Derby LIVE Jan - Apr 2017 What's On Guide

LIVE performances, events & festivals

W hat’s On Jan - Apr 2017

Don’t miss

The Jungle Book Tue 31 Jan – Sat 4 Feb

The Giant Jam Sandwich Sat 11 – Sat 18 Feb

A Romantic Affair at Kedleston Hall Sat 11 & Tue 14 Feb

The Same Sky Thu 2 – Sat 4 Mar

Box Office 01332 255800

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Hello As we get nearer to the festive season, we hope you’ll join us both indoors and out. No-one should miss Derby’s biggest ball as the pantomime returns to Derby Arena with Cinderella and you can cast yourselves off and join the Babbling Vagabonds in a swashbuckling Christmas adventure with Captain Sprout and the Christmas Pirates at the Guildhall Theatre.

Take a spin on the Cathedral Quarter 3aaa Christmas Ice Rink, browse the Christmas Arts and Craft Fair in the Market Place or experience a traditional Christmas with Family Festivities at Markeaton Park.

As the New Year arrives, we have a season full of music and theatre. We have three gigs from Derby Jazz, including the fabulous Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra, the jaw dropping guitarist Martyn Joseph and some of Britain’s leading folk musicians in folk ballad The Transports.

Great family theatre comes from Oddsocks’ The Jungle Book, which promises music, muppetry and laughter and The Giant Jam Sandwich as a classic children’s picture book comes to life on stage.

If you celebrate Valentine’s Day then you can enjoy a fire-lit meal with your loved one before witnessing the first meeting of Romantic poets Byron and Shelley in A Romantic Affair at Kedleston Hall.

Looking ahead into April, we’re excited about the return of the 2Q Festival to the Guildhall Theatre – a mix of headliners and emerging talent and The Ladyboys of Bangkok are back with an energetic, exotic and eclectic new show.

Find out more online Go to our website www.derbylive.co.uk to book and for more information about all our events, venues, spaces and services.

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Concessions are usually available to under 16s, over 60s, disabled people, full time students and registered unemployed Group rate available Schools rate available, usually with every 11th ticket

free to teachers/supervisors

British Sign Language interpreted performance Audio Described performance Captioned performance

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Family tickets available (2 adults, 2 children)

Amateur Theatre – event performed by amateurs

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winter to spring, Derby LIVE will be putting on another fantastic season of culture.

Great theatre including The Giant Jam Sandwich and The Jungle Book will help warm up the beginning of the year, while Derby LIVE and Lost Boys co-production, A Romantic Affair at Kedleston Hall will be lifting hearts in February.

April will see the cultural delights continue, including The Ladyboys of Bangkok in the Market Place.

Whatever you choose, have a great time!”

Councillor Martin Rawson, Deputy Leader of Derby City Council

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No one should miss Derby’s biggest ball – at Derby Arena.

Cinderella is the classic fairy tale of a beautiful girl forced to serve her jealous stepsisters. Aided by the silly but loveable Buttons and a Fairy Godmother carefully watching over her, Cinderella dreams of escaping her misery and finding true love and happiness.

A pumpkin magically transformed into a sparkling coach, mice into white horses, a glass slipper and a spell that breaks at midnight, this is the classic rags to riches story. Along with Cinderella’s best buddy Buttons and the magical Fairy Godmother pantomime goers will join the journey to escape the misery of her dastardly diva sisters and find true love in the arms of a dashing Prince.

For Christmas 2016 there will be dazzling new sets & costumes, hilarious comedy, fabulous music and dance routines, lots of audience participation and fun for all the family.

Tue 6 Dec – Tue 3 Jan - £30.25

Includes top priced ticket, programme and access to an exclusive post-show drinks reception, with a chance to meet the cast.

Fri 16 Dec, 7pm

Derby Arena £13.25

VIP Night

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Batten down the hatches for Captain Sprout and the Christmas Pirates are about to ruin everyone’s festive season. They are set to pillage every Christmas stocking this side of Derby by stealing the children’s presents from right under their noses and running off with a sack full of booty.

Who will make them walk the plank? Which lad or lassie can stop this band of naughty pirates? Cast yourselves off and join the Babbling Vagabonds in this swashbuckling Christmas adventure.

