Reviews
The Pope – Review
| June 13, 2019
Anthony McCarten’s new play, The Pope, goes behind the pomp, ceremony and politics of the Vatican City to look at a pivotal moment in papal history when the
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Wartime paranoia. Hans Fallada’s acclaimed Alone in Berlin to premiere at the Royal & Derngate
| May 13, 2019
Hans Fallada’s critically acclaimed Alone in Berlin, a story of wartime paranoia and fear, is to be put on the UK stage for the first time in a
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Katori Hall’s Our Lady of Kibeho to premiere at Royal & Derngate Theatre
| July 25, 2018
Northampton’s Royal & Derngate Theatre will be staging the UK premiere of Katori Hall’s Our Lady of Kibeho, this January, directed by its artistic director, James Dacre. In
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Out of Joint’s The Remains of the Day tour to premiere at Royal & Derngate
| April 12, 2018
Northampton’s Royal & Derngate artistic director, James Dacre, has announced that the theatre’s commission of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day will premiere in Northampton in February
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Pinter’s The Caretaker a late addition to Royal & Derngate’s Made In Northants season
| March 21, 2017
Royal & Derngate adds a bold new production of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker to their Made in Northampton 2017 season this autumn, in co-production with Bristol Old Vic.
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Miller & Steinbeck. A premiere 2017 for Northampton’s Royal & Derngate
| January 2, 2017
Eleven new productions including seven premieres are in store for audiences attending Northampton’s Royal & Derngate Theatre this spring. As well as the revival of Death of a
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Royal & Derngate launches five-year vision to expand arts in Northants
| October 10, 2016
Northampton’s Royal & Derngate Theatre is planning a massive expansion of the arts in the Midlands with the launch of three major initiatives that includes the building of
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Royal & Derngate’s acclaimed A Tale of Two Cities returns for UK tour
| July 15, 2016
Charles Dickens’ literary masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities, returns to the theatre in a co-production by The Touring Consortium Theatre Company and Royal & Derngate Northampton touring
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The Hook – Review
| June 10, 2015
It has taken more than 60 years but Arthur Miller’s incendiary drama, about corruption and mob rule in New York’s docks, has finally seen the light of day.
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Arthur Miller’s gagged drama, The Hook, set for Royal & Derngate
| May 26, 2015
Arthur Miller’s gagged story of corruption and gang rule in New York’s dockland finally gets an audience with a world premiere at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate Theatre next
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Made In Northampton a success for regionally-produced drama
| November 24, 2014
Northampton’s Royal & Derngate Theatre continues to make its mark on quality regionally-produced drama as its home-grown productions continue to go from strength to strength. The 2015 Made
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Dominic Dromgoole delivers justice and mercy in last season at The Globe.
| November 21, 2014
Dominic Dromgoole’s final summer season as artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe has been announced today. Next summer’s programme will be constructed around the theme of Justice and Mercy.
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