Comedy Mini Brochure 2021

SUMMER 2021

Here...

Jenny Eclair

to welcome you back to laugh-out-loud comedy

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@royalderngate

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Welcome back!

We are thrilled to be sharing with you details of our upcoming re-opening season. We have pulled out some highlights that we think you’ll be particularly interested in based on your booking history with us.

We couldn’t do so without taking a minute to say a huge THANK YOU on behalf of us all at Royal & Derngate for your support and patience over the last year. While it is brilliant to be focussed on the positive road ahead, we absolutely acknowledge that it would not have been possible without the care and commitment of our loyal local audiences and key funders. We can’t wait to have you back with us.

Jo Gordon (Chief Executive) & James Dacre (Artistic Director)

During the last 12 months, despite our closure we: Streamed shows to more than 140,000 sofas worldwide Provided 200 online sessions engaging 6500 children & young people Employed 200 freelance artists Launched a new 3-year partnership with the National Youth Theatre Ran 225 learning & development sessions for 3000 artists Welcomed 5,500 to a drive-in cinema experience at Delapre Abbey

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Staying Safe At Royal & Derngate, people are at the heart of everything we do, so your safety and health is our top priority. We want you to rest assured that Covid-safe regulations will be in place when you next visit us for a performance.

Below are just a few of the measures we have put in place. We will update these as per the Government guidelines for the time of your visit.

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For our current guidelines or to view our Covid safety trailer, please visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk/covid-guidelines

Please DO NOT ATTEND if you feel unwell or have symptoms of COVID-19

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We recommend pre-ordering food and drink.

Please wear a mask at all times unless you are specifically exempt, or eating and drinking.

We will require all visitors to check in using the NHS QR code. Save time by downloading the app before you visit.

Hand sanitising stations are available in the theatre

The auditoria will be cleaned and sanitised between each show and overnight.

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FRANK SKINNER

JIMMY CARR

Following a sold out five-week run at the West End’s Garrick Theatre and a sold out show here in 2019, comedy legend Frank Skinner is returning to Royal & Derngate with his critically acclaimed stand-up show Showbiz. Prior to his West End triumph, Frank performed sold-out runs at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, the Edinburgh fringe, and a 45-date national UK tour. This is your last chance to catch Showbiz, the must-see comedy event of the year.

Jimmy Carr’s latest show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things. Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love. But they’re just jokes – they are not the terrible things.

SHOWBIZ

TERRIBLY FUNNY

Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo.

Now you’ve been warned, buy a ticket.

Please note this is the same show as performed in July and September 2019.

“THE KING OF STAND-UP” EVENING STANDARD Please note this is the same show as performed in September 2019 – new date added due to popular demand.

WED 14 JULY 8PM

WED 21 JULY 8PM, FRI 26 & TUE 30 NOVEMBER 8PM

Recommended for ages 14+

Recommended for ages 16+

UPFRONT COMEDY

AUSTENTATIOUS

DERNGATE I TICKETS FROM £27

Upfront Comedy mark their post lockdown return with a heavyweight line up featuring comedy’s don Curtis Walker, outrageous 3 Non Blondes star Ninia Benjamin, future star Luke Craig and the French and fabulously funny Arielle Souma.

The show is hosted by comedian-turned-Teletubby John Simmit, soon to be seen reprising his performance on the Royal stage in the reggae musical Rush.

“THE MOST ENTERPRISING BLACK COMEDY PROMOTERS IN THE COUNTRY” THE GUARDIAN

SUN 5 SEPTEMBER 8PM ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £13.50 Recommended for ages 16+

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DERNGATE I TICKETS FROM £31.50

THE IMPROVISED JANE AUSTEN NOVEL Austentatious is an improvised comedy play starring a cast of the country’s quickest comic performers. Every single show, the cast conjure up a brand new ‘lost’ Jane Austen novel based on nothing more than a title suggested by the audience.

The show has enjoyed multiple sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, a monthly residency in London’s Leicester Square and a BBC Radio 4 Christmas Special.

A Regency treat guaranteed to delight Austen novices and die-hard fans alike.