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Thu 8 – Wed 28 Dec Guildhall Theatre £11

- £13

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Christmas Ice Rink

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Whether out with a group of friends, spending time as a family or looking for a venue for a work Christmas party, a spin on the Ice Rink, made of real ice, will be a fabulous festive treat!

Thu 1 Dec – Wed 4 Jan

Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby £6.50

- £8.50

Furthest from the Sea

The Winter Wonderland at The Market Hall

Santa’s grotto, workshops, a roaming pantomime….step into a month long daytime programme of festive family fun.

Fridays and Saturdays Between 1 – 23 Dec

Christmas Arts & Craft Fair

A chance to buy some Christmas gifts from a range of independent crafters selling unique creations, including clothes, accessories and decorative items all created by registered artisans.

Sat 3 – Fri 23 Dec, 10:30am – 4:30pm Market Place Free entry

The Market Hall, Derby Free

(some activities are chargeable)

Booking/info hotline 07936006273

Family Festivities at Markeaton Park

Christmas in the Park for all the family.

Traditional rides and food, carols, brass band, visits from Santa, festive face painting and much more. For more information and a breakdown on daily events, visit our website.

Sat 3 – Sat 24 Dec Markeaton Park Free entry

(some activities are chargable)

Derby Jazz

Barnes/O'Higgins & The Sax Section

Alan Barnes and Dave O'Higgins are household names on the UK jazz scene. Their collaboration spans a large chunk of the history of jazz from early Ellington to original compositions with a deep sense of swing and inimitable presentation style.

Fri 13 Jan, 8pm

Guildhall Theatre £16, under

16s go free with a paying adult

Jan

The Watson Players

A pantomime to be enjoyed by all ages with lots of laughs, wonderful songs and plenty of magic as we follow the story of the love between Princess Guinevere and the handsome Prince Arthur.

Tue 17 – Sun 22 Jan Guildhall Theatre £10

Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more.

Tue 24 – Wed 25 Jan, 7:30pm Guildhall Theatre £20

Martyn Joseph

PR Promotions

The Transports

A jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice, dubbed The Welsh Springsteen.

A tale of exile and migration

Join some of Britain’s leading folk musicians for a timely re-telling of Peter Bellamy’s legendary folk ballads The Transports. A rare chance to see BBC Award Winners The Young’uns, Faustus, Nancy Kerr and members of Bellowhead together on stage.

Thu 26 Jan, 8pm

Sun 29 Jan

Guildhall Theatre

Guildhall Theatre

£17.50

£19.50

Feb

Enjoy the comical adventures of Mowgli the man cub as he battles to survive and become the leader of the pack.

A fantastic, empowering story for all ages that will warm your heart and lift your spirits. Music, muppetry, laughter and excitement all mixed-up to make a memorable experience for the whole tribe.

Tue 31 Jan – Sat 4 Feb Guildhall Theatre £13.50

- £17.50

Lost Boys, Derby LIVE, National Trust and Sinfonia Viva present

by Peter Roberts

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved one in the exquisite surrounds of one of the country’s finest stately homes. Sensuous cello playing and a fire-lit meal in the sumptuous Caesars’ Hall before journeying through part of the ground floor of the house to witness the intimate drama of the first meeting between those two great Romantic poets and rakish lovers, Byron and Shelley.

Sat 11 & Tue 14 Feb, 7pm Kedleston Hall

£62, a glass of bubbly on arrival,

3 course meal and tea and coffee.

Additional drinks to be paid for.

Derby Jazz

Tony Kofi Trio: Homage to Ornette Coleman The Giant Jam Sandwich

When 4 million wasps invade the village of Itching Down, everything changes. That is until the baker has an ingenious idea… See if the wasps take the bait and help save the day.

John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway’s classic picture book comes to life on stage.

Sat 11 – Sat 18 Feb

Fri 17 Feb, 8pm

Guildhall Theatre £16, under

16s go free with a paying adult

Gatepost Theatre Company

Guildhall Theatre £9.75

A collective of world-class musicians who have all been touched and inspired by the music of Ornette Coleman.

Expect to hear all the classic compositions from The Shape of Jazz to Come, This Is Our Music, Something Else, Tomorrow is the Question and Beauty is a Rare Thing.

Based on a true story and the hit movie, Made in Dagenham is an uplifting British musical comedy about friendship, love and the importance of fighting for what is right.

