Showing this week

Sorry, I Disappeared

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11 October to 11 April

Showing this week

The Palace of Varieties

Love him or hate him, Dennis Skinner, ex-miner and fifty years a Socialist M.P. is not a man to be ignored. But beneath the hard-line political image, is a man with a passion for Nature and a soul who loves to sing. The show is driven by politics and a-cappella, in a fast-moving, entertaining night out down the miners’ welfare.

22 January to 5 February

Mighty

Jack AG Britton presents Mighty; a TED-talk-meets-theatre show that combines comedy, live music and spoken word to ask the big (or little) question: should we be taking heightism more seriously?

5 February

Pioneers

Award-winning orchestra Sinfonia Viva are back, celebrating the thinkers, doers, innovators and creators, who aimed high and blazed a trail in the world of aviation.

8 February

Andy Parsons: Healing The Nation

As seen on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Q.I. and repeated on Dave. "Cracking adlibbing…a joke-rich rallying call for a better Britain" (The Guardian)

9 February

Pinocchio

An original retelling of the classic children’s story, Pinocchio is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre.

12 February

A Tasty Tale

Something happened to Hansel and Gretel, and nobody knows the truth - apart from the ducks, who rescued them.

12 February

Ian Ashpitel & Jonty Stephens as Eric & Ern

For all the family from 8 to 108 Eric and Ern is a brilliant homage to Morecambe and Wise crammed full of those famous comedy sketches, from Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Mr Memory…’Arsenal’, to the paper bag trick!

12 February

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet (Rescheduled 2022)

A brand-new show about the hair we want, the friends we have, and living the vast difference between virus and viral. As seen on Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News for You and Sex Education.

13 February

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Coronation Street stars Wendi Peters and Bill Ward lead an incredible ensemble in this thrilling new adaptation. Transforming the American Dream into the American Gothic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow unleashes one of the most terrifying monsters from the horror canon – the Headless Horseman.

16 February to 19 February

All of Me: (The Possibility of Future Splendour)

An intimate and absurd exploration of wanting to live, waiting to the die and what can happen if we sit together with the dark.

18 February

Jamali Maddix: King Crud

As seen on Taskmaster (Channel4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and hiscritically acclaimed series Hate Thy Neighbor for Vice, Jamali Maddix's brand new show will be tackling more home truths and universal issues.

19 February

Amy Winehouse: A Celebration of Her Life & Music

A concert that celebrates NYJO alumna Amy Winehouse’s enduring legacy, reimagining hits and revisiting early works she sang with the 24-piece National Youth Jazz Orchestra as a promising 16-year-old singer, back in 2000.

20 February

Little Murmur

Jump into a world of dance, technology and illustration to see this heartfelt journey take flight. Little Murmur explores the exaggerated realities of living in a world you can struggle to process. A stunning visual treat for everyone aged 7+

22 February

Black Is The Color Of My Voice

Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, Black Is The Color Of My Voice follows a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist seeking redemption after the untimely death of her father.

23 February

The Three Musketeers: A Comedy Adventure

The award-winning Le Navet Bete are back with hilarious heroics, raucous romances and some bonkers fun with BMX in a version of Dumas’ classic like you’ve never seen it before!

24 February to 26 February

Ray Mears: We Are Nature

Ray Mears, ‘the father of British bushcraft’, will take the audience on a journey that will explain how to get the most out of our surroundings by developing and more fully using our extraordinary natural senses of sight, sound, smell, and taste.

1 March

One Another: National Dance Company of Wales Triple Bill

Dance to reconnect us to our theatres, ourselves and… one another! A triple bill featuring 'Ludo' by Caroline Finn, 'Codi' by Anthony Matsena and 'Wild Thoughts' by Andrea Costanzo Martini.

3 March

NDCW: Discover Dance

A fun and relaxed interactive performance. Try some dance, then watch the professionals in action.

4 March

Count Arthur Strong: And This Is Me 2022

A Twentieth Anniversary Tour. After many years of giving his wonderful lecture talks of his he does, Count Arthur Strong has at last bowed to substantial pubic demand and allowed himself be talked into making the show about himself for once.

5 March

Encore: Dancing Through the Decades

Encore: Dancing Through the Decades is a spectacular showcase of local, young and talented performers. 