TUE 7 SEPTEMBER 8PM ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £20

Line-up varies. Each show stars 5-6 members of the cast.

Recommended for ages 12+

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STEPHEN K AMOS

TOM STADE

In 2010 the world was in a sorry state. Fast forward ten years and everything’s still going downhill. Stephen K Amos has had his own share of highs and lows too. And when the world gives him lemons, he adds gin, tonic, ice and a healthy dose of humour. Forget the divisions and discord and immerse yourself in an hour of bridge building laughter to welcome the new decade.

Following his last smash-hit UK tour, Tom Stade is back on the road with a brand new show. The kids have moved out and it’s the dawn of a new era; Tom’s embracing change with his usual spirit and irrepressible sense of mischief; what’s coming is way better than what has gone!

BEFORE AND LAUGHTER

YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET

“UNASHAMED FEEL-GOOD ENTERTAINMENT” THE EVENING STANDARD

Thirty years on the comedy frontline and this Canadian legend remains as engaging, innovative and hilarious as ever. As seen on Comedy Gala, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The John Bishop Show and Live At The Apollo.

WED 8 SEPTEMBER 8PM

FRI 10 SEPTEMBER 8PM

Recommended for ages 16+

Recommended for ages 16+

MYRA DUBOIS

PHIL WANG

Myra is dead; long live Myra!

Following a sell-out 2018 tour, Phil Wang is back on tour with his latest show Philly Philly Wang Wang.

TV appearances include QI (BBC2), Pilgrimage (BBC2), The Project (ABC TV) and Live At The Apollo (BBC1).

ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £20

DEAD FUNNY

Realising she stands to miss out on the most attention she’ll ever receive, the “acid-tongued and funny to the bone” (Time Out) Myra brings forward her funeral to make sure people get it right!

“An irreverently sardonic and ‘incredibly quick-witted” (The Scotsman) side-eye at death, dying and the theatrics of grief. Get ready to R.I.Pee your pants!

ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £19.50

PHILLY PHILLY WANG WANG Phil has made a name for himself (that name being Phil Wang) exploring sex, romance, politics, and his mixed British-Malaysian heritage with shows that delight in his unique Wang brand of smart and silly. This one is about morality and the modern sense of self. Swell!

As seen on Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo and Netflix.

As seen on The John Bishop Show, Big Brother’s Bit On The Side and soon to appear in the feature film Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

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FRI 10 SEPTEMBER 8PM

SAT 11 SEPTEMBER 8PM

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Recommended for ages 16+

UNDERGROUND I TICKETS FROM £15

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ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £17

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ANY SUGGESTIONS DOCTOR?

JENNY ECLAIR

A one-of-a-kind improvised Doctor Who parody is landing in Northampton! Any Suggestions Doctor? An Improvised Doctor Who Parody is going to take you on a journey you will not forget.

Having hit 60 (but still a year younger than Madonna), Jenny Eclair AKA ‘The Face of Vagisan’ confronts a new decade of decrepitude. Now that it takes 20 minutes of scrolling down to find her DOB when she’s filling in forms online, should she celebrate or crawl into a hole? What will her 60s hold for this 1960s babe and is it a legal requirement to buy Nordic walking poles?

AN IMPROVISED DOCTOR WHO PARODY

You will be able to travel anywhere in time and space with a live radiophonic workshop, incredible props and set, as well as a collection of hilarious improv comedy performers. The adventure will be made entirely from your suggestions.

Don’t miss the ultimate Doctor Who improv show.

Allons-y!

SIXTY! (FFS!)

PS, ‘I’m carrying quite a lot of excess lock down weight, which you can feel free to discuss behind my back during the interval’.

Love Jenny x

HHHHH “A MUST SEE” SCOTTISH FIELD

SUN 12 SEPTEMBER 7PM

UNDERGROUND I TICKETS FROM £15.50

SIMON AMSTELL SPIRIT HOLE

With his first stand up tour since the release of internationally acclaimed feature film Benjamin and Netflix Special Set Free, Simon Amstell brings his brand new show to Royal & Derngate this Autumn.