Wed 22 Feb – Sat 25 Feb Guildhall Theatre £11.50

- £13.50

With Nancy Kerr, Findlay Napier, Hannah Martin, Greg Russell, Tim Yates and special guest Boff Whalley (Chumbawamba).

A unique celebration of music and its role in social change and resistance featuring new and classic protest songs.

Sun 26 Feb, 7:30pm

Guildhall Theatre £17

Open Road Productions

Mar

Derby Cathedral and Sinfonia Viva

A Little Symphony in F and more Part of the Twilights series

Story by Tim Harvey – Songs and Lyrics by Phil Baggaley

After a very successful run in 2016 the popular musical The Same Sky returns to the Guildhall Theatre for four more shows. A story of love, loss and reconciliation told with movingly beautiful songs. Set in the Nottinghamshire Coalfields against the backdrop of WW1, Billy, a poor miner, and Eileen, the pit owner’s daughter, are passionately in love. Forced apart by the Great War, will their love survive?

Thu 2 – Sat 4 Mar

Known by Beethoven himself as my little symphony in F, Sinfonia Viva present his rarely played symphony alongside other masterpieces.

Fri 3 Mar, 7:30pm Derby Cathedral

£17.50

- £26.50

Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company

Guildhall Theatre £15

by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft

Cafe owner Rene is forced into working with both the Gestapo and the Resistance, but also struggles to hide his affairs with the waitresses from his wife.

Tue 7 – Sat 11 Mar Guildhall Theatre £10.25

- £13.25

Tina May Divas

Vocalist, Tina May, was the first winner of the Worshipful Company of Musicians Young Jazz Artist Award and has fifteen CDs to her name. Joined by John Pearce, piano, Dave Green, bass and Steve Brown on drums.

Sun 12 Mar, 7:30pm Guildhall Theatre £13

Mitch Benn

European Arts Company

Chekhov’s Shorts

Including The Evils of Tobacco, The Dimwit, The Bear, Swan Song and The Proposal.

This is Chekhov as you’ve never seen him before – funny! Originally performed in Russian vaudeville theatres, these bittersweet plays are Chekhov at his comic best.

Don’t Fear the Reaper

At 46, a man feels the Reaper creeping up on him… But is death anything to fear?

And is it really the end? Mitch confronts his mortality with hilarious and tuneful consequences.

Tue 14 – Wed 15 Mar

Guildhall Theatre

Guildhall Theatre £15

Fri 17 Mar, 8pm

£15

Derby Jazz

Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra

Julian Siegel sets out on a new stage in his career with a new nineteen piece, jazz orchestra. Julian has played with many of the world’s leading Jazz Orchestras but for years he dreamed of having an orchestra of his own. Now the dream is made real with new music and a tour commissioned by Derby Jazz with support from Arts Council England.

Sat 18 Mar, 8pm

Guildhall Theatre £16, under

16s go free with a paying adult

Jack The Ripper – The Real Truth

Frank Sinatra: The Movie Years

Presented by Trevor Marriott

by Gilbert & Sullivan

Gilbert’s tale of mistaken identity and political intrigue, set initially in Venice and then on the sunny island of Barataria, inspired Sullivan to compose some of his happiest and most popular music.

Tickets can be purchased from Peter Featherstone on 0115 925871.

Tue 21 – Sat 25 Mar Guildhall Theatre £13

Trevor Marriott has now finally concluded his long and protracted cold case investigation with startling new evidence and new facts, which now not only dispel, but shatter the myth that has been Jack the Ripper for 127 years.

Thu 30 Mar, 7:30pm

Award winning singer Robert Habermann tells the stories and sings songs from Frank Sinatra’s sparkling Hollywood film career starting with his first feature and his brilliant work with dancer Gene Kelly.

Fri 31 Mar, 7:30pm Guildhall Theatre £13.75

Guildhall Theatre £13.25

- £15

Apr Six centrally located venues including the Guildhall Theatre, The Old Bell Hotel, The Venue, The Hairy Dog, Bar One and Vines host an eclectic mix of big name headliners and emerging talent.

Sat 1 Apr

Derby City Centre £26.50

Good Companions Stage Society

SINtillating Songs

Fancy doing something naughty but nice? Join the Good Companions for their Musical Spring Show, ‘SINtillating Songs’.

