Derby Theatre Summer 2016 Brochure

Summer Season April – July 2016

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We are mostly funded through sales of tickets and grants from our funders. This money allows us to do excellent work, but, like most charities, we also need public support in order to work with everyone, young and old, who can benefit from the theatre’s activities.

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Thank you for your support.

Summer Season Ticket This season, we’re offering a fantastic ticket deal

See 4 shows for just £48 Hamlet • All's Well That Ends Well • The Complete Deaths • Sweeney Todd A Season Ticket offers huge savings and the chance to see a varied range of productions.

Book your Season Ticket today by calling the Box Office or visiting our website.

Terms and conditions apply. Excludes premium seats.

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Welcome Welcome to Derby Theatre’s summer season. This season, we mark Shakespeare 400 – four hundred years since our greatest playwright died on 23 April 1616. Not only do we have a double bill of Hamlet and All’s Well That Ends Well from Bristol’s brilliant Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, but we also welcome the hugely exciting Spymonkey, with their production The Complete Deaths – all 75 deaths from Shakespeare’s plays brought to the stage with great skill and humour.

Derby Theatre’s festival DEparture Lounge will be back in July with all the best shows before they head to Edinburgh. Take a front row seat as the buzz of Festival comes to Derby.

Looking forward, our big production for the autumn will be Stephen Sondheim’s smash-hit musical Sweeney Todd, in a co-production with Mercury Theatre Colchester. Set in Victorian London, this musical thriller is packed with theatricality and high drama, and promises a great night out at the theatre.

And of course it’s never too early to book for a Derby Theatre Christmas family production.

This year we’re bringing the world of Alice in Wonderland to our stage. With original live music, stunning costumes and magical set designs, Alice in Wonderland will be performed by a talented cast of actor-musicians. Family tickets start from just £48 so book yours today.

Once again, we have a great Season Ticket offer for you – 4 shows for just £48.

This is a chance to come in and see a variety of productions for a very affordable price.

It’s also a chance to try something new.

We look forward to welcoming you to Derby Theatre again soon.

Sarah Brigham Artistic Director & Chief Executive

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Derby Theatre Productions

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A Derby Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester Production

Director Daniel Buckroyd

Originally directed by Harold Prince

Friday 30 September – Saturday 22 October

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim's multi-award-winning musical comes to our stage, in Derby Theatre's brand new co-production with Mercury Theatre Colchester.

In 19th-century London, Sweeney Todd is a prosperous and successful Fleet Street barber with a thirst for revenge. As he welcomes clients to his barber's chair, little do they know that they will soon be catapulted into the cellar below, their throats cut. Meanwhile, next door, Mrs Lovett is busy serving up her succulent meat pies, but will Todd’s insatiable lust for blood prove his undoing?

From an adaptation by Christopher Bond Original orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Ltd. Audio Described: Thu 20 October, 7.30pm Sat 22 October, 2.30pm BSL Interpreted: Thu 20 October, 7.30pm

Performance times Evenings 7.30pm, Wed and Sat Matinees 2.30pm

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Derby Theatre Productions

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Coming this Christmas…

A Derby Theatre Production

Director Sarah Brigham “Glorious… exuding joy and happiness.” ★★★★ The Stage (On Cinderella, Christmas 2015) “Full of festive sparkle and magic.”

Arts Beat (On Cinderella, Christmas 2015) “A magic experience for all ages.”

Belper News (On A Christmas Carol, Christmas 2014) “A warm and beautiful production.”

Derby Telegraph (On A Christmas Carol, Christmas 2014)

Friday 2 December 2016 – Saturday 7 January 2017

This Christmas we journey to Wonderland with Alice and a host of extraordinary and colourful characters.

Join Alice as she slides down the Rabbit Hole and things get curiouser and curiouse... A talented team of actor-musicians will create an enchanting tale for all the family with original music played and sung live on stage, stunning set designs along with theatrical and vibrant costumes. So join Alice, the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and Dormouse on their remarkable adventure at Derby Theatre.

Audio Described: Wed 14 December, 10.15am Sat 31 December, 3pm BSL Interpreted: Wed 14 December, 10.15am Wed 28 December, 6pm Relaxed Performance: Thu 5 January, 10.15am

Please see our website for performance schedule

Tickets £12 – £28

Family Ticket from £48

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Touring Theatre

A Red Ladder Theatre Company & West Yorkshire Playhouse Production

Cast includes Andrew Lancel

The Damned United Thursday 7 – Saturday 16 April

Brian Clough’s journey from his beloved Derby County to the team he hated the most.

Down the stairs, along the corridor, round the corner, into the dressing room. His dressing room.

1974. Brian Clough, the enfant terrible of British football, tries to redeem his career and reputation by winning the European Cup with his new team, Leeds United. The team he has openly despised for years, the team he hates and that hates him. Don Revie’s Leeds.

Adapted from David Peace’s brilliant and ingenious novel, The Damned United takes you inside the tortured mind of a genius slamming up against his limits, and brings to life the beauty and brutality of football, the working man’s ballet.

“It’s a damnably entertaining 90 minutes, no half-time” ★★★★The Times Age recommendation 14+ 08

Written by Anders Lustgarten, adapted from David Peace’s novel Director Rod Dixon Set & Costume Design Signe Beckmann Performance times Evenings 7.30pm, Wed and Sat Matinees 2.30pm BSL interpreted: Sat 16 April, 2.30pm

Tickets £15.50 – £26.50

Photo is representative of the 2015 cast

Terence Rattigan’s

Flare Path Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 April

Epic wartime romance, this major revival comes from the producers behind the hit touring production of Birdsong.