Spirit Hole is a blissful, spiritual, sensational exploration of love, sex, shame, mushrooms and more. If you yearn for a night of unprecedented joy and laughter book now and avoid regret.

“SIMON AMSTELL HAS A GIFT FOR TAKING A SOCIAL NORM AND GENTLY MOCKING IT UNTIL IT SEEMS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS” THE NEW YORK TIMES

FRI 24 SEPTEMBER 8PM DERNGATE I TICKETS FROM £27 Recommended for ages 15+

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SUN 12 SEPTEMBER 8PM ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £22 Recommended for ages 14+

SCREAMING BLUE MURDER COMEDY CLUB

Our regular Friday night comedy club is back with familiar faces and many of comedy’s rising stars.

The compère for all shows is Dan Evans.

FRI 24 SEPTEMBER

FRI 22 OCTOBER

FRI 19 NOVEMBER

Addy van der Borgh Wendy Wason Mike Cox

Andre Vincent Diane Spencer Kevin Shepherd

Jenny Collier James Sherwood Juliet Meyers

DOORS 7.45PM SHOW 8PM

UNDERGROUND I TICKETS FROM £15.50 Recommended for ages 16+ Line up may be subject to change

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Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in a world premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Compelling, moving and symphonic, Four Quartets offer four interwoven meditations on the nature of time, faith, and the quest for spiritual enlightenment. Written during WWII when the closure of playhouses during the Blitz interrupted Eliot’s work in theatre, the four parts (Burnt Norton, East Coker, The Dry Salvages and Little Gidding) were the culminating achievement of Eliot’s Nobel Prize winning literary career.

Ralph Fiennes’ distinguished stage work is matched by performances in some of the greatest films of our time, including Schindler’s List; The English Patient; The Grand Budapest Hotel; The Constant Gardner; Skyfall; In Bruges; The Dig and the Harry Potter series.

TUE 8 – SAT 12 JUNE EVES 7.30PM (EXCL. WED 9 JUNE 7PM), THU & SAT MATINEES 2PM ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £25 Concessions I Groups I Schools Captioned I

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ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Led by Duncan Riddell, the Strings of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra return with an exquisite 75-minute concert performing a selection of well-loved pieces. Grieg’s popular Holberg Suite is supremely crafted, based on eighteenth-century dance forms, while Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No.10 displays a touch of his sensitive style. Completing the programme is Tchaikovsky’s sublime Serenade For Strings. A work inspired by Mozart and described by the composer as written ‘from the heart’, the Serenade is the perfect piece to showcase the luscious sounds of the RPO’s strings.

Enjoy iconic theme songs and thrilling Bond anthems from over fifty years of box office blockbusters as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra promises to take you to double-0-heaven! The concert features music from Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, From Russia With Love, Skyfall, Goldeneye, Spectre and many more!

SPOTLIGHT ON STRINGS

THE MUSIC OF BOND

Conducted by David Arnold, musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be amplified and joined by a full rhythm section and by acclaimed vocalist Alison Jiear in a sensational concert that is not to be missed.

WED 16 JUNE 7.30PM

WED 23 JUNE 7.30PM

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DERNGATE I TICKETS FROM £18

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DERNGATE I TICKETS FROM £26

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Two lovers, each with hidden secrets, struggle to prosper as gin hawkers. At a time in the 18th century when the average Briton drank 1.5 litres of gin every day, women were being locked up in cells to sober up and disorder was breaking out on every street corner, panic spreads among the upper classes who look to the magistrates, the Church and even their tipsy Queen to restore sobriety.

This raucous satire invites you down to the gin dive! Come on a journey through the joyous excesses of Hogarth’s Britain in this anarchic, ingenious and irreverent new musical.