This fast moving song and dance show takes a lighthearted look at the Seven Deadly Sins!

Sun 4 – Thu 8 Apr Guildhall Theatre £10

Derby Cathedral and Sinfonia Viva

A Spring Quintet Part of the Twilights series

Featuring some of the most beautiful wind arrangements we could find, these performances are lightly and emphatically powerful in their subtle sweeping movement.

Fri 7 Apr, 6pm

Deep Sea Discovery

Derby Cathedral

Join Sid from Cbeebies live on stage in a fantastic fun-filled adventure that’ll knock your socks off! Sid is setting out on a heroic quest to find out where in the world his favourite socks and shoes have got to, in an interactive experience crammed with games, songs, poems and magic.

£11

Mon 10 Apr

Guildhall Theatre £13

The Shadows became the world’s most successful instrumental group with 35 hits (not counting another 33 hits with Cliff Richard), more hits than any other British group. For anyone who loves the sounds of the 60s - and enjoys a few laughs on the way.

Thu 13 Apr, 7:30pm Guildhall Theatre £19.25

Steve Parrish My Adolescent Dad

BBC commentator, ex motorcycle & truck racer and the eternal practical joker, Steve Parrish, continues his already successful tour hosted by his daughter Frankie. She extracts the emotion and feeling from his life, loves and experiences giving you a chance to appreciate how times have changed.

Join Comedy Club 4 Kids & CBeebies stars the Three Half Pints as they trip and stumble their way through a brand new comic misadventure, packed with songs, slapstick, silliness and accidental derring do!

Wed 19 Apr

Sat 22 Apr, 7:30pm

Guildhall Theatre

Guildhall Theatre £21.25

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Lee Hurst

Comedy Show No.9

Lee’s style of comedy is funny stories, quality gags and side-splitting observations. There are no gimmicks.

There is no over-arching narrative journey or message. This is one man, a mic and his mind.

Fri 5 May, 8pm

Guildhall Theatre £18

Jimmy Carr

The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour Jimmy is gathering a selection of his very best jokes along with brand new material for the ultimate comedy show.

A man who has devoted his life to crafting perfect jokes and has left a trail of laughter in his wake, Jimmy Carr’s new tour will distil everything we love to laugh at and be shocked by, into one incredible, unparalleled night of entertainment.

Sat 8 Jul, 8pm

Professor Brian Cox Live

The show will take audiences on a dazzling journey through space and time, delving into ‘high science’ and freewheeling on the edges of the known cosmos. Whether an avid science reader or a total novice, Professor Brian Cox Live will test the limits of our knowledge and make highly complex ideas accessible to all.

Derby Arena £29.50

Tue 9 May, 8pm Derby Arena £32

- £42

Farmers’ Market

A unique range of fresh produce is available at our bustling Farmers’ Market, including locally and internationally sourced produce.

or Outdo Events

Thu 19 Jan and every third Thu of the month Market Place Free entry

FORMAT International Photography Festival:

FLANEUR: Outdoor Lightbox Exhibition

FORMAT have co-commissioned several international artists to photograph in North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

For more on this exhibition and the full FORMAT Festival programme listings see www.formatfestival.com

Fri 24 Mar – Sun 23 Apr,

Cathedral Green, outside the Silk Mill Free entry

Resolution 5k

Resolution Run is a fun run where you choose your distance and set your challenge.

Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned runner, you can walk, jog or run a distance to suit you. For more information call Alexa Wigfield on 0115 8712469.

Sun 26 Feb, 11am Markeaton Park £15

registration fee

Valentine’s Fair

The Market Place sees the return of the ever popular Tango ride, the exhilarating Speed XXL ride and family favourites such as the Twister and Beach Party Miami.

Mon 13 – Sat 19 Feb, 12pm till late Market Place

Free entry, see onsite for prices Sexy, funny, feisty, eye opening and totally entertaining - East meets West and Cabaret meets spectacular West End musical as the party explodes into life in a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour.

The entertainment is fast and unrelenting as the eclectic mix of music effortlessly flows from movie hits to superstar pop favourites. Add a load of laughs and it’s an evening you’ll never forget.

Just goes to show that the Ladyboys really do run the world of entertainment.

Fri 31 Mar – Sun 16 Apr

The Sabai Pavillion, Market Place

See website for prices

HEALTH AND FITNESS MEMBERSHIPS From just £30 per month our affordable gym, workout and swim memberships are just the thing to help you get fit and healthy.

Our friendly team are on hand to help you achieve your goals in whichever way suits you.

derby.gov.uk/join

from £30 per month

Derby Arena is located on Derby’s Pride Park next to the iPro stadium. This £28 million Arena has an exciting programme of activities and events for all to enjoy, from spectator to participant.

- 250m indoor cycle track - State-of-the-art gym - Indoor Cycling & Exercise Studios - Sporting infield - Events

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BOOK BINGO

So much to see & do…

REFURBISHED Craft Village & Orangery Café • NEW Footgolf • Mundy Play Centre • Pitch & Putt Mini Golf • Boating Walled & Rose Gardens • NEW Sports Courts • Model Railway

Get involved with our winter reading challenge for adults (16 and over). The challenges include reading a book you’ve always been meaning to read and attending a library event or activity.

Prizes can be won!

derby.gov.uk/markeaton

Thu 1 Dec - Tue 28 Feb 2017, Free to enter

Don’t miss Family Festivities, see p3

HUMOUR ON THE BENCH AT ALVASTON LIBRARY Cliff Warner brings some warm humour while taking a light hearted look at funny incidents from the Magistrates Court.

Book online at derbycitylibraries.eventbrite.co.uk.

Thu 2 Feb, 7pm, £5

INSPECTOR HOPKIN’S DISCOVERY AT ALVASTON LIBRARY The sad and tragic tale of one night’s events in 1895.

You are the jury in this true story of murder. Book online at derbycitylibraries.eventbrite.co.uk Thu 2 March, 7:30pm, £5

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Access

We believe theatre-going should be accessible to all, and have a strong commitment to making this happen.

Our venues have wheelchair spaces, infra-red sound systems, and we welcome assistance dogs. For full details of our access provision, visit our website.

Essential Companion Scheme

We offer a FREE ticket to customers who need someone to assist them with mobility or guidance. This is available on selected events – for more information or to apply visit www.derbylive.co.uk or contact box office.

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Choose from a great range of packages that can be tailored to your budgets and target audiences.

To find out more visit www.derbylive.co.uk or contact Louise Wilks on 01332 255808 or louise.wilks@derby.gov.uk

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We have a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces available for hire.

From the intimate, grade II listed Guildhall Theatre to prime high street retail space and city centre parks.

To find out more visit www.derbylive.co.uk or contact our Space Hire Team on 01332 640836 (Indoor Spaces) and 01332 640848 (Outdoor Spaces) or spacehire@derby.gov.uk

Cinderella

BSL Sign Interpreted performances Thu 8 Dec, 10:15am, Sat 10 Dec, 7:30pm, Tue 27 Dec, 6pm, Mon 2 Jan, 2pm Audio Described performances Wed 14 Dec, 1:30pm, Sat 31 Dec, 10:30am, Mon 2 Jan, 2pm Captioned performances Fri 30 Dec, 2pm and 7pm Relaxed performance Thu 29 Dec, 2pm Captain Sprout and the Christmas Pirates BSL Shadow Interpreted performances Fri 9 Dec, 10:30am, Wed 14 Dec, 1:30pm, Sat 17 Dec, 2:30pm & Wed 28 Dec, 11am.

Audio Described performances Sat 17 Dec, 11am, Tue 27 Dec, 2:30pm Relaxed performance Sun 11 Dec, 2:30pm The Jungle Book

BSL Sign Interpreted performance Sat 4 Feb, 2pm Audio Described performance Sat 4 Feb, 2pm Bad Guys

Relaxed performance Wed 19 Apr, 4pm Visit www.sceneandsound.co.uk for listings of access performances at other venues.

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Cinderella Tue 6 Dec - Tue 3 Jan Captain Sprout and the Christmas Pirates Thu 8 - Wed 28 Dec The Jungle Book Tue 31 Jan – Sat 4 Feb Shake the Chains Sun 26 Feb

Tina May Sun 12 Mar Chekhov’s Shorts Tue 14 – Wed 15 Mar Lee Hurst – Comedy Show No.9 Fri 5 May The Blues Brothers Experience Fri 19 May Cara Dillon Sat 20 May

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