In the 17th and 18th centuries young aristocrats travelled Europe on a cultural grand tour and on their […]
Derbyshire
Toyah Willcox and her band take to the stage at New Mills Art Theatre on September 12– setting this […]
Most people do a double take when they walk past Simon Bull’s stall at art fairs. “Is it […]
Beatrix Potter used to dissect animals so she could learn enough about them to perfect the drawings for […]
The February issue of artsbeat is being delivered across Derbyshire this week. This month there are features on artists […]
Eddi Reader has included the Arts Theatre at New Mills in her 2015 tour. She will have been […]
The pulse of the Derwent and its mills is to be celebrated with a major art work which […]
He might live in Yorkshire now but Gavin Repton is still a familiar face in his home town […]
An exhibition of new work by Colin Halliday is being exhibited at the Tarpey Gallery from September 27 […]
Buxton Opera House will be the location for Simon Willams’ Double Death, the murderous tale about sibling rivalry out of control […]
Persistence pays off, they say, and it certainly worked for the organisers of the New Mills Festival who […]
Artist Kerri Pratt has today been announced as the winner of the sixth Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award in […]
What better month to start a new artsbeat column about the fantastic cultural activities going on in our […]
A playwright from New York has won Belper’s Short Play Competition 2014. John Doble’s A Serious Person was […]
A new fellowship to help an aspiring actor has been launched by Derby Theatre in memory of Buxton […]
Everyone has an inner diva – so says the dynamic Ally Law who discovered her own six years […]
The amazing Sally Doherty Trio will be performing Jazz on a Winter’s Evening at Edale Village Hall on December 13. […]
Terry Deary, author of the phenomenally popular Horrible Histories series, will be signing books at Derby Theatre on December […]
Buxton Opera House is offering a feast of festive entertainment this December. The sounds of Miller, Basie, Dorsey and […]
The new chairman of the Buxton Festival Fringe is former vice chairman, Keith Savage. He has taken over […]
Toro! Toro! (written by the children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo) will be brought to the Buxton Opera House stage on Monday November 25, […]
The Melbourne Festival Great Xmas Art Sale is being staged in the town’s Assembly Rooms from November 15-17. […]
The casting of the juvenile troupe of dancers for this year’s pantomime at Buxton Opera House, Cinderella, is […]
First published in 1602, William Shakespeare’s comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor (a rollicking tale of marriage, fidelity, trickery and […]
A selection of Peak District Artisans will once again feature in the annual Great Peak District Fair this […]
New Mills Festival – always an explosion of community creativity – is this year bigger and bolder than […]
Allen Jones has created a specially commissioned work for the 2013 Beyond Limits exhibition at Chatsworth House. He […]
The highlight of South Derbyshire’s cultural calendar – Melbourne Festival – takes place over four weeks this month. […]
The Belper Arts Collaborative have been working on an new exhibition called the Whispers of Autumn which is […]
Wirksworth Festival will see the whole market town transform into a gallery and performance venue for three weeks […]
The cool sounds of Dutch Swing College Band will be filling Buxton Opera House on Sunday August 25, when the world famous […]
The tiny village of Litton is staging its first poetry festival this weekend. It has being billed as […]
Belper’s newest art gallery has moved home after just a few weeks in the town. The Cherry Orchard […]
The high streets of Derbyshire’s market towns are the focus of many community projects as we battle to […]
Artists Rachael Pinks and Clay Smith will be hosting their fourth art exhibition at the Old Lock Up […]
A wealth of amateur theatre talent in Derby, and surrounding towns and villages, will be celebrated at Derby […]
ARTSBEAT REVIEW: “A ticket reserves you a whole seat, however you’ll only need the edge of it,” confidently […]
X Factor star Marcus Collins will be stepping into the shoes of the giant slayer in the panto […]
ARTSBEAT FESTIVALS: The Buxton Festival Fringe has signed up no fewer than 170 acts for this year’a extravaganza. […]
