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Afternoon Tea

Tuck into a selection of mouth-watering home-made sandwiches, scones and indulgent cakes with a pot of tea or an Americano coffee before a matinee performance.

13 June to 11 May

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Pre-Theatre Supper

For Autumn 2018, our new pre-theatre menu offers a range of pies from Derby favourite Owen Taylor, including chicken, leek & stilton and steak & ale, served with seasonal vegetables and potatoes. Vegetarian and vegan options are also available on request.

31 August to 16 May

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D/deaf-Friendly Youth Theatre

The D/deaf-Friendly Youth Theatre group will be a fully accessible theatre group for young people aged 11-18 who are D/deaf, deafened or hard of hearing, and their friends/siblings and will be a perfect opportunity to develop confidence, range of expression and performance skills.

26 September to 27 March

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Speakeasy Voice & accent coaching

How do you breakdown an accent? Allow me to show you the way. I will lead you through the key componants that help us voice coaches train someone to nail an accent.

18 January

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Essential Fundraising Skills Masterclass

David Johnson, Head of programme, Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy at Cause4 is delivering a masterclass that will cover key things to consider to help you raise cash, review different types of funding available to the arts and cultural sector (in addition to Arts Council); and support participants to build their project’s Case for Support, a key resource for all fundraising

21 March

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Punchdrunk Masterclass

Join Punchdrunk for a unique insight into our performance practice in this physical performance workshop.

30 March

Parent/Carer Creatives Consultation Session

If you are a (expecting or existing) parent/carer artists or creative, whether currently working, on parental leave, or considering going back to work, we would like to hear from you. In this consultation session, we want to focus specifically on the Midlands region and the context in which local parent/carer artists, creatives, organisations and venues work.

8 April

LaPelle’s Factory in conversation: Why did I decide to become an artist?

Double-headed performance-making monster and anti-darlings of the East Midlands performance scene LaPelle’s Factory are hosting an informal workshop-cum-seminar for emerging artists to share their first-hand knowledge and experience of the slippery small-scale touring theatre sector.

10 May

Challenging with Care Masterclass

How to take care of audiences without compromising artistic intent. This workshop is designed to offer a space for companies and artists to think about how to support audiences effectively from page to stage. When to ask the important questions about audience care during rehearsals, and how to set your own boundaries within your work.

25 May

Director Masterclass - Sarah Brigham

Sarah has been Artistic Director at Derby Theatre since January 2013. Sarah trained at Bretton Hall and worked first extensively as an actor for a variety of companies before pursuing her directing career.

30 May

Playshuffle

PlayShuffle is an open mic night for new writing, designed to lift plays off the page. We provide the Dutch courage so actors can stretch their sight-reading muscles; producers and directors test their ability to sniff out potential and playwrights hear their work for the first time.

7 June