Set in 1942, against a backdrop of heartache and quiet bravery, Flare Path paints an evocative portrait of life in wartime Britain for the RAF bomber crews and their wives and sweethearts, who were left awaiting their return.

RAF pilot Teddy and his wife, former actress Patricia, have their marriage tested to the limit by the surprise arrival of her ex-lover Peter Kyle. Highly charged drama with a truly authentic taste of the fear, camaraderie and passion combine when an unexpected and dangerous mission over Germany puts Patricia at the centre of an emotional conflict as unpredictable as the war in the skies.

Written by Terence Rattigan Director Justin Audibert “I was very moved by this play. It is a masterpiece.”

Winston Churchill “A rallying-cry for decency and home-front heroism.

Hits the emotional target exactly as it should.”

The Telegraph “Full of passionate intensity… The play has the virtue of authenticity.”

The Guardian

Performance times Evenings 7.30pm, Wed and Sat Matinees 2.30pm

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Touring Theatre

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Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory & Tobacco Factory Theatres

Hamlet All’s Well That Ends Well double bill Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 May

Marking ‘Shakespeare 400’, four centuries since the great playwright died, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory bring a double bill of his work.

Politics, madness, sex and murder play their part in Hamlet, the most famous play in world theatre – a tragedy that is both a thriller and meditation on our human condition.

Paired with Hamlet, is the exquisite romantic comedy, All’s Well That Ends Well.

Helena, a young woman, uses skills bequeathed to her by her father, to save the French King’s life and is rewarded with the right to choose her own husband. But what if the chosen one won’t play the game? How can she make him love her?

Written by William Shakespeare Director Andrew Hilton

“Thrilling work.”

The Guardian (Romeo & Juliet 2015) “One of the hallmarks of a Andrew Hilton production… is the clarity with which the story is presented.”

Bristol Post “The storytelling is as crystalline as we have come to expect from Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory.”

What’s On Stage

Performance times

Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory is an international touring ensemble based in Bristol, dedicated to producing Shakespeare and other classic work. Highly acclaimed for their productions, and renowned for their clear storytelling, this is the first time they have toured both plays in their season to a national audience. The company last toured to Derby Theatre in 2015 with their production of Romeo & Juliet.

Hamlet: Tue, Fri and Sat, 7.15pm Wed & Thu Matinees, 2pm

A single cast of 15 actors will perform both Hamlet and All’s Well That Ends Well.

25% discount when booking for both shows

All’s Well That Ends Well: Wed, 7.15pm Sat Matinee, 2pm

Tickets £15.50 – £26.50

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Touring Theatre

Agatha Christie’s

The Mousetrap Monday 6 – Saturday 11 June

Written by Agatha Christie Starring Louise Jameson

The legendary, record-breaking, box office smash-hit thriller returns.

The Mousetrap is famous around the world for being the longest-running show of any kind in the history of theatre, with over 25,000 performances. Now the 60th anniversary production is back starring Louise Jameson (Doctor Who, EastEnders, Doc Martin) as Mrs Boyle.

“The cleverest mystery of British Theatre” The Telegraph

The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country house cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the motive are finally revealed.

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In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.

Evenings 7.30pm, Wed and Sat Matinees 2.30pm

“A truly entertaining, classic thriller” Sunday Times

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A Spymonkey Co-production with Brighton Festival and Royal & Derngate Northampton

The Complete Deaths Thursday 16 – Friday 17 June All the onstage deaths in Shakespeare performed by ‘four of the greatest clowns working in Britain’. Time Out There are 75 onstage deaths in the works of William Shakespeare.

From the Roman suicides in Julius Caesar to snakes in a basket in Antony and Cleopatra. There are stabbings, severed heads, poisonings, mobbings and a smothering. And then there’s the pie in Titus Andronicus.

Spymonkey will perform them all – sometimes lingeringly, sometimes messily, sometimes movingly, sometimes musically, always hysterically. The four ‘seriously outrageous, cleverly funny clowns’ (Time Magazine) will scale the peaks of sublime poetry and plumb the depths of darkest depravity.

Directed by Tim Crouch (I, Malvolio), The Complete Deaths will be a solemn, sombre and sublimely funny tribute in the 400th year since Shakespeare’s death.

Adapted & Directed by Tim Crouch Cast Aitor Basuri Stephan Kreiss Petra Massey Toby Park Design Lucy Bradridge Video Sam Bailey Lighting Phil Supple Music Toby Park Age recommendation 14+

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Comedy

All-Star Stand-Up Tour 2016 Sunday 1 May, 8pm

Presenting four heavyweight comics in the biggest comedy tour of the year.

Featuring double Sony Award-winner and star of Mock the Week, Gary Delaney, top comedy trickster and star of BBC1’s The Magicians, Pete Firman, Kiwi compere, Jarred Christmas, and unbeaten legend, Never Mind the Buzzcocks team captain and one of Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in the World, Sean Hughes.

“One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone” Time Out on Jarred Christmas “Expect a cavalcade of brilliantly inventive puns from this master of the one-liner.”

The Guardian on Gary Delaney “Master of satire and invention.” The Standard on Sean Hughes “Funnier than most comedians and more magical than Dumbledore on a good day.” Time Out on Pete Firman Age recommendation 14+

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Derby Book Festival

Simon Callow: One Man Band Sunday 5 June, 4pm

Simon Callow is one of the UK's finest and best-loved actors, known for his many roles on stage and screen, including Four Weddings and a Funeral.

