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Funhouse Comedy Champions Special

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Funhouse Comedy brings a Champions Special ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ competition to the Blessington Carriage […]

January 29, 2020 Comedy, Uncategorized

Oddsocks bring Pinocchio to Derby

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Derby-based theatre company Oddsocks Productions return to Derby this February. This time, the team known for bringing classic […]

January 23, 2020 Comedy, Drama

Artist donates painting for silent auction

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  Acclaimed artist David Manley has donated one of his land and seascape-inspired paintings for a silent auction […]

November 27, 2019 Visual Art

Banks Mill Studios stage open weekend

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Banks Mill Studios, the University of Derby’s incubation centre for creative industries is celebrating its 20th anniversary this […]

November 9, 2019 Ceramics, Collage, Crafts, digital art, Exhibitions, Jewellery, Sculpture, Textiles, Visual Art

A evening of dance celebrating two cultures

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YAATRA, a captivating evening of solo Kathak and contemporary dance by British Indian artist Jaivant Patel is coming […]

November 5, 2019 Dance

Dance centre Déda presents Step Sonic

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The Tom Dale Company will be presenting Step Sonic at Déda in Derby on October 17 and 18. […]

October 11, 2019 Dance

Woodland Festival is a great family day

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The annual Derbyshire Woodland Festival is set within the beautiful grounds of Elvaston Castle and Country Park and […]

September 16, 2019 Crafts, Exhibitions, Festivals

Band uses gigs to aid homeless people

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Ferocious Dog are well known and popular for their high octane live performances and for their Charity Food […]

September 5, 2019 Folk, Music, Rock/Pop

Artcore opens new city centre venue

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Community arts organisation Artcore opened a new arts space in Derby City Centre today – a day that […]

August 15, 2019 Crafts, Exhibitions, Galleries, Visual Art, Workshops

Six Streets residents stage art trail

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Residents in and around the Six Streets area of Derby will open up their homes and gardens once […]

June 15, 2019 Visual Art

Theatre group stages musical to mark Refugee Week

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Derbyshire based Ava Hunt Theatre, brings to the stage a new musical using the true story of internationally […]

June 13, 2019 Drama

Free tickets on offer for Darley Park concert

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Rolls-Royce is offering 300 free tickets for people living in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Derby […]

June 13, 2019 Classical, Music

Troupe to bring city’s horrible history to life

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Derby Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) will stage its first CQ Saturdays free street entertainment event of […]

May 9, 2019 Drama

Students write about Little Ed Fringe Festival

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Artsbeat has agreed to print a selection of articles written by students studying magazine writing at the University […]

May 1, 2019 Drama, Festivals, Folk, Jazz, Literature, Music, Poetry, Rock/Pop

Moxie Brawl re-write the History of Ireland at Déda

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Looking at the stereotypes from leprechauns and nuns, to Michael Flatley’s mother, nothing is left unsaid as Moxie […]

April 3, 2019 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Folk, Music

Miranda Sykes to perform at Village Folk

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Building on the success of her Borrowed Places tour, Miranda Sykes – acclaimed singer and bassist with Show […]

February 15, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music

Gogglebox stars at Déda

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Get yourself comfortable and settle in for an exclusive Evening with the Siddiquis as the Derby stars of TV’s […]

November 27, 2018 talks

Become a FORMAT19 volunteer

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FORMAT International Photography Festival, one of the largest contemporary photography biennales in the UK, relies on a team […]

November 23, 2018 digital art, Festivals, Photography

Banks Mill Studios open this weekend

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Banks Mill is an old Victorian rope factory which was purchased by the University of Derby in 1998 […]

November 22, 2018 Ceramics, Collage, Crafts, digital art, Exhibitions, Photography, Sculpture, Textiles, Visual Art

Help needed to fund Little Ed Festival 2019

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Little Ed was launched in Derby this year as a brand new fringe-style festival and its organisers, who […]

