Darlington Hippodrome

The smash hit musical is back in the UK, starring Kevin Kennedy, Zoe Birkett, Danielle Hope, Sam Ferriday, Luke Walsh, Lucas Rush, Andrew Carthy, Vas Constanti, and Rhiannon Chesterman.
... ROCK OF AGES is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Lose yourself in a city and a time where the dreams are as big as the hair, and yes, they can come true!
This hilarious musical comedy will have you singing and laughing along with its epic songs, including We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Here I Go Again, Can't Fight this Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is, played loud and proud by an awesome live band.
Now a global smash with hit seasons on Broadway, London's West End and Las Vegas and a star studded Hollywood movie version, we promise you a night of outrageous rock 'n' roll debauchery at the biggest party in town!
Warning: contains serious rock 'n' roll debauchery.
'A sexy smasher that will have you laughing and rocking in equal measure' Daily Star
'Absurdly enjoyable. As guilty as pleasures get! Impossible to resist' The New York Times
'High energy feel-good nostalgia that will put a smile on your face' Sunday Express
'If you're not on your feet, shame on you' The Sun
'You'll be in rock heaven' What's on Stage
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Book your tickets here! https://www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk/wâ €¦/der-rosenkavalier/

Last week we snuck into rehearsals for the world premiere of new play with songs The Great Joe Wilson which opens here this Friday. Watch the video for a taster of what we saw. Then visit https://www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk/†¦/the-great-joe-wils… to book your tickets!

New on our Blog: read all about Charlie's work experience with Team Marketing! Visit the 'Take Part' section of our website to apply for a placement for you or your child. http://ht.ly/KXDa30lGb5n

Julia Donaldson's Zog is a bit accident prone, so he didn't quite make it into our latest brochure! But no mishap will keep this dragon away from Darlington Hippodrome between 17 & 19 May. http://ht.ly/fQho30lFNEq

Jessica Cottis - conductor Jess Gillam - saxophone
Debussy - Danses sacre et profane Milhaud - Scaramouche... Stravinsky - Danses concertantes Debussy - Sarabande Villa Lobos - Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone Milhaud - Le boeuf sur le toit
Everybody dance! Debussy evokes ancient Greece, Stravinsky breaks open a paintbox of orchestral colours, and the brilliant young sax star Jess Gillam plays showpieces with a Latin flavour. Then it's time to salsa, with Milhaud's uproarious Le boeuf sur le toit.
Debussy's 'Sacred and Profane Dance' for harp and strings opens our programme. Commissioned by a firm of instrument builders to showcase the virtues of their newest harp. Milhaud initially did not want his Scaramouche to be published, fearing this simple work would damage the dignity and reputation of his most important works. However, he was persuaded by his publisher and audiences have been grateful ever since! Stravinsky's Dances concertantes were designed for concert performance rather than the stage, nevertheless he cast it in the form of an abstract ballet inspired by exoticism and mysticism.
Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel, Desbussy's Sarabande is the middle movement of his Pour le piano. Enjoy this slow and stately dance of the Renaissance. Villa Lobo's Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone stands as the cornerstone of soprano sax repertoire and who better to perform it Jess Gillam, winner of the 2016 BBC Young Musician Woodwind Final. Get ready to salsa with Milhaud's Le boeuf sure le toit, the surrealist ballet influenced by Brazillian popular music.
Royal Northern Sinfonia is the UK's only full-time chamber orchestra, and the leading professional orchestra in the North East. For 60 years, RNS has been delighting audiences across the region and beyond and has build a world-wide reputation through the quality of its music-making and the immediacy of the connections the musicians make with audiences.
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50th Anniversary Tour
Direct from London's West End and a sold out worldwide tour, THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY is back!
Along with projection photos and original film footage, THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY also features a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more. An evening not to be missed!
... 'Fantastic' - Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2 'Authentic and exciting' - The Stage
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Presented by MIDDLE GROUND THEATRE COMPANY LTD From the book by Barry Reed Adapted by Margaret May Hobbs Designed and directed by Michael Lunney STARRING IAN KELSEY - FURTHER STAR CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED
... The powerful best-selling courtroom thriller
What price the truth?
Following the phenomenal success of its world premiere tour, Middle Ground Theatre Company is delighted to present the second tour of the gripping and critically acclaimed courtroom sensation THE VERDICT.
Frank Galvin is a washed up veteran lawyer and an alcoholic. He is presented with one last chance to redeem himself when he is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win. Up against the unforgiving medical establishment and the all-powerful Catholic church, he courageously refuses an out of court settlement, believing it is negligence that has condemned a young mother. Smelling a cover up, he instead takes the case and the entire legal system to court.
A stunning courtroom thriller made famous by the five times Oscar- nominated Sidney Lumet film with Paul Newman and James Mason.
Ian Kelsey is known by millions for his regular roles in Blue Murder, Emmerdale, Casualty, Down To Earth, Where The Heart Is, Doctors and Coronation Street.
'The Verdict is outstanding. The BEST performance we've seen in a very long time. You'll be crazy to miss it.' Cardiff Times
'Thrilling... A joy to Watch' Salisbury Journal
'Perfection' Express & Star
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Based on the Oscar winning film which famously starred Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, Bill Kenwright presents the inaugural Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Company with a production of Rain Man, which won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor for Hoffman.
When self-centred salesman Charlie Babbitt discovers that he has a long-lost older brother, Raymond, who has inherited the family multimillion dollar fortune, he sets out to get 'his half'. R...aymond is an autistic savant, has a remarkable memory and a genius for numbers. Determined to get his hands on the money, Charlie 'borrows' Raymond from the institution where he has spent most of his life. As the two brothers embark on a trip across America, Charlie soon discovers that Raymond is worth more than he could have ever imagined.
Following previously acclaimed adaptations of films for the stage such as The Exorcist, A Few Good Men and The Shawshank Redemption, this will be the premiere production in a brand new series under the Classic Screen to Stage Company banner.
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INALA is a Grammy award nominated Zulu Ballet that transports you to the heart of South Africa.
Following sell out international and UK Tours, INALA returns to the UK due to popular demand featuring internationally acclaimed Grammy and Emmy Award winners the Soweto Gospel Choir. Created by Sisters Grimm and world-renowned choreographer Mark Baldwin OBE, this exhilarating new production features world class talent from former and current dancers from The Royal Ballet and Ramb...ert.
INALA, meaning abundance of goodwill in Zulu, was conceived to mark 20 years of democracy in South Africa and celebrates diversity today.
INALA embraces a thrilling fusion of South African and contemporary dance, performed to the original score by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and classical composer Ella Spira blending the intricate rhythms and infectious harmonies of South Africa's musical roots with live percussion, piano and strings.
With a company of over 25 dancers and singers, INALA presents a spiritually uplifting and beautiful story-telling experience, powered by a cultural explosion of live music, song and dance. *2016 Grammy Award Nomination for Best World Music Album
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Back by ever-growing popular demand, get ready to party as the UK's favourite rock & roll variety production returns with another BRAND NEW SHOW! Featuring incredible live music performances, this hugely entertaining rock & roll spectacular blends classic gold hits from the 50s, 60s & 70s, with bags of hilarious comedy!
'A superb value-for-money night out for lovers of great music & fun' The Express