6 March

Same Time, Next Year

Bernard Slade's play paints a bittersweet, nostalgic and very funny portrait of two likeable protagonists who find themselves in the most unusual of long-term relationships.

8 March to 12 March

Immigration Crisis: The Musical

A performance that explores the lives of five women who have just moved into a new house together; immigrants, third-generation immigrants and British tenants joined by their move to Sheffield.

11 March

How To Be a Better Human

How to Be a Better Human is a spoken word comedy about grief, loss and self-acceptance. The show explores where we can find humour in death and divorce through poetry, animation and awful karaoke.

12 March

The Bone Sparrow

Subhi and Jimmie live in an Australian permanent detention centre and must find a way to freedom. But not until each of them has been braver than ever before. The Bone Sparrow follows Pilot Theatre's critically acclaimed adaptations of Noughts & Crosses and Crongton Knights for young audiences.

15 March to 19 March

Sheila's Island

The Office meets Lord of the Flies meets Miranda. Sheila’s Island is a sparkling, sharp-witted new comedy from writer Tim Firth (Calendar Girls, Kinky Boots, The Band), starring Olivier Award winner Sara Crowe, Judy Flynn, Abigail Thaw and Rina Fatania.

22 March to 26 March

The Emperor's New Clothes

Join us for brand new adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic - the greatest fake news story ever told! Hilarious and heartwarming, magical and musical…it’s a stylish treat for all the family. All performances will have fully integrated British Sign Language and Captioning.

1 April to 16 April

Blood Brothers 2022

Willy Russell's legendary musical returns to Derby Theatre following a sold out run in 2019. Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

19 April to 23 April

Ancestories

Ancestories is a one-off performance that highlights the unique cultural heritage of the Ancestory project participants.

23 April

Ballet Black: 20th Anniversary Double Bill Celebration

For their return to Derby Theatre, Ballet Black present two new works to celebrate their 20th anniversary, from acclaimed South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma (Vuyani Dance Theatre) and Ballet Black's Founder and Artistic Director, Cassa Pancho.

26 April

The Ronnie Scott’s Story

Combining world class live jazz, narration and rare archive photos and video footage, this is unique evening celebrating one of the world's most famous jazz venues, it's music, and history.

27 April

Stewart Lee: Snowflake/ Tornado (Rescheduled 2022)

Including new material for 2022, a Double-bill of two new 60 minute sets, back to back from “the world’s greatest living stand-up” (Times).

28 April

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

The Rise & Fall of Little Voice is embarking on a UK Tour next year. The Olivier Award-Winning comedy-drama from Jim Cartwright has earned international acclaim across the globe, including a Golden Globe winning smash-hit film starring Jane Horrocks and Michael Caine.

3 May to 7 May

Zog and the Flying Doctors

Based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling book sequel, Freckle Productions (Zog, Stick Man, Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales, Tabby McTat) present a truly modern take on the classic fairy tale.

11 May to 12 May

Derwent Brass: Movies and Musicals Special

Derbyshire’s finest brass band, Derwent Brass, return to the main stage in the first of a triology of special events being performed across the city to mark their 30th anniversary.

13 May

MY NAME IS WHY: LEMN SISSAY

This is Lemn’s life story: a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.

16 May

Ladies of Letters

Starring Only Fools and Horses legends Tessa Peake-Jones and Gwyneth Strong as best frenemies. Two suburban women in their sixties battle the big issues of the 21st century using the long lost artform of letter writing. A riotously funny, sharply observant comedy, packed with acidic detail.

17 May to 21 May

Mark Watson: This Can’t Be It 2022

Spiritual enquiry meets high-octane observational comedy as the Taskmaster survivor, multi-award-winner and No More Jockeys cult leader attempts to cram a couple of years of pathological overthinking into an evening of stand-up.

4 June

Boeing Boeing 2022

Paris, 1962. Bernard has a very complicated love life. His three fiancées work for different airlines and Bernard so far has somehow managed to keep all three women blissfully unaware of the others’ existence. However, the arrival of an old friend and the launch of a new super-fast jet propel his carefully constructed plans into comic chaos.

21 June to 25 June

Bob Marley: The Man, The Music

From the company that brought you the critically acclaimed RUSH A Joyous Jamaican Journey this narrated musical tells the story of Jamaican born singer and songwriter Bob Marley whose iconic music fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady.

29 June