In One Man Band, the third volume in his epic survey of the life and work of Orson Welles, Callow looks at the triumphs and failures of a man who ambitiously took on one medium after another - theatre, radio, film, television, even ballet at one point - opening up new directions and possibilities with his radical approach.

In what will undoubtedly be one of the most popular events of this summer's Derby Book Festival, Simon Callow will read excerpts from the book and talk about what it would have been like to be around him, and ultimately, what it was like to be Orson Welles.

In association with Guardian Live

Following the huge success of last year’s event, we welcome back Derby Book Festival.

Celebrating the joy of books and the pleasure and power of reading, the Festival aims to inspire a new generation of readers.

For full programme of events city wide, see: derbybookfestival.co.uk

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Family Theatre The Spark Arts for Children presents

A Boy and a Bear in a Boat A new play by Stewart Melton from the book by Dave Shelton

Friday 3 & Saturday 4 June, 12pm & 3pm Welcome aboard! Join the boy and a bear at sea with just a suitcase, a ukulele and a teapot to help them.

Dark clouds are looming, the ocean is full of dangers, there’s only one sandwich left and it’s nearly teatime. When all seems lost, can their friendship survive? Where are they heading? And will they get there?

A funny, thoughtful and thrilling adventure for anyone aged 5 and older.

Derby Theatre Studio

Tickets: £10 (£7 concessions)

Illustrations © Dave Shelton

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The Adventures of Walter Lemonface Saturday 11 June, 1pm & 3.30pm Ever wanted to control what happens in a cartoon?

Now you can in this fun-filled experience for the whole family – there’s no such thing as too much joining in!

Join adventurer, fearless inventor and connoisseur of carrots, Walter Lemonface as he hunts for Rhubarb Ogres, battles ghosts and finds a new adventure around every corner. Oh… and he has a yellow head that looks like a lemon.

Sometimes scary, often touching and always with a healthy sprinkling of silly, this is a magical mix of live animation, music and storytelling for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups.

Derby Theatre Studio Tickets: £10 (£7 concessions)

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Birmingham Stage Company

“Kids adore David Walliams’ books and they loved this show… Every comic opportunity is grasped.” ★★★★ Daily Telegraph

By David Walliams Wednesday 16 - Sunday 20 November 2016 It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny!

There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be soooooo boring!

But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny!

Tickets: £16.50 (Under 16s £13.50)

Illustrations © Tony Ross, 2011 Cover lettering of author’s name © Quentin Blake, 2010

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Derby Theatre Studio Paines Plough and Latitude Festival

Spiltmilk Dance

With a Little Bit of Luck

Blast from the Past

Saturday 16 April, 8pm

Wednesday 25 May, 2pm & 7pm

Theatre you can rave to.

Jam-packed with hits, Blast from the Past is a fast-paced race through seven decades of British Pop Culture, the blockbusters we all remember, and the fads and fashions we might prefer to forget.

Somewhere between a dance performance, sketch show, TV gameshow and the ultimate compilation album, Blast from the Past will have you feeling nostalgic, singing along, laughing out loud and playing a swift game of pass the parcel!

'Dance but not dance... like hiding vegetables in kids’ food', Spiltmilk Dance have been sticking a big fat ray of sunshine into the world of contemporary dance since 2006.’

Nadia is swept up in one hot summer’s night of love that promises endless possibilities. Drinking, dancing, hope, ambition, lust, greed… and decisions that will determine the rest of her life.

Rhythmically underscored by a live mix of old-school UK Garage, award-winning writer Sabrina Mahfouz explores the legacy of a cultural movement that defined the hopes of a generation.

“Gorgeous genre-melding music and theatre.” Exeunt Fist-pumping euphoria… crackles with a rare and unexpected life.”

The Stage See page 21 for workshop information

Age recommendation 10+

Victoria Melody

Hair Peace Friday 27 May, 8pm When Victoria Melody was competing in beauty pageants for a previous show, a hairdresser advised her that she needed hair extensions. Freaked out by wearing a piece of someone else’s body, she set out on an extraordinary adventure to find out exactly where the hair comes from.

“Hair Peace might change how you think.”

The Times “Totally charming.”

The Guardian

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Photo by Hugo Glendinning

Hair Peace is a comedic exploration into the human hair extension industry. Victoria Melody is an unlikely sleuth taking the audience from the temples of India to the shopping malls of Russia, via hair salons and forensics labs.

Providing astonishing insights into ethics, diverse cultures and the personal realities of the global economy.

Age recommendation: 14+

Tickets £10 (Concessions £7)

Ambreen Razia and Black Theatre Live

The Diary of a Hounslow Girl Friday 17 & Saturday 18 June, 8pm

Photo by Talula Shepard

First there was Bridget Jones’s Diary, then Legally Blonde, and now there is The Diary of a Hounslow Girl.

A comic story of dreams, aspirations and coming of age.

From traditional Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus, this is a funny, bold, provocative play highlighting the challenges of being brought up as a young woman in a traditional Muslim family alongside the temptations and influences of growing up in West London.

Theatre Temoin & Grafted Cede

2Magpies Theatre

Nobody’s Home

Ventoux

Friday 10 June, 8pm

Saturday 25 June, 6pm & 8pm

Odysseus has come home from the war. His bath’s broken, and he can’t fix it. As he stares at his reflection, he begins to find that his journey back to the people he loves might not be as easy as it seems.