A Royal & Derngate, Northampton and China Plate co-production In partnership with English Touring Theatre

SAT 17 – SAT 31 JULY EVES 7.30PM (EXCL. WED 21 JULY 7PM), THU & SAT MATINEES 2.30PM (EXCL. SAT 17 JULY) ROYAL I TICKETS FROM £11 Concessions I Groups I Schools BOOK AND LYRICS BY APRIL DE ANGELIS MUSIC AND LYRICS BY LUCY RIVERS

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ANTON & GIOVANNI HIM & ME

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice join forces in 2021 for their first ever tour together - Him & Me! The Ballroom King and the two-time Guinness World Record holder will be joined by a world-class cast of dancers and singers. This show promises to be the best night out in the summer of 2021 for all ages… A true dance extravaganza!

Produced by Strictly Theatre Co. and directed by Alan Burkitt.

EDUCATING RITA

When married hairdresser Rita enrols on a university course to expand her horizons, little does she realise where the journey will take her.

Her tutor Frank is a frustrated poet, brilliant academic and dedicated drinker, who’s less than enthusiastic about taking Rita on, but the two soon realise how much they have to teach each other.

Written by Willy Russell, one of our greatest playwrights, and starring one of our best loved actors Stephen Tompkinson as Frank and introducing Jessica Johnson as Rita.

MON 26 – SAT 31 JULY SAT 24 JULY 7.30PM

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Pack up your wigs, heels and all the glitter you can find, because the iconic, joyous and award-winning musical Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is coming back to Northampton.

Based on the Oscar-winning movie, Priscilla is the hilarious and heart-warming adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus bound for the Outback to put on the show of a lifetime.

With more glitz and glamour than ever before, this show-stopping musical features spectacular dance routines, a dazzling array of eye-popping costumes, and a scintillating, sing-a-long soundtrack full of your favourite dance-floor classics. Including, Hot Stuff, It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Finally and many more; it’s pure joy guaranteed!

MON 2 – SAT 7 AUGUST EVES 7.30PM, WED & SAT MATINEES 2.30PM DERNGATE I TICKETS FROM £11 Concessions I Groups I Schools Recommended for ages 14+ Signed I

A ROYAL & DERNGATE AND FIERY ANGEL CO-PRODUCTION

The best selling crime novel of all time

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Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion off the coast of Devon.

When a terrible storm cuts them off from the mainland, and with their hosts mysteriously absent, the true reason for their presence on the island becomes horribly clear, as secrets from their past come back to haunt each and every one of them.

Reuniting the creative team behind the smashhit Love From A Stranger, director Lucy Bailey (Gaslight, Witness For The Prosecution) returns with UK Theatre Award-winning designer Mike Britton (A Tale Of Two Cities) to direct this spellbinding Made In Northampton production of Christie’s greatest murder mystery.

FRI 3 – SAT 11 SEPTEMBER EVES 7.30PM (EXCL. WED 8 SEPTEMBER 7PM), THU & SAT MATINEES 2.30PM (EXCL. SAT 4 SEPTEMBER) DERNGATE I TICKETS FROM £13.50 Concessions I Groups I Schools Signed I Captioned Audio Described I Post-show Talk Season sponsored by Michael Jones Jeweller

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SHOW Four Quartets Four Quartets Four Quartets Four Quartets Four Quartets RPO Spotlight On Strings RPO The Music Of Bond Russell Howard: Respite Russell Howard: Respite Frank Skinner: Showbiz Gin Craze!

Gin Craze!

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Jimmy Carr Terribly Funny Gin Craze!

Gin Craze!

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Anton & Giovanni: Him & Me Educating Rita Gin Craze!

Educating Rita Educating Rita Gin Craze!

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Educating Rita Gin Craze!

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Educating Rita Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Priscilla Queen Of The Desert And Then There Were None And Then There Were None Upfront Comedy And Then There Were None And Then There Were None Austentatious And Then There Were None Stephen K Amos: Before And Laughter And Then There Were None RUSH And Then There Were None

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Thank you We wouldn’t be able to reopen without the support of our funders and our audiences.

Royal & Derngate has received support funding from the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund.

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This Christmas at Royal & Derngate

Prices from £11.50

Thu 9 December 2021 – Sun 2 January 2022

Mon 13 December 2021 – Sun 2 January 2022

For ages 3+