The complex offers the derngate hosting visiting productions, the royal producing our awardwinning drama, underground, the home to a range of projects for families and the local community and the northampton filmhouse. The royal ballets olivier awardwinning choreographer william tucketts. We are the largest flight simulator experience company in europe, all our instructors are commercial pilots, the simulators are top of the range and used to train real pilots. The acoustics are excellent and you can also take your drinks in to the theatre which makes the experience even more special. Visions of sugar plum fairies will be dancing in your head long after christmas. St petersburg ballet theatre returns to northampton as part of its 2017 european tour.
We are pleased to be working alongside the family arts campaign to deliver a warm welcome to all. Presenting the eternal favourite ballets swan lake and sleeping beauty, the. The nutcracker birmingham royal ballet royal albert hall london. For her latest programme, artistic director cassa pancho brings us two original works.
Please check our website for updated details of the concert programme, coming soon. The story has been published in many book versions including colourful childrenfriendly versions. Follow clara on her magical journey through the enchanted story of the nutcracker. An evening with andrew doyle and douglas murray, hosted by ashley frawley. For all the latest on birmingham royal ballets response to the ongoing covid19.
The building the royal theatre the royal theatre, which opened in 1884, was designed by the renowned victorian theatre architect c j phipps who also designed the theatre royal bath, the lyceum in edinburgh, theatre royal glasgow and the grand in wolverhampton. View our upcoming events listed on the calendar below. Swan lake is the absolute pinnacle of classical ballet one of the most famous stories and saint petersburg ballet theatre brings it to a packed house in northamptons royal and derngate. After the sellout performances of nutcracker last year, russian national ballet returns to the uk to enchant you with the.
The duke of cambridge march performed at the malcolm arnold festival 2016 by the ely sinfonia conducted by steve bingham. Royal and derngate theatres by suzie bridges architects. Royal and derngate, northampton venue birmingham stage. Keredy andrews describes a seasonal treat coming up at derngate the enchanting tale of the nutcracker is being performed by east haddon school of dance at derngate in northampton on sunday, 14 january 2018, with a cast of 242 girls and boys aged 319. The kids age 9, 7 and 5 had a fantastic time and the length was just right. Foh contains three house bars, john franklins bar and restaurant hibiscus. This lighthearted tale of mistaken identity and confused lovers follows mischievous swanilda, her impetuous suitor franz and the eccentric toymaker dr. Cast of 242 northampton dance school students to perform. Be swept away to a fairy tale world where toys spring to life, the. Both theatres are due to close in april 2005 for a 14month redevelopment. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Cast of 242 northampton dance school students to perform the. The two auditoria, set on one side of a linear streetlike foyer, are unified by a new central extension. Tickets are on sale from the royal and derngate box office by. Russian national ballet production of tchaikovskys the nutcracker. My wife and i regularly visit royal and derngate especially to see the royal philharmonic orchestra and also ballet performances. Clad in copper it has redefined the image of the theatre company, and. Beethoven egmont overture grieg two elegiac melodies for string orchestra tchaikovsky variations on a rococo theme mendelssohn symphony no. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. The story of the nutcracker, the famous fantasy ballet, begins on christmas eve. The royal ballets glorious production of the nutcracker, created by peter wright in 1984, is the production par excellence of an alltime ballet. A northampton borough council initiative, the venue was designed by rhwl for multipurpose use. Went with three children to see the nutcracker and it was fabulous. Dance lovers of all ages will be delighted to see ballerina sugar plum fairies and princes, tap dancing candy canes, cool contemporary rats, street dancing jelly babies and many more.
The east haddon school of dance presents the nutcracker sponsored by hensmans hair salons. The royal theatre, established as a producing house, has a capacity of 450 seats and since 1976 has been designated a grade ii listed building. The royal and derngate is an innovative project which combines two theatres, the derngate and the royal in northampton. Almost 250 children in cast of the nutcracker at derngate. Due to the ongoing covid19 pandemic, this performance has now been cancelled. Our box office team will be in contact as soon as possible with further. Comedy writer and playwright andrew doyle, and author and journalist douglas murray discuss their thoughts on individual liberty, intellectual diversity. We are looking to make these histories as complete as possible and if you have details of productions and dates which came to northampton theatre royal. The enchanting tale of the nutcracker is being performed by east haddon. Swan lake birmingham hippodrome theatre birmingham. Part of the attraction is the variety of entertainment provided from plays, comedians, musicals and classical recitals.
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