Set in a bathroom, Nobody’s Home follows a soldier’s journey through his own mind, as he struggles with the monsters of his past to finally come home.

Through physical storytelling, a unique and striking exploration of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in a modern retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey.

Developed with Salisbury Playhouse, with support from Wellcome Trust.

Ventoux is the most fearsome mountain encountered on the Tour de France. It is also the story of Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani – whose drug-fuelled race there in 2000 was the greatest cycling had ever seen. Ventoux charts the parallel lives of these champions who overcame great adversity in tandem, and the mountain that cast them in opposing directions.

Join 2Magpies as they restage the race using breathtaking video accompaniment and a pair of road bikes, asking the question – how far will we go to succeed?

“Ingenious and grotesque…

An astounding and moving play.” ★★★★★Three Weeks “Incredible stagework.”

Sunday Times (On The Fantasist)

“The performance is a true Tour de Force.”

Public Reviews “Touching and elegantly controlled.”

The Scotsman

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DEparture Lounge

Come fly with us!

Festival Pass £60 (£48 concessions) Includes breakfast and all Festival events Friday Day Pass £25 (£20 concessions)

Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 July

This summer, Departure Lounge is back, turning Derby Theatre into a buzzing festival site.

At DEparture Lounge you can see the very best of contemporary performance, support local artists to take flight and get involved with workshops and discussions.

This year’s festival premieres Forward Theatre’s Clothes Swap Party; a new work-in-progress by Caroline Horton; and several Edinburgh previews. Other artists include: Zoo Indigo, LaPelle’s Factory, Eggbox Theatre, Impulse Collective, Nonsuch Theatre, Rachael Young, Annie Siddons, Milk Presents and more.

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Derbados will make a welcome return to Derby Theatre’s car park, but this time The Barrow Man will bring his woodland wagon.

Our main stage will transform into a beautifully lush Garden Stage and we will also see the return of the Workshop and Masterclass programme, delving deeper into directing, devising and performing.

Saturday Day Pass £30 (£24 concessions) Full Festival line-up will be announced in May 2016 – see our website for more information.

For East Midlands Artists

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Community

Derwent Brass Saturday 4 June, 7.30pm

The Eagle Awards 2016

Stage & Screen Concert

Saturday 16 July, 7.30pm

The hugely popular Derwent Brass return to Derby Theatre, having last been seen on stage in the hit Derby Theatre production of Brassed Off.

A joyful evening of entertainment, celebrating the very best of amateur theatre in the city.

Winners of this year’s prestigious awards will also be announced.

You can enter your show into The Eagle Awards by downloading a form from the Derby Theatre website. Entry conditions apply.

Their Stage & Screen concert features an eclectic programme including music from West Side Story, Les Misérables and, of course, Brassed Off. Traditional heart-warming tunes combine with the flexibility and flare of a modern brass band for an unforgettable sound.

“Derwent Brass, playing live on stage… enough to break your heart” ★★★★★The Stage (on Brassed Off, featuring Derwent Brass)

Tickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

Derby Gilbert and Sullivan Company

The Mikado Friday 24 & Saturday 25 June Derby Gilbert and Sullivan Company celebrate their 50th Anniversary with perhaps the most popular of Gilbert & Sullivan’s operas, the comic masterpiece, The Mikado.

Including many favourites, such as Three Little Maids, A Wandering Minstrel I, The Sun Whose Rays and I’ve Got a Little List, director Andrew Nicklin’s production fully realises the humour of the work, whilst poking fun at the British Establishment.

This is an amateur performance by Derby Gilbert & Sullivan Company.

Evenings 7.30pm, £15 (£12 concessions) Sat Matinee 2.30pm, £10

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Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions)

Youth Theatre

Derby Youth Theatre Double Bill Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 July, 7.30pm

Derby Youth Theatre (14 – 16s)

I Am England

by David Lane Bankrupt, isolated and in a state of collapse, a once-proud nation falls apart. Nostalgic for empire and thirsty for revenge, a small-town politician presents a hero to the masses: a poster-boy for conscription. The future of the nation hangs in the balance, but those in power must confront the truth of who they are – and who they might become.

Inspired by Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, I Am England offers a unique perspective on political power and social justice from the generation whose stories are yet to be written.

Derby Youth Theatre (17 – 19s)

Spoonface Steinberg

by Lee Hall “And what was the meaning of all these things?

And the meaning was as if you found the spark and it was finding the sparks inside you and setting them free.”

An award-winning play about faith, love and the meaning of life. From the writer of Billy Elliot and Cooking with Elvis, Spoonface Steinberg is a poetic exploration into the world of a young person diagnosed with autism and cancer.

Tickets for double bill: £12 (£9 concessions)

Derby Theatre and the National Theatre present

Connections 500 Thursday 28 April – Saturday 7 May Marking 21 years of National Theatre Connections, Derby Theatre hosts the East Midlands festival of youth theatre. 18 young companies from around the region stage new plays written for them by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights.

Over the 9-day festival, Derby Theatre will become a vibrant artistic hub for young people, offering not just the chance to perform, but also to participate in workshops with leading creative professionals, open mic events, plus great food and lots of fun.

Keep checking our website for more details.

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University of Derby Two exciting works staged in Derby Theatre Studio from University of Derby Theatre Arts and Technical Theatre final year students

Lord of the Flies

By William Golding Adapted by Nigel Williams

Thursday 12 – Saturday 14 May, 8pm

"He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling."