November 21, 2018 Comedy, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Music, Storytelling

Paddy Ashdown to talk at QUAD

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Organisers of the Derby Book Festival are planning to hold a number of ‘off programme’ interim events in […]

October 21, 2018 Authors, Books, Literature

Folk Festival hosts Fringe events

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The 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place from October 4-7 and is jointly produced by Derby City Council’s […]

October 3, 2018 Dance, Festivals, Folk, Music, Poetry, Storytelling

Interactive concert for families

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Derby-based orchestra Sinfonia Viva has created a new interactive family concert entitled Wait..What?! which they will perform for […]

October 2, 2018 Classical, Music, Storytelling, Theatre, Uncategorized

Tenth year for Derby print exchange

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This year Green Door Printmaking Studio at Banks Mill in Derby is celebrating the tenth year of their […]

October 1, 2018 Crafts, Exhibitions, Visual Art

QUAD celebrates tenth anniversary

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QUAD in Derby is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month with a programme of activities including a special […]

September 25, 2018 Film

Derby Dance to open at Déda

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As part of Déda in Derby’s 20th anniversary a new exhibition will open in the autumn celebrating the […]

September 4, 2018 Dance

Degree honour for dance students

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Students who have graduated from the University of Derby BA Hons Dance degree – based at regional dance […]

August 28, 2018 Dance

Blue’s Duncan James to sing at Darley Park Concert

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Blue singer, West End performer and Hollyoaks actor Duncan James is performing at the Hannells Darley Park Concert […]

August 24, 2018 Classical, Music, Musicals, Opera

Review: Re-imagine the City, Artcore, Derby

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Artcore’s Re-imagine the City residency was an ambitious project from the start: the artists were tasked with responding, not […]

August 20, 2018 Reviews, Visual Art

All day comedy at Bar One

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Funhouse Comedy brings an outstanding day of comedy to the beer garden stage at Bar One, in Derby […]

July 5, 2018 Comedy

Edge-Lit returns to Derby

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One of the UK’s most popular fantasy, horror and science-fiction events – Edge-Lit – is back in Derby […]

July 4, 2018 Authors, Books, Literature

Nominations for Eagle Awards announced

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On Sunday 15 July at 7pm the wealth of amateur theatre talent in Derby, and surrounding towns and […]

June 15, 2018 Comedy, Drama, Musicals, Pantomimes

Celebrate with Furthest From The Sea

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It’s June, so that must mean that Derby’s Furthest From the Sea arts organisation is about to stage […]

June 14, 2018 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

Billboard art in region

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In Another Place is a ground-breaking region-wide collaboration by ten venues with one collective aim – showcasing stunning […]

June 12, 2018 Visual Art

Martin D Hyde: abstract artist

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Martin D Hyde hopes that viewers of his paintings will have some emotional reaction to his work, even […]

June 10, 2018 Visual Art

Lovable goose set to land at Derby Book Festival

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Award-winning author, illustrator and artist Laura Wall will make her debut appearance at Derby Book Festival this June, […]

May 26, 2018 Authors, Books, Festivals, Literature

Bob Dylan collection being unveiled today

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A new collection of limited edition graphics by Bob Dylan will be unveiled at a Derby gallery today […]

May 25, 2018 Visual Art

Review: Stand Up at Artcore, Derby

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Artist Joan Semmel once said: “There are many great women artists. And we should not still be talking […]

April 11, 2018 Exhibitions, Visual Art

Gold award for Mackney Photography in Derby

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Derby-based photography company, Mackney Photography, has won a prestigious gold award in the 2018 BIPP Professional Photography Awards. […]

March 8, 2018 digital art, Photography

Review: Two, Derby Theatre

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The design of the on-stage boozer for Jim Cartwright’s Two at Derby Theatre had to be faultless for […]

March 7, 2018 Drama, Reviews

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    • Richard Holland – artist
    • Richard Wheeler – photographer
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