10 things to do around Northamptonshire

Here is our guide of 10 things to do across Northamptonshire over the coming week.
Andrew Lancel and Antony Costa in A Judgement in Stone.Andrew Lancel and Antony Costa in A Judgement in Stone.
Andrew Lancel and Antony Costa in A Judgement in Stone.

1 OPERETTAPatience, Royal & Derngate, Northampton. March 23-25There is still a chance to see the Northampton Gilbert & Sullivan Group production of Patience. It sees two poets, both in love with the same girl but she does not care for Poetry.www.royalandderngate.co.uk or 01604 6248112 MUSICCilla and The Shades of the 60s. The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering. March 23.This review of the life of Cilla Black soars its way through the 60s. Starring Liverpool born singer Victoria Jones as Cilla, singing songs including You’re My World and Anyone Who Had a Heart while the Shades trio swing through a decade of hits by Cilla’s friends and co-stars.www.lighthousetheatre.co.uk or 01536 4141413 MUSICThe Sensational 60s Experience. Royal & Derngate, Northampton. March 24.For one night only 3 hours of pure ’60s nostalgia. Seven legendary names including Chris Farlowe and Herman’s Hermits take to the stage and deliver to you a night never to be forgotten.www.royalandderngate.co.uk or 01604 6248114 THEATREThe Tiger Who Came to Tea. The Core at Corby Cube. March 24-25The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger. Packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and lots of clumsy chaos.01536 470470 or www.thecorecorby.com5 OPERAMet Opera Live: Idomeneo, Errol Flynn Filmhouse, Northampton. March 25Mozart’s first operatic masterpiece returns to the Met in the classic Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production, conducted by James Levine to beamed to the Northampton venue.www.errolflynnfilmhouse.com or 01604 624811.6 MUSICThree in Accord. St Francis Church, Duston. March 25. Judith Gammage, Andrew Howes and Helen Thorman present a concert entitled Songs from the Heart. It will raise funds to help towards the restoration of the church.01604 753038 or 01604 5904197 MUSICNorthampton Concert Band. Holy Sepulchre Church, Northampton. March 25.The program offers a variety of modern and traditional tunes arranged and composed for concert band. There will also be two solos; Cornet Concerto played on cornet and Pre-Good Rag played on clarinet.The concert will also be raising funds for Marie Curie Nurses.www.northamptonconcertband.co.uk8 MUSICALSister Act, Royal & Derngate, Northampton. March 27-April 1.X Factor winner Alexandra Burke plays the part made famous by Whoopi Goldberg in this musical directed by Craig Revel Horwood. It sees her play Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva who witnesses a crime and is placed in hiding in a convent.www.royalandderngate.co.uk or 01604 6248119 THEATREA Judgement in Stone, Royal & Derngate, Northampton. March 27-April 1.Eunice struggles to fit in. When she joins a wealthy family as their housekeeper the very reason for her awkwardness, long hidden and deeply buried, leads inexorably to a terrible tale of murder in cold blood – on Valentine’s Day. This is a stage adaptation of a Ruth Rendell novel and features an all star cast.www.royalandderngate.co.uk or 01604 62481110 The Three Degrees. The Deco Theatre, Northampton. March 29.Female vocal trio The Three Degrees are headlining The Deco Theatre. The band formed in 1963 in Philadelphia and had hits including When Will I See You Again. Doors open at 7.30pm, tickets cost £23.50.www.thedeco.co.uk