It has long been believed that everyone has an inner animalistic side that they keep under control because society tells them to.

So what happens when a group of school children are deserted on an island far away from those rules of society?

University of Derby Theatre Arts students present this British classic, which explores the inner conflict between a group of children’s social upbringing, and their inner animal.

Tickets: £10 (concessions £7, UOD students £5)

The Vagina Monologues

By Eve Ensler

Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 May, 8pm

"My short skirt is not showing off. This is who I am.”

For 20 years, The Vagina Monologues has been a constantly growing body of work that has been performed all over the world in multiple languages. These monologues are personal and thoughtprovoking, not just for women but for everyone. They have a power to affect change in countries where women have used this play as a megaphone for their voices.

Age recommendation 16+ Tickets: £10 (concessions £7, UOD students £5)

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Love to Learn at University of Derby We have an exciting portfolio of media and performing arts courses. These full-time BA (Hons) courses are taught through practice-based workshops, lectures and seminars.

Students will also benefit from the links the University has with Derby Theatre – working alongside professional productions in fantastic facilities.

New for 2016 entry: • Performing Arts • Contemporary Theatre and Performance • Costume and Set Design • Drama • Music • Photography and Media Production • Photography and Film Production • Film Production and Production Design • Film Production Visual Effects and Post-Production • Radio Production Further information can be found at: www.derby.ac.uk/derby-theatre or email: arts@derby.ac.uk

Image from The Hour Before We Knew Nothing of Each Other, performed by Theatre Arts Students in February 2016. Photo: Steve Gresty

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University of Derby

Graduate Fashion Show Wednesday 1 June, 7pm Join us for an evening of catwalk glamour as Derby University’s Fashion graduates showcase their new and innovative designs.

The event features and eclectic mix of contemporary collections, created by the next generation of designers.

Tickets: £15, to include a FREE glass of bubbly

Popular Music Showcase

Lucy Ward Band and Guests

Friday 13 May, 7.30pm

Saturday 14 May, 7.30pm

A festival of music featuring the emerging talent of the University of Derby’s Popular Music and Music Technology students. A diverse mixture of rock, pop and acoustic music from current and recently graduated students.

Lucy Ward is an award-winning folk singer and songwriter from Derby. She plays guitar, ukulele and concertina but considers her voice to be her first instrument.

Tickets: £3

Tickets: £12

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Nominated for BBC Folk Singer of the Year Award 2014

Community Creatio Youth Theatre

Les Miserables: School Edition Tuesday 5 – Friday 8 July, 7.15pm The epic story recounting the struggle against adversity in 19th-century France.

Imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread, petty thief Jean Valjean is released from prison to not only become an honest man, but the Mayor of a prosperous town and a loving adoptive father, but violating his parole in the process. The relentless Inspector Javert pursues him. Only years later, after Valjean proves his mettle during a bloody student uprising, is the ex-convict finally fully redeemed.

By arrangement with Josef Weinberger, Creatio Youth Theatre will debut the globally renowned classic, Les Misérables: School Edition.

Tickets: £13

A University of Derby Independent Student Production, Optical Fraud Theatre Company

Trans Tatum Thursday 2 June, 8pm It’s my self-diagnosed safe place, my second home, my haven, my utopia. When the blood swims quicker than lightening through my body and I’m able to break a sweat; I am happy. This is my infinite progress report, my hour in front of the mirror. Now please take me back to the gym.

Join two young men in their quest to become your poster boy. Watch as they rip themselves apart every day, just to sow themselves back together in their sleep.

What happens when we take physical conditioning to the extreme? These afflicted males are here to present their disposition.

Tickets: £6 (£5 concession)

Amanda Wallace and Darren Daly present

Filter Thursday 23 June, 8pm Every day, 100 people in the UK start to lose their sight. By 2020, approximately 2.25 million of us will be living with significant sight loss.

A multi-sensory experience of light, sound and performance, Filter explores what it's like to lose sight of those you love and the world in which we live.

Following an extended research period involving community sight- support groups and local charities, this event will share scenes, moments and possibilities developed by our creative team. The performance will be followed by an informal discussion.

Tickets: FREE event, please reserve your ticket at Box Office.

Donations to support Sight Support Derbyshire accepted (suggested amount £5).

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Learning Theatre

A Learning Theatre “Derby Theatre… increasingly the most crucial theatre in the region because of its emphasis on learning, nurturing and nourishing." The Guardian

For Children and Young People Youth Theatre Youth Theatre is the life-blood of a good theatre.

It allows young people to have fun and express themselves in a friendly environment whilst developing key drama and life skills for their futures.

We work towards a major annual show that is professionally produced on our main stage for our two older groups and in our Studio theatre for the two younger groups. Our friendly groups are open to all. £75 a term* Age 8 - 10 years: Tuesdays in term time 5pm - 6.30pm Age 11 - 13 years: Sundays in term time 10am – 11.30am Age 14 – 16 years: Sundays in term time 2pm – 3.30pm Age 17 – 19 years: Sundays in term time 11.45am – 1.45pm

Young Technicians This annual course looks at all aspects of the technical side of theatre including lighting, sound and design and is run by our professional technicians. In the third term you get technical experience and shadowing opportunities on our shows. If you would like to join the next course, which starts in September 2016, please contact the Box Office. £35 a term* Age 11 - 19 years

Derby Theatre Easter and Summer Schools Come and join Derby Theatre professionals to learn new skills and work as a team to create a mini performance, shared on the final day for friends and family.

