Take two of the world’s greatest classical voices, get them to sing a selection of their favourite hymns, arias and popular songs, and what do you have? One of the fastest-selling albums nowadays of any genre. Aled Jones and Russell Watson are continuing their partnership with their first tour together, stopping off in Nottingham where they will perform numbers from ...

Richard Bean, based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding Derby Theatre 7 to 28 September 2019 James Corden’s career is said to have reached stratospheric levels after he appeared in One Man, Two Guvnors on Broadway. Any actor who plays the role of Francis Henshall in Richard Bean’s comedy will undoubtedly be compared with the man who ...

Oozing confidence, charm and charisma, Julia Watson saunters around a church she’s known for many years, entertaining a rapt crowd with tales of her career and reciting some of literature’s greatest lines. It’s obvious that she was cut out to be on stage and it’s no surprise later when she tells me “I love acting”. Brought up in Derby and ...

Derby Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch are collaborating for the second time on their major autumn show and in 2019 they’ve chosen to stage Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors. Steve Orme speaks to Derby Theatre’s artistic director Sarah Brigham about why she wanted to direct the farce, David O’Reilly who’s playing Francis Henshall, the part played initially by James Corden at the National ...

N J Crisp Theatre Royal, Nottingham 20 to 24 August 2019 Watching a play in the Colin McIntyre Classic Thriller Season used to be a pastime that many people pursued because most other theatres were dark during the summer. Now it has become an almost unmissable treat thanks largely to a strong cast and a clever choice of plays. The 2019 rep ...

“There’s nothing like getting outside and having a bit of dirt under your nails to make you feel alive.” The feeling of writer and TV presenter Kate Humble who’s known mainly for specialising in wildlife and science programmes for the BBC. She’s also appearing in theatres around the country and will bring her show An Evening With Kate Humble to ...