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Years 4-6 Youth Theatre Double Bill: Maddy and the Invisible Band of Groovers and Dexter and Winter's Detective Agency

Derby Youth Theatre's Years 4-6 Present.......

1 July to 2 July

Home Girl

"This isn’t my home. Haven’t had a proper home since . . . This is just somewhere I’ll be resting my bones for a week and maybe a bit. This time next year you’ll forget who I am. I haven’t got a diddly where I’ll be by then. But I’m used to it."

8 July to 9 July

Departure Lounge Festival 2022

In Good Company's, Departure Lounge Festival returns from 14-16 July. Every corner of Derby Theatre and beyond will be brought to life by extraordinary performances, workshops and discussion.

14 July to 16 July

Years 10-13 Youth Theatre Double Bill: Witches Can't Be Burned: Abridged Version and It was Definitely Raining

Derby Youth Theatre's Years 10-13 Present.......

22 July to 23 July

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is a vibrant celebration of Eric Carle’s adored classics and the perfect introduction to live theatre.

26 July to 28 July

Years 3-6 Summer School

Develop your skills, meet new friends and have some fun in Derby Theatre's fantastic Summer School!

15 August to 19 August

Years 7-10 Summer School

Develop your skills, meet new friends and have some fun in Derby Theatre's fantastic Summer School!

22 August to 26 August

The Shark in the Park

“Nick Sharratt's clever and simple keyhole books for early years have had a triumphant makeover for the stage.” - The Stage

8 September to 11 September

The Shawshank Redemption

Based on the 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption, the play examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility.

12 September to 17 September

The Wing Scuffle Spectacular - DOUBLE BILL

An evening of thrilling circus from one of the UK’s most exhilarating and leading circus companies and a celebration of performances from local companies!

15 September to 25 September

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.

21 September

My Last Supper with Jay Rayner

Imagine you are about to die.
You have one meal left.
What are you going to have?

It’s the question award-winning restaurant critic, MasterChef judge and writer Jay Rayner has been asked most often by audiences across the UK. It happened so often that he decided the time had come to investigate the concept of the last supper and why it intrigues us so.

22 September

State of Independance

Join Unanima’s company of witty storytellers as they make you laugh out loud, shed a tear and get your blood boiling.

23 September

Arthur Smith-Laughter, Music, Thoughts And The Odd Poem

Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and all-round British institution ARTHUR SMITH and bask in an evening of laughter and off the wall humour with one of the ‘alternative comedians’ who shook up the

24 September

Jekyll and Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson’s extraordinary and iconic tale, Jekyll & Hyde brought to the stage in a thrilling new adaptation by acclaimed playwright, Neil Bartlett.

30 September to 22 October

A Night of Poetry with Jamie Thrasivoulou

Award-winning writer and Official Derby County Poet Jamie Thrasivoulou is back.......

7 October

Nazrānā - An Offering

Surtal Arts in partnership with Derby Theatre are delighted to present Swati Natekar as part of the Derby Season of Light 2022.

9 October

Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me

Juno was born with spina bifida and is now clumsily navigating her twenties amidst street healers, love, loneliness – and the feeling of being an unfinished project.

14 October

Unknown

Unknown is a verbatim play that dramatizes the tragic but true story of one young person's journey from an abusive childhood to a life on the streets of Bath - one of the most affluent cities in the UK.

15 October

Shrek The Musical

Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, Shrek the Musical is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything th

1 November to 5 November

Sister Radio

Sister Radio is a vibrant yet nostalgic play reflecting on both migration and family as well as being a celebration of culture from two very different places.

4 November to 5 November

Crazy For You

After their highly acclaimed production of last year’s BRING IT ON, Derby Youth Musical Theatre are delighted to perform George and Ira Gershwin’s hilariously entertaining musical: CRAZY FOR YOU.

10 November to 13 November

The Wind in the Willows

This Christmas, join Toad, Ratty, Mole, Badger and their animal friends for an exciting whirlwind adventure amidst the English countryside. 

25 November to 31 December

Ugly Duckling

In their nest at the edge of a pond, the baby ducklings wait impatiently for Mummy’s enormous egg to hatch. But their new brother doesn’t look like everyone else. He doesn’t even quack like a proper duckling!

1 December to 31 December

Scrooge

A new digital live theatre adaptation based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol about an old miser man called Ebenezer Scrooge, well-known for his miserly ways.

7 January to 8 January

The King of Reggae- 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.

15 April

The Mousetrap - 70th Anniversary Tour

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play. This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time… case closed!

17 July to 22 July