Monday 4 – Friday 8 April Monday 22 – Friday 26 August

£65 for the week*

Theatre Thinkers Have you ever wanted to know more about how a theatre works across all the different departments?

Our Theatre Thinkers group meets monthly to work with professional designers, programmers and marketing professionals, amongst others. You will also help us make important decisions and put on events that make Derby Theatre even more buzzing for young people.

The last Thursday of every month in term time 4.30 – 6pm Age 11 – 19 years | Free To reserve your place at any of these groups please call the Box Office on 01332 593939 *For all Youth Theatre groups, we have a number of half price or free places available for families with limited financial means. Please ask at Box Office.

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For more info contact: learning@derbytheatre.co.uk or call the Box Office

Theatre Unwrapped We are opening our doors, especially the backstage ones, so that you can find out more about the theatre-making process. Our FREE Theatre Unwrapped sessions are designed to do just that.

Come behind the scenes and join us as we prepare for the opening nights of Sweeney Todd and Alice in Wonderland.

See our website for full programme.

For Schools and Colleges We have a full programme of workshops, events and activities for schools and colleges to enable them to access the whole theatre-making process.

See our Learning Programme leaflet or website for full details on what’s on offer. To sign up to receive the Learning Programme by email contact: learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

Technical Advice and Training Led by professional theatre technicians, who can support your group, school or company, with lighting and sound design. They can help you make the most of your existing technical equipment or can advise on buying new equipment. £30 an hour plus travel Please contact us to book a date to suit

Costume and prop hire At Derby Theatre we hire costumes and props to professional, amateur, community theatre groups, schools and colleges. We have over 2500 costume pieces built up over many years and an eclectic selection of props… and we are always adding to our stock.

Tea and Tour Come and look around backstage and meet members of the team to find out more about how the theatre works.

Approx 1 hour £5 per head (including tea and biscuits) Date: Please ask at Box Office

Call Box Office for more information.

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Pricing

Pricing Full Price

Concession

Groups

Evenings

£32.50

£30.50

£30.50

Family

Schools

Concession

Groups

£30.50

£28.50

£25.50-26.50

£26.50

£24.50

£24.50

£28.00

£26.00

£23-£24

£25.00

£23.00

£20-£21 £9.50

£19.50

£19.50

£21.00

£19.00

£16-£17 £9.50

£16.00

£15.00

£15.00

Schools

Evenings

Full Price

£9.50

£22.50

£20.50

£20.50

£19.50

£17.50

£15.00

£9.50

£18.50

£16.50

£15.00

£9.50

£15.00

£15.00

£15.00

£9.50

£12.50

£12.50

£11.50

£11.50

£11.50

£9.50

£10.50

£10.50

£10.50

£9.50

£9.50

£9.50

£9.50

£9.50

£27.50

£25.50

£25.50

£25.50

£23.50

£20.50-£21.50

£21.50

£19.50

£16.50-£17.50

£16.50

£16.50

£16.50

Studio Shows

Previews (Sweeney Todd) £12.50

£19.50 Matinees

Matinees

Full

Conc.

£10.00

£7.00

Unless otherwise stated on show pages

Alice in Wonderland Saturday matinees & all shows Fri 23–Wed 28 Dec Full Price

Concession

Groups

Schools

Family

£28.00

£26.00

£25.00

£12.50

£92.00

£27.00

£25.00

£24.00

£12.50

£84.00

£24.00

£22.00

£21.00

£12.50

£84.00

£20.00

£20.00

£20.00

£12.50

Evenings, weekday matinees 21, 22, 30 & 31 Dec, 2 & 3 Jan £26.00

£24.00

£23.00

£25.00

£23.00

£22.00

£11.50

£84.00 £72.00

£21.00

£19.00

£18.00

£11.50

£72.00

£18.00

£16.00

£18.00 £18.00 £11.50 Previews, weekday matinees (not inc. Tue 20 Dec–Tue 3 Jan) £14.00 £13.50 £10.00

£54.00

£15.00

£13.00

£12.00

£10.00

£48.00

£14.00

£12.00

£12.00

£10.00

£48.00

£12.00

£12.00

£12.00

£10.00

Please see page 32 for more information on Groups Discounts.

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The Mousetrap

The Damned United, Flare Path, Hamlet, All's Well That Ends Well, The Complete Deaths, Sweeney Todd

Summer Season Ticket This season, we’re offering a fantastic ticket deal

See 4 shows for just £48 • Hamlet • All's Well That Ends Well • The Complete Deaths • Sweeney Todd A Season Ticket offers huge savings and the chance to see a varied range of productions.

Book your Season Ticket today by calling the Box Office or visiting our website.

Terms and conditions apply. Excludes premium seats.

How to book

How to book Opening times

Concessions

Performance days

Concessions are available for over-60s, under-16s, full-time students, registered unemployed, people with a disability and their carer, members of BECTU, Equity and the Writers’ Guild.

In person: 9.30am until 15 minutes after the start of the last event of the evening.

Phones: 9.30am – 7pm.

Children under 2 will only be admitted to suitable performances and must be in possession of a valid ticket (not available to book online).

Sundays and Bank Holidays One hour before the start of the first event until 15 minutes after the start of the last event.

Groups of 10 or more, and school groups receive a discount on most shows, as well as a flexible booking process. See page 32 for more details.

We are only open on Sundays and Bank Holidays if an event is on.

Exchanges, refunds and reprints

Book online at www.derbytheatre.co.uk

All tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled.

Non-performance days 9.30am – 5.30pm

How to pay

We can exchange tickets for another performance of the same event at a cost of £1 per ticket.

This must be done no later than 24 hours before the event in question and all tickets held by the customer, including Print at Home tickets, must be returned to the Box Office in person or by post. Tickets cannot be exchanged after the event has passed.

We accept all types of card payments, except American Express. Cheques are only accepted for group bookings of 20 or more.

We can only reserve seats without payment for group bookings of 10 or more.

We can post tickets to you if you are booking 7 days in advance, at a cost of £1. Otherwise, you can collect the tickets from us at your convenience, or we can email them to you to print at home.

Lost tickets can be reprinted free of charge no earlier than one hour before the start of the performance.

STAGE

Premium

Classic

Mid

Saver

W Wheelchair space

*Price bands subject to change per event. Please check at Box Office or online.

Data Protection Derby Theatre is committed to upholding the data protection principles of good information-handling practices. When processing your booking the Box Office will ask you your name, address, telephone number and email address. This information may be used to keep you informed about forthcoming events at Derby Theatre. With your permission we may also pass on your name and address to other arts organisations who may send you information of a similar nature. You’ll be asked if your details can be used in this way at the time of booking.

Prices and information correct at the time of going to print but are subject to change.

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Group Booking

Schools and group bookings Derby Theatre warmly welcomes groups and schools and we offer a flexible booking process and special prices.

School groups • Tickets for £9.50 on most main house shows.

• Every eleventh ticket free for a teacher or supervisor.

• Help with risk assessment and coach drop-off arrangements.

• Reserve now, pay later.

Groups of 10 or more • Up to £4 off (£3 off for Alice in Wonderland), standard ticket price for groups of 10*.

Up to £5 off standard ticket price for groups of 15*.

• Reserve now, pay later.

• Special roup rates available for family friendly events (non-schools) – ask at Box Office.

• Hire our Alan Bates room for your group to use pre- and post-show and during the interval.

For more details on hiring this space, please email programming@derbytheatre.co.uk

Call the Box Office on 01332 593939, call in and see us, or email tickets@derbytheatre.co.uk See page 30 for specific prices. *Only available on Mid and Classic seats. Discount will be capped at lowest price seats on each performance.

Finding us We're conveniently located opposite the Eagle Market and accessible from the intu Derby shopping centre. Car parking is safe, secure and all under one roof. If you need to ask for directions, some people may still refer to us as the Playhouse.

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Derby Theatre 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter, Derby, DE1 2NF. By car By train or by taxi By bus The most convenient car park is intu Derby basement car park (DE1 2PL) accessed from Traffic Street. To make life even easier you can buy your evening car park ticket at the same time you book your theatre tickets. Parking is only £2 after 6pm in this car park.

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Derby Theatre is a 10-minute walk from the train station, follow the signs to intu Derby.

We’ll be more than happy to order a taxi to be waiting for you after the performance, please ask at the Box Office upon arrival.

Trentbarton runs buses in Derby and to and from nearby towns and villages.

Most buses stop at the bus station – just 5 minutes’ walk from the theatre. You can buy a reduced-price bus ticket with your theatre ticket from the Box Office – either a zigzag city play ticket (unlimited travel in the Derby city area for £2.50) or a zigzag play network ticket (unlimited travel across the whole network for £4.50).

Access

Access for all Derby Theatre welcomes all customers and has an extensive range of services to ensure you have an enjoyable and comfortable visit. Mention your requirements when you book tickets, and don’t hesitate to ask the Duty Manager if there is anything you need on arrival. We have been verified as being an accessible venue for disabled people by CredAbility – an independent quality mark run by disabled people. The relevant icons indicate how we can meet a variety of needs:

Standing and queueing Derby Theatre has seating on all levels of the theatre.

You can pre-order your drinks, tickets, merchandise, ice creams and programmes when booking your tickets to avoid queuing. These can be brought to you when you arrive. Our staff can bring refreshments to your seat inside the auditorium at the interval.

Wheelchair access We have a fully accessible drop-off point at the top of the theatre with a permanent ramped double-door entrance. Or alternatively you can park in intu Derby basement car park blue badge area and our lift, situated in bay C, will bring you directly to all floors of the theatre. We have large accessible toilets on all levels. The Bistro on floor 2 is fully accessible and we have low counters at the bar, Box Office and café. We have designated wheelchair spaces inside the auditorium so please mention your requirements when booking.

Assistance dogs Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of the building. Please talk to the Box Office about any special requirements when booking.

Difficulty accessing visual information If you would like our brochure in large print please enquire at the Box Office.

Where possible we provide audio-described performances. Ideal for blind and partially sighted people, audio description is a form of audio-visual translation using the natural pauses in dialogue or between critical sound elements to insert a narrative that translates the visual image into a sense form.

Difficulty accessing audible information Sound enhancement systems are available inside the theatre and studio. The best quality of sound is through our brand new Digital RF headsets, which are available to borrow free from Front of House.

You could also take advantage of our new digital system by using your own earphones, to plug directly into the pocket-sized body packs. If you prefer to use the T switch on your hearing aid, please borrow an induction loop aerial. We can also offer assisted listening on backstage tours. Where possible we provide British Sign Language interpreted performances. We also have a Portable Hearing Loop which offers versatile, desktop assistance for people with hearing loss who use telecoil-equipped hearing instruments or cochlear implants.

