musical by @MusicDJC (lyrics), @telljuliet (book), Michael Henry (music & orchestrations) and @CharlieWestenra (co-creator and director) - will premiere on our website on Tue 16 February.
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Whoop! Brilliant news to end the week on. We can’t wait to welcome audiences back to the big screen 🥳👇.
🎉 We've got news! Following the announcement Northampton is in tier 2, we are delighted to confirm will be reopening on Friday 11 December 🎉. All screenings will go ahead as advertised and tickets are on sale now, with lots more to be added in the coming weeks 🍿📽🎟
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.@rustyrockets will return to #Northampton for a second performance on Thu 6 July. On sale tomorrow at 10am .
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We're all so saddened to hear today's news about the wonderful comedian Sean Lock. We were fortunate to have him perform on both our stages, last appearing in 2018. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this sad time.
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ICYMI last night, we are still over the moon about @jimbarne & @Kit_Buchan winning Best Composer or Lyricist at The Stage Debut Awards for @TheSeason19 which we were proud to co-produce with @NewWolsey, watch the ceremony and their acceptance speech here
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All of us at Royal & Derngate are saddened to hear of the death of Her Late Majesty The Queen. We send our condolences to the Royal Family at this difficult time.
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COMEDY COMING SOON: Jonathan Pie: Heroes and Villains. Marvel in wonder as he kicks in The Establishment’s back doors and rifles through its kitchen cupboards. 📆 Mon 11 & Tue 12 March.🎫
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Thank you for all the messages of solidarity and support shared with us yesterday. We were overwhelmed by the kindness everyone showed. We would be remiss if we didn’t point you towards our BRING US BACK TOGETHER fundraising campaign. More info at
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What a special moment!.
Take a bow @NYTREPcompany! Animal Farm from @NYTofGB reopens @RoyalDerngate after our longest period of closure since 1884!
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With news of the Government's financial investment to safeguard the future of the arts, culture and heritage industries, today we joined venues across the country in being wrapped by @_scene_change_ in a message of hope for our sector. #MissingLiveTheatre #SceneChange
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Banish those #backtowork blues and join us as @TheBandMusical arrives on our stage today! . Running until Sat 9 June. Ticket availability:
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Great to have @DarrenDOfficial call in to @RoyalDerngate today after the Christmas lights switch-on. Here's a message from him, ahead of Peter Pan rehearsals starting on Monday.
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We are grateful to have received positive news from today’s @ace_national funding announcement. Read more: #LetsCreate @DCMS #ACEsupported
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A statement from Royal & Derngate regarding Tim Pigott-Smith OBE.
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Today's the day! We're excited to be heading to #TheStageAwards as we're nominated for Theatre of the Year, alongside the utterly brilliant @battersea_arts @DonmarWarehouse @LyricBelfast @marlowetheatre and @PITLOCHRYft . 🤞🤞🤞
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We're so proud of all our team at the moment. Here’s one of our brilliant Wardrobe team, Louise, hard at work during lockdown making face masks and laundry bags for the NHS and local community. 👏 Go Louise! 👏
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