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Theatre review: Oedipussy at Royal & Derngate

IN the entertainment business it is a well-known fact that in order to send yourself up as properly inept, you have to be considerably better than those who try hard but attain only mediocrity.

Theatre review: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Spanish Fiesta

I HAVE to admit I often underestimate the guitar as an instrument.

Roll up, roll up it’s David Essex at Milton Keynes

DAVID Essex stars in All the Fun of the Fair, his own musical set in a world of an East End funfair, at Milton Keynes Theatre this week.

Tickets on sale for two shows by UK rockers InMe

TICKETS are on sale for InMe who play two shows in the region next month.

Rising star McLennan headlines folk club

AWARD-winning folk star Ewan McLennan headlines The Great Knight Folk Club in Northampton on Tuesday night.

Cinema

Peril in the Pacific in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

When the going gets tough, the tough get soppy in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, an old-fashioned, gung-ho adventure based loosely on Jules Verne.

Family misfortunes in The Descendants

Good things come to those who wait and it’s been an agonising seven years since writer-director Alexander Payne ventured to the sun-dappled vineyards of the quirky Oscar-winning comedy Sideways.

Pushing boundaries in J Edgar

During a turbulent and contentious term in power spanning almost 50 years, J Edgar Hoover was instrumental in the fight against mounting criminality on the streets of America.

Lings Forum all set for a month of Oscars tipped films

A CINEMA in Northampton is gearing up for the Oscars by showing some of the films hotly tipped to win academy awards next month.

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Heroes on horseback in War Horse

The casualties of war extend far beyond the terrible loss of human life.

Music

Ultravox singer Midge Ure will top the bill at Wootton’s Walk In The Park festival

Johnny Foreigner return for Labour Club show

TICKETS are on sale for Johnny Foreigner who return to Northampton in March for a headline show at The Labour Club.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s sound of Spain on Derngate stage

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate this weekend.

Concert in honour of Finedon Sessions founder

The Finedon Sessions hosts The Phil Wilton Memorial Concert tonight.

Post-hardcore screams at Northampton’s Penny Whistle

Silent Screams play at The Penny Whistle in Northampton on Saturday.

Northampton - St Michael and All Angels Church - rehearsal for memorial concert for Xing and Alice Ding.

Concert to remember murdered music students Xing and Alice Ding raises scholarship money

A CONCERT to remember talented music students Xing and Alice Ding raised hundreds of pounds for a music scholarship set up in their name.

Phil Vickers from Barclaycard who deals with cases of online fraud.

The Chron looks at the action being taken to protect us from financial theft

IF I were a businessman hoping to establish a site for an Indian restaurant with a modern twist in Northampton, the shopping complex near Tesco Mereway would, I imagine, be near the bottom of a lengthy list; possibly somewhere between Brackmills Industrial Estate and Towcester Road Cemetery.