Personal support We operate an Assisted Access Scheme for those who require somebody to be present in order to assist them to readily access theatre shows and, as such, we allow members to buy a seat for themselves at the standard rate and one for an assistant at no cost. A CredAbility Access Card with the +1 symbol entitles the cardholder to membership of our Assisted Access scheme.

To apply for either the Assisted Access scheme or the CredAbility Access Card, visit our website www.derbytheatre.co.uk

Access performances: The Damned United

Alice in Wonderland

BSL Interpreted:

Audio Described, BSL Interpreted: Wed 14 Dec, 10.15am

Sat 16 April, 2.30pm

Sweeney Todd Audio Described, BSL Interpreted: Thu 20 October, 7.30pm Audio Described:

More access information is available on our website: www.derbytheatre.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility

Sat 22 October, 2.30pm

BSL Interpreted: Wed 28 December, 6pm Audio Described: Sat 31 December, 3pm Relaxed Performance: Thu 5 January, 10.15am

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Diary April Friday 1 April Monday 4 April Thursday 7 April Friday 8 April Friday 8 April Saturday 9 April Tuesday 12 April Wednesday 13 April Thursday 14 April Friday 15 April Friday 15 April Saturday 16 April Saturday 16 April Tuesday 19 April Wednesday 20 April Thursday 21 April Friday 22 April Friday 22 April Saturday 23 April Saturday 23 April 28 April -7 May

Tortoise & The Hare Mister Maker & The Shapes The Damned United The Damned United Football Manager Ruined My Life The Damned United The Damned United The Damned United The Damned United The Damned United A Girl & A Gun The Damned United With A Little Bit of Luck Flare Path Flare Path Flare Path Flare Path Learning How to Die Flare Path Women’s Hour Connections 500 Festival

12pm, 2pm & 4pm 1.30pm & 4pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 8pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 8pm 7.30pm

All-Star Stand-Up Lord of the Flies Popular Music Showcase Lord of the Flies Lucy Ward Band Lord of the Flies The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues Hamlet Hamlet All's Well That Ends Well Blast from the Past Hamlet Hamlet Hair Peace All's Well That Ends Well Hamlet

8pm 8pm 7.30pm 8pm 7.30pm 8pm 8pm 8pm 8pm 7.15pm 2pm 7.15pm 2pm & 7pm 2pm 7.15pm 8pm 2pm 7.15pm

Graduate Fashion Show Trans Tatum A Boy and a Bear in a Boat A Boy and a Bear in a Boat Derwent Brass Simon Callow: One Man Band The Mousetrap The Mousetrap The Mousetrap The Mousetrap The Mousetrap Nobody's Home

7pm 8pm 12pm & 3pm 12pm & 3pm 7.30pm 4pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm

May Sunday 1 May Thursday 12 May Friday 13 May Friday 13 May Saturday 14 May Saturday 14 May Thursday 19 May Friday 20 May Saturday 21 May Tuesday 24 May Wednesday 25 May Wednesday 25 May Wednesday 25 May Thursday 26 May Friday 27 May Friday 27 May Saturday 28 May Saturday 28 May

June Wednesday 1 June Thursday 2 June Friday 3 June Saturday 4 June Saturday 4 June Sunday 5 June Monday 6 June Tuesday 7 June Wednesday 8 June Thursday 9 June Friday 10 June Friday 10 June

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BSL

Saturday 11 June Saturday 11 June Thursday 16 June Friday 17 June Friday 17 June Saturday 18 June Thursday 23 June Friday 24 June Saturday 25 June Saturday 25 June

The Mousetrap The Adventures of Walter Lemonface The Complete Deaths The Complete Deaths The Diary of a Hounslow Girl The Diary of a Hounslow Girl Filter The Mikado The Mikado Ventoux

2.30pm & 7.30pm 1pm & 3.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 8pm 8pm 8pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 6pm & 8pm

Les Miserables: School Edition Les Miserables: School Edition Les Miserables: School Edition Les Miserables: School Edition The Eagle Awards DEparture Lounge Derby Youth Theatre Double Bill Derby Youth Theatre Double Bill Derby Youth Theatre Double Bill

7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.30pm Please see website 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd

7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Gangsta Granny Gangsta Granny Gangsta Granny Gangsta Granny Gangsta Granny

7pm 10.30am & 1.30pm 10.30am & 1.30pm 2.30pm & 7pm 11am & 3pm

July Tuesday 5 July Wednesday 6 July Thursday 7 July Friday 8 July Saturday 16 July Thursday 21 - Sunday 24 July Thursday 28 July Friday 29 July Saturday 30 July

October Friday 30 September Saturday 1 October Monday 3 October Tuesday 4 October Wednesday 5 October Thursday 6 October Friday 7 October Saturday 8 October Monday 10 October Tuesday 11 October Wednesday 12 October Thursday 13 October Friday 14 October Saturday 15 October Monday 17 October Tuesday 18 October Wednesday 19 October Thursday 20 October Friday 21 October Saturday 22 October

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November Wednesday 16 November Thursday 17 November Friday 18 November Saturday 19 November Sunday 20 November

For full Alice in Wonderland schedule please see our website.

Main house

Studio

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PS Post-show discussion

What is a preview performance?

Preview performances are a fantastic opportunity to see a public performance in its early stages. The creative team are still in the process of applying final touches to the production and the great ticket price for these performances reflects this.

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We would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support:

Derbyshire Community Foundation For Derbyshire for good

Derby Theatre is a registered charity (no: 1129005)