After a phenomenal sell out tour in 2018, WALK RIGHT BACK is...BACK! From the producers of That'll be the Day, the show tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers.
Featuring hits such as Bye Bye Love, All I Have To Do Is Dream and Cathy's Clown, this unique concert-based musical entwines the wonderful, sad yet glorious story of The Everly Brothers around those trademark 'harmonies from heaven'.
Follow the brothers rise to fame, through their decade-long feud to the glorious reunion that gave them back to the world, and back to each other.

Starring Cheryl Fergison (EastEnders), Maureen Nolan (The Nolans), Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty) and Hilary O'Neil (ITV's Copy Cats), MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL is heading out on another UK-wide tour. This hysterical show packed full of one-liners about night sweats, hot flushes and memory loss is backed by an instantly recognisable soundtrack of innuendo-laden versions of 60s, 70s and 80s pop classics.
An all-singing, all-dancing comedy set in a department store, where four women ...with seemingly nothing in common, meet by chance and make fun of their woeful lives experiencing 'The Change'. They soon bond as they realise that the menopause is no longer 'The Silent Passage', but an unavoidable stage in every woman's life.
The hysterical and uplifting MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL will have you laughing and singing all the way home.
The show has played sold out-out tours across the world so call your girlfriends and book now for the ultimate girls' night out.
Age advisory 16+
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Now seen by over 3,000,000 people
Cheekier, funnier and as spectacular as ever, this amazing show has been touring in the UK for 21 years since it was created for the world famous Edinburgh Festival.
A cabaret like no other cabaret performed by girls like no other girls.
... Featuring 16 of the world's most beautiful and stunning showgirls...who just happen to be men!
Our all new production for 2019 is bigger and as glitzy and glamorous as ever. Prepare for a night you'll talk about for years. Laugh and sing your heart out with hundreds of friends you've yet to meet.
THE LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK are coming to Darlington with the biggest party in town at the UK's number 1 cabaret show of 2019.
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Our new season is now on-sale! View it online at www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk or via https://issuu.com/darlingtonhippodrome/do cs/issuu

Presented by Tilted Wig Productions, Malvern Theatres and Churchill Theatre
In a society obsessed with youth and beauty, Dorian Gray is given the chance to keep his looks forever. But at what cost...?
'What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?'
... This bold new production from the classic novel celebrates Wilde's wonderful language and will appeal to fans old and new. Featuring Wilde's famous wit, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY is a fast-paced thriller that will have audiences on the edge of their seats right up until the final moment.
'Why would he have been murdered? He wasn't clever enough to have enemies.'
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What's in the box? New season brochures, that's what! Look out for your copy and get booking from Monday 